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  • Northrop Delivers F-16 AESA Radar System to Lockheed; Jeff Leavitt Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Delivers F-16 AESA Radar System to Lockheed; Jeff Leavitt Comments

    Northrop Grumman has delivered an active electronically scanned array radar to Lockheed Martin under an F-16 radar modernization program. Lockheed contracted Northrop to provide its APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar systems for the U.S.’ and Taiwan’s F-16 fighters, Northrop said Friday. “The progress to date in the APG-83 program reflects our enduring commitment to providing […] More

  • Vince Menzione: SADA Systems to Offer Microsoft Cloud Support Services in Govt Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vince Menzione: SADA Systems to Offer Microsoft Cloud Support Services in Govt Market

    Microsoft has partnered with SADA Systems to provide technology consulting and implementation services to government customers of Microsoft’s cloud computing platforms. SADA Systems showcased its offerings for the public sector during the Microsoft One Government Cloud Summit in Washington, SADA Systems said Thursday. “We’re happy to join forces with partners such as SADA Systems in […] More

  • Jerome Bendell: Thales-Raytheon JV to Provide Air Defense Radars to French Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jerome Bendell: Thales-Raytheon JV to Provide Air Defense Radars to French Military

    A Thales Group–Raytheon joint venture has been selected by the French defense agency to supply fixed and mobile surveillance platforms to France’s armed forces. ThalesRaytheonSystems will deliver 12 Ground Master 400 fixed radars and four Ground Master 200 mobile radars for the French SCCOA air defense program, Thales said Thursday. Jerome Bendell, CEO of ThalesRaytheonSystems’ […] More

  • John Fletcher: UK Shipping Firm Extends Northrop's Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Fletcher: UK Shipping Firm Extends Northrop’s Services Contract

    A Northrop Grumman subsidiary will continue to provide marine electronics and related support to Carisbrooke Shipping following a renewal of their contract. The agreement calls for Northrop’s Sperry Marine unit to supply navigation, communications and data recording systems for 23 bulk carriers operated by the U.K-based shipping firm, Northrop said Thursday. “It ensures Carisbrooke will […] More

  • Leidos to Help Army Upgrade Air, Missile Defense Simulator; John Fratamico Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Help Army Upgrade Air, Missile Defense Simulator; John Fratamico Comments

    Leidos has received a potential three-year, $11 million task order to update and maintain the U.S. Army‘s Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense simulator. The company said Thursday it will also provide technical support for the JIAMD hardware-in-the-loop test platform. “Leidos is proud to continue providing modeling and simulation services to the U.S. Army Space and […] More

  • Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel Backs Navy LCS Modernization Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel Backs Navy LCS Modernization Plan

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel supports the U.S. Navy‘s proposed modernization effort of the Littoral Combat Ships that are made by Austal USA and Lockheed Martin, Reuters reported Thursday. Andrea Shalal writes the Navy wants to integrate new missiles, radar technology and other combat systems into the LCS fleet. “The Navy’s new proposal, like the LCS, will […] More

  • Norma Lee Todd: Johns Hopkins APL Records Tech Transfer Increase in 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norma Lee Todd: Johns Hopkins APL Records Tech Transfer Increase in 2014

    Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory says it has experienced record growth for initiatives to move its scientific discoveries into the commercial sector in 2014. APL said Wednesday it signed 77 license agreements covering lab-developed technologies this year, up from 40 technology license deals recorded a year ago. The number of invention disclosures from the […] More

  • DHS Seeks Method to Automate Cyber Defense - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Method to Automate Cyber Defense

    The Department of Homeland Security has reached out to industry for ideas on how to automatically defend cyber systems and networks against attacks. DHS issued a request for information on Dec. 3 that indicates the agency’s plan to create an automated environment for monitoring security risks to government infrastructure. The Enterprise Automated Security Environment program […] More

  • Research and Markets Predicts 3.11% CAGR for Missile Defense Systems Market by 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Predicts 3.11% CAGR for Missile Defense Systems Market by 2018

    A Research and Markets study projects the missile defense systems market will see a compound annual growth rate of 3.11 percent in the five years leading up to 2018. The projected increase is based on industry’s annual sales of self-guided and propelled missiles for military operations globally, Research and Markets said Tuesday. ATK, Boeing, BAE Systems, […] More

  • Lockheed Begins Post-Flight Orion Systems Analysis; Mike Hawes Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Begins Post-Flight Orion Systems Analysis; Mike Hawes Comments

    Lockheed Martin engineers have started to analyze data recorders and heat shield samples from the Orion capsule following its unmanned test flight and at-sea recovery on Monday. NASA and the U.S. Navy collaborated to retrieve Orion’s crew module from its landing site in the Pacific Ocean and bring the platform to a naval station in […] More

  • Microsoft Releases Azure Govt Cloud Platform; Satya Nadella Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Releases Azure Govt Cloud Platform; Satya Nadella Comments

    Microsoft has released a new version of its Azure cloud computing platform that is intended for public sector organizations in the U.S. The Azure Government offering is meant to help agencies manage cloud-based applications as well as storage, networking and data systems through Microsoft’s data center network, Microsoft said Tuesday. The company also integrated security […] More

  • David Phillips: FAA OKs Textron's Drone for UAS Civilian Airspace Integration Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Phillips: FAA OKs Textron’s Drone for UAS Civilian Airspace Integration Test

    Textron Systems has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly the company’s small unmanned aerial system at a government-approved civilian UAS test site in Blackstone, Virginia. The certification allows Textron to operate its Aerosonde drone for agricultural or environmental research in collaboration with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, Textron said Monday. Virginia Tech-led MAAP […] More