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  • Huntington Ingalls Division Unveils Navy's 2nd America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Division Unveils Navy’s 2nd America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has rolled out a second America-class amphibious assault ship from a floating dry dock following completion of preparation work on the ship’s hull. HII said Wednesday it launched Tripoli, or LHA 7, for the U.S. Navy approximately 13 weeks ahead of schedule. Ingalls Shipbuilding expects to begin the construction of the service branch’s next amphibious assault ship Bougainville in […] More

  • DHS Awards Tech R&D Contracts to 12 Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Awards Tech R&D Contracts to 12 Small Businesses

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued 13 contracts with a combined value of $9.7 million to 12 small businesses for the second phase of DHS’ Small Business Innovation Research program. DHS said Tuesday each contract is worth up to $750,000 and covers the development of a prototype based on technologies demonstrated during the first phase of the SBIR program, which […] More

  • Orbital Insight Raises $50M for Geospatial Analytics Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital Insight Raises $50M for Geospatial Analytics Platform

    Geospatial analytics and software company Orbital Insight has secured $50 million in a Series C funding round led by investment firm Sequoia Capital. Orbital Insight said Tuesday the latest investment round brings the company’s total funds raised to $78.7 million and supports its plans to expand analytics technology offerings. The company also looks to broaden its global strategic partnerships and sales presence in the international market. […] More

  • Boeing Stops Navy Sea-Launched Missile Contract Pursuit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Stops Navy Sea-Launched Missile Contract Pursuit

    Boeing has decided not to compete for a U.S. Navy program to provide an over-the-horizon cruise missile designed to be launched from frigates and littoral combat ships due to continuing changes in system requirements, Defense News reported Tuesday. Christopher P. Cavas writes Troy Rutherford, director of cruise missile systems at Boeing’s defense business, said the […] More

  • BAE, Boeing Complete F-15 Eagle EW Warning System Design Review - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Boeing Complete F-15 Eagle EW Warning System Design Review

    Boeing and BAE Systems have concluded a critical design review of an electronic warfare warning platform for the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of F-15 fighter aircraft. The companies wrapped up the CDR phase on the Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System in February as part of the F-15 modernization program, BAE said Monday. EPAWSS is designed to […] More

  • BAE to Increase Manufacturing Capacity in Pennsylvania, Add 530 Full-Time Positions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Increase Manufacturing Capacity in Pennsylvania, Add 530 Full-Time Positions

    BAE Systems plans to establish a new office and implement machining and manufacturing systems at a company facility in York, Pennsylvania, as part of efforts to increase its production capacity. Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said Monday that BAE will invest more than $44.5 million to fund the project and expects to create as many as 530 jobs over a three-year period. “We’re […] More

  • Boeing Adds KC-46A Aircraft to Tanker Test Program, Jeanette Croppi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Adds KC-46A Aircraft to Tanker Test Program, Jeanette Croppi Comments

    Boeing has added a sixth aircraft to its tanker test program to help expand the company’s capacity to conduct ground and flight-test activities. The company said Tuesday that it conducted test activities on the new KC-46A multi-role tanker to evaluate the aircraft’s capacity to operate through radar- and radio tower-produced electromagnetic fields. “Adding another tanker will help […] More

  • Raytheon to Assist Air Force in High-Power Electromagnetics System Transition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Assist Air Force in High-Power Electromagnetics System Transition

    Raytheon has won a $15 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support high power electromagnetics transition efforts of the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Tuesday that the company will help the service branch analyze and integrate HPEM systems on multiple airborne platforms. Raytheon will use simulation tools to evaluate the performance of a proposed integrated platform in mission operations. The Air […] More

  • Ray Service to Produce Cable Assemblies for BAE-Built Mortar Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ray Service to Produce Cable Assemblies for BAE-Built Mortar Systems

    Ray Service has been chosen to develop and manufacture cabling assemblies for vehicle-mounted mortar systems that BAE Systems will build for the Swedish army. BAE said Tuesday it will provide 40 Mjolner mortars for installation on CV90 infantry fighting vehicles under as part of a $68 million contract awarded by Sweden’s defense material administration in late 2016. BAE and VOP CZ jointly offered the […] More

  • Harris to Help Sustain Space Systems Under Air Force Contract Modifications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Help Sustain Space Systems Under Air Force Contract Modifications

    Harris has received two contract modifications valued at $44 million in total from the U.S. Air Force to provide sustainment services for space systems. The Defense Department said Tuesday Harris will carry out space control depot support and increase sustainment services for Space Superiority Systems under a $35.5 million modification. Work will occur in Palm Bay, Florida through Jan. 31, 2018. […] More

  • Unisys to Update, Maintain IRS' Fuel Tax Filing Verification System; PV Puvvada Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys to Update, Maintain IRS’ Fuel Tax Filing Verification System; PV Puvvada Comments

    Unisys has won a potential four-year, $17.6 million task order to continue to help the Internal Revenue Service operate, maintain and update a system the government uses to monitor and verify excise fuel tax filings. The company said Tuesday it will perform maintenance work on IRS’ Excise Files Information Retrieval System code as part of efforts to help the agency ensure that  […] More

  • CNAS Program Aims to Examine US-Europe Security Relations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CNAS Program Aims to Examine US-Europe Security Relations

    The Center for a New American Security has launched a program that aims to study mutual security efforts between the U.S. and Europe. Neal Urwitz, CNAS director of external relations, wrote in an article published Monday that the Transatlantic Security program will be led by Julianne Smith, a CNAS senior fellow and former national security adviser to former vice president […] More