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  • Bechtel Lands $82M Army Contract Modification to Close Pueblo Chemical Destruction Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Lands $82M Army Contract Modification to Close Pueblo Chemical Destruction Plant

    Bechtel National has secured an $81.9 million contract modification to help the U.S. Army shut down a Colorado-based facility that has been a venue for destroying chemical weapon stockpiles. The company will support the closure of the Pueblo Chemical-Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, which houses safe destruction of chemical weapons stored at the Army’s depot in […] More

  • 6 New Board Members to Join Satellogic Upon Company's Public Listing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    6 New Board Members to Join Satellogic Upon Company’s Public Listing

    Satellogic will add six new members to its board of directors upon becoming publicly listed through the geospatial company’s merger with CF Acquisition Corp. Marcos Galperin, Jenette Ramos, Brad Halverson, Dava Newman, Tarun Bhatnagar and Robert Bearden will work with Ted Wang, incoming chairman, and Emiliano Kargieman, CEO of Satellogic, on the board, the company […] More

  • Red Cat Subsidiary Secures Position on $90M CBP Contract for Surveillance UAS; Jeff Thompson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Cat Subsidiary Secures Position on $90M CBP Contract for Surveillance UAS; Jeff Thompson Quoted

    Red Cat Holdings‘ Teal Drones subsidiary has landed a spot on a five-year, $90 million blanket purchase agreement to provide the U.S. Customs and Border Protection with unmanned aircraft systems. Drones delivered under the multiple-award BPA will support reconnaissance and surveillance activities for field agents and commanders with no immediate access to traditional surveillance systems, […] More

  • Aquia to Support Noblis-led Project Management Work for CMS; David Maskeroni Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aquia to Support Noblis-led Project Management Work for CMS; David Maskeroni Quoted

    Aquia will help Noblis provide the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with project management and other services in support of its information technology programs. Noblis and its team work under a four-year contract awarded in March and support CMS’ Office of IT Program Project Management Support in key areas including IT modernization and security, […] More

  • MDA Taps Stratolaunch to Study Feasibility of Reusable Hypersonic Testbeds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Taps Stratolaunch to Study Feasibility of Reusable Hypersonic Testbeds

    Stratolaunch has secured a contract to help the Missile Defense Agency assess the feasibility of reusing hypersonic testbeds for missile defense systems. The company said Tuesday it is on track to begin hypersonic flight testing of its Talon-A 1 test vehicle in 2022, which will follow the platform’s power-on testing scheduled to start before 2021 […] More

  • Northrop Demos Sensor Features of Anti-Access/Area Denial Missile for USAF; Mary Petryszyn Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Demos Sensor Features of Anti-Access/Area Denial Missile for USAF; Mary Petryszyn Quoted

    Northrop Grumman showcased key sensor and computer capabilities of an anti-access/area denial missile during the technology’s second flight test. The company said Tuesday it used a CRJ-700 aircraft to demonstrate the A2/AD missile’s sensor systems with an air-to-surface mission computer for the U.S. Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon program. The demonstration kicked off a new […] More

  • Parsons Awarded Task Order to Support Army Tactical Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Awarded Task Order to Support Army Tactical Applications

    Parsons has secured a potential four-year, $38 million task order to provide core infrastructure, utilities and integration services for the U.S. Army’s tactical applications. The company said Monday it will help the Army mature the command post computing environment, which provides a unified situational awareness picture for warfighters. The Army uses CPCE to accelerate operational […] More

  • L3Harris Begins MDA Missile Detection Satellite Prototype Construction Following CDR Completion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris Begins MDA Missile Detection Satellite Prototype Construction Following CDR Completion

    L3Harris Technologies has achieved a milestone on a program led by the Missile Defense Agency and proceeded to the construction of a new demonstration satellite meant to track hypersonic and ballistic missiles. The company said Monday it completed the critical design review of MDA’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor and kicked off the succeeding […] More

  • DIU Taps Maxar to Develop Robotic Arm System for Space Assembly Activities; Robert Curbeam Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DIU Taps Maxar to Develop Robotic Arm System for Space Assembly Activities; Robert Curbeam Quoted

    The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded Maxar Technologies a $9.3 million contract to further develop and deliver to the agency a pair of robotic arms for in-space assembly activities. Maxar said Monday it will test and provide its approximately six-foot-long robotic arms within a three-year timeline. The arms will run on a single motor with […] More

  • ULA Taps Maynard to Supply Atlas V Rocket Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Taps Maynard to Supply Atlas V Rocket Parts

    United Launch Alliance has expanded its supplier network for machined and fabricated parts of its Atlas V rocket with the addition of Maynard, a Wichita, Kansas-based component manufacturer. The launch services provider said Friday Maynard’s workforce will augment its launch and schedule capability needed to support customer requirements. Tory Bruno, president and CEO of ULA […] More

  • AECOM Uses New Project Planning Platform to Support Arizona Engineering Effort; Jennifer Aument Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Uses New Project Planning Platform to Support Arizona Engineering Effort; Jennifer Aument Quoted

    AECOM has deployed an interactive platform designed to digitize the paper-based planning process used in creating project information for engineering projects. The company said Thursday it used its PlanEngage platform to help the Federal Highway Administration and Arizona’s transportation department make an environmental impact statement for the Interstate 11 Corridor project. PlanEngage works to allow […] More

  • SpaceX Sends 52 Starlink Internet Satellites to Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Sends 52 Starlink Internet Satellites to Orbit

    SpaceX launched a new wave of Starlink broadband satellites Saturday while further demonstrating the reusability of its Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceNews reported Saturday. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base with 52 satellites, which then deployed to a mid-inclination orbit. The Starlink internet service now supports 20 countries, with the company continuing efforts […] More