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  • Lockheed to Share Space-Based IR Data For Remote Sensing Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Share Space-Based IR Data For Remote Sensing Applications

    Lockheed Martin plans to open access to data from the company-built Space Based Infrared System in efforts to foster the development of remote sensing tools for military and civilian applications. The company said Wednesday the infrared data will be made available to government, commercial and academic organizations through the U.S. Air Force‘s data utilization laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. “By giving […] More

  • Space News: Airbus-OneWeb JV Completes Preliminary Design Review for $3.5B Satellite Constellation Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space News: Airbus-OneWeb JV Completes Preliminary Design Review for $3.5B Satellite Constellation Plan

    A joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb has concluded the preliminary design review for a proposed constellation of about 900 broadband satellites and aims to complete the subcontractor lineup for the estimated $3.5 billion project early next month, Space News reported Wednesday. Peter de Selding writes OneWeb Satellites partnered with Airbus‘s defense and space segment to design and build 10 pilot satellites they plan to launch […] More

  • Space News: Thales Alenia Space & Partners Seek Contract for High-Altitude Platform Station - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space News: Thales Alenia Space & Partners Seek Contract for High-Altitude Platform Station

    Industry partners will invest in and work to develop a contract for the Thales Alenia Space-led Stratobus high-altitude platform station, Space News reported Thursday. Peter de Selding writes the French-Italian group expects to add telecommunications payloads when HAPS systems become authorized to operate in Ka- and Ku-band. “We expect to have our first contract in 2017 to develop […] More

  • NASA Taps Northrop-Global Aerospace Team to Develop Vehicle for Saturn Moon Exploration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps Northrop-Global Aerospace Team to Develop Vehicle for Saturn Moon Exploration

    A team of Northrop Grumman and Global Aerospace Corp. has received a contract from NASA to build a space vehicle that will work to explore Saturn’s Titan moon. GAC and Northrop’s aerospace systems business will collaborate on the development of the concept and prototype of the Titan Winged Aerobot vehicle through the space agency’s Phase I […] More

  • IBM, Romanian Gov't Ink Agreement to Establish Cognitive Computing Hub - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, Romanian Gov’t Ink Agreement to Establish Cognitive Computing Hub

    IBM has signed a memorandum of understanding with Romania’s government to open an innovation center for cognitive computing in the country, Business Review reported Wednesday. Ovidiu Posirca writes the collaboration looks to establish a European and National Romanian Innovation Cognitive Hub that will conduct research on machine learning and natural language processing. “IBM is the first company that joins […] More

  • AECOM Subsidiary to Continue Navy Submarine C5I Enterprise Systems Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Subsidiary to Continue Navy Submarine C5I Enterprise Systems Support

    An AECOM subsidiary has received a nine-month, $24.7 million contract modification to support the U.S. Navy‘s submarine command, control, communications, computers, collaboration and intelligence enterprise infrastructure. The Defense Department said Wednesday URS Federal Services will continue to provide test, evaluation, engineering, technical, logistics and management services for submarine C5I system-of-systems and subsystems as well as operation authority, shore […] More

  • Onvia Report lndicates Uptick in Government Procurement Systems; Paul Irby Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Onvia Report lndicates Uptick in Government Procurement Systems; Paul Irby Comments

    Onvia has released new survey results that indicate improvements in how government agencies perform and operate procurement processes. Onvia said Thursday the survey highlights growth prospect in government spending and bidding activity and the procurement aspects that help agencies attract contractors. The report contains a new score meant to help government agencies measure their procurement […] More

  • Cubic to Provide Split Radios For Navy's Common Data Link System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Provide Split Radios For Navy’s Common Data Link System

    Cubic has been awarded a $1 million contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific to deliver split radio subsystems in support of the U.S. Navy‘s AN/USQ-167 Common Data Link system. The company said Wednesday its mission solutions division will provide switchable CDL split above and below decks radio systems for installation on Navy aircraft carriers in an effort to help the military branch secure […] More

  • DARPA Taps CPI to Develop New Vacuum Electron Device - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Taps CPI to Develop New Vacuum Electron Device

    Communications & Power Industries has landed a potential $13 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the first phase of a program to invest in the development of new approaches to make vacuum electronics. CPI said Tuesday its Microwave Power Products division has secured an initial $5.8 million investment to support the DARPA Microsystems Technology Office’s High Power […] More

  • NIST Awards Tech R&D Grants to 19 Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Awards Tech R&D Grants to 19 Small Businesses

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has chosen 19 small businesses to receive grants worth a combined $3.3 million to research and develop a wide range of technology platforms. NIST chose the companies based on their submitted R&D proposals that seek to address advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, biomanufacturing, cyber-physical, technology transfer and advanced sensing for manufacturing challenges, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. DOC noted grantees […] More

  • Louis Berger Forms US Operations Through Ammann & Whitney, Louis Berger Group Combination - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Louis Berger Forms US Operations Through Ammann & Whitney, Louis Berger Group Combination

    Louis Berger has merged its Ammann & Whitney and Louis Berger Group operating companies to establish a new business entity that will serve U.S. clients worldwide. Louis Berger U.S. will maintain the Ammann & Whitney name for a division specialized in long-span bridge engineering, Louis Berger said Tuesday. “The integration follows many years of working together and an intensive period of […] More