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  • Visiongain: Global Military Smart Weapons Market Worth $22B in 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Global Military Smart Weapons Market Worth $22B in 2016

    Visiongain predicts in a new report that the global military smart weapons market will hit $22.32 billion in 2016. The report examines the market’s competitive landscape and identifies potential business opportunities, Visiongain said Monday. Visiongain also analyzes potential developments in the following five submarkets within the military smart weapons sector over the next 10 years: Radar-guided military […] More

  • LGS to Develop IR-Based Chemical Residue Detector for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LGS to Develop IR-Based Chemical Residue Detector for Air Force

    LGS Innovations has won a four-year, $11.2 million contract to build infrared-based technology for the U.S. Air Force to detect trace chemicals from diverse surfaces. The Defense Department said Tuesday that LGS aims to help the Air Force develop a standoff sensor equipped with an active IR spectroscopy technology for the detection and identification of chemical residues at a range of […] More

  • Research and Markets: Counterterrorism Programs to Drive Explosive Detector Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Counterterrorism Programs to Drive Explosive Detector Market Growth

    A Research and Markets report on the global explosive detection systems market forecasts the industry will see an 11.4-percent compound annual growth rate over the next five years. The research firm said Monday it predicts the explosive detectors market’s value will grow from $3.56 billion last year to $6.12 billion in 2020 due to an increase […] More

  • DHS S&T Awards OTS Contract to Pulzze Systems for Internet of Things Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS S&T Awards OTS Contract to Pulzze Systems for Internet of Things Security

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has awarded the first Innovation Other Transaction Solicitation contract worth $200,000 to California-based small business Pulzze Systems to help secure the Internet of Things. The OTS award requires optimization of situational awareness and security of the Internet of Things, including the 16 critical infrastructure sectors tracked by DHS, the department said […] More

  • Sikorsky, Taqnia Forge Helicopter Production Alliance in Saudi Arabia; Ali Al-Ghamdi, Alan Chinoda Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky, Taqnia Forge Helicopter Production Alliance in Saudi Arabia; Ali Al-Ghamdi, Alan Chinoda Comment

    Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky business and Taqnia Aeronautics have formed a partnership to seek business opportunities in helicopter production in Saudi Arabia. Both companies outlined in their agreement the investment, technology and skills requirements for the production and assembly of S-70 Black Hawk helicopters in the country, Lockheed said Tuesday. “Entering into this agreement will give Taqnia […] More

  • USDA Seeks Geospatial Data Mgmt Support for Forest Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USDA Seeks Geospatial Data Mgmt Support for Forest Service

    The Agriculture Department seeks information on the availability of professional services to support the geospatial data analysis and management efforts of the agency’s Forest Service organization. The Forest Service’s Geospatial Service and Technology Center is looking for potential vendors to help build, test and maintain Web-based geographic information system applications, USDA said in a FedBizOpps notice published Monday. […] More

  • General Dynamics Awarded FMS Contract to Support Logistics for Taiwan IMSE System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Awarded FMS Contract to Support Logistics for Taiwan IMSE System

    General Dynamics landed a $34.7 million foreign military sale contract to provide logistics support for Taiwan’s Improved Mobile Subscriber Equipment system. The Defense Department said Friday the firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract has an estimated completion date of Dec. 28, 2019. General Dynamics will carry out work in Taiwan. The mobile subscriber equipment system is the U.S military’s tactical communications network developed in […] More

  • Raytheon-Led Team Offers T-100 For Air Force T-X Program; CAE's Gene Colabatistto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-Led Team Offers T-100 For Air Force T-X Program; CAE’s Gene Colabatistto Comments

    Raytheon has teamed up with CAE, Finmeccanica and Honeywell to introduce the T-100 training jet as part of their efforts to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X trainer aircraft program. The T-100 aircraft is a variant of the Alenia Aermacchi-built M-346 training jet and comes with a ground-based training platform, Raytheon said Monday. Gene Colabatistto, group president for […] More

  • TechNavio Names Top 5 Military Manpack and Vehicular Radio Vendors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechNavio Names Top 5 Military Manpack and Vehicular Radio Vendors

     TechNavio released a new report in February on global military manpack and vehicular radio systems that includes the research firm’s list of the top five vendors in the field and other prominent companies. The Global Military Manpack and Vehicular Radios Market 2016-2020 report named Barrett Communications, Finmeccanica, Harris, Radmor and Thales as the five key vendors in the market while Codan, Elbit Systems, […] More

  • NIST Seeks 2 New Institutes for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Seeks 2 New Institutes for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a solicitation for proposals on two future institutes that will become part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation. Each institute will receive up to $70 million in federal funds over five years through a cooperative agreement and has to meet any advanced manufacturing need that has […] More

  • SOSi Signs New Lease for Reston HQ, Plans Expansion to 50K Square Feet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSi Signs New Lease for Reston HQ, Plans Expansion to 50K Square Feet

    SOS International has signed a new lease on its Reston, Virginia-based headquarters and plans to increase the company’s footprint there from 29,000 to 50,000 square feet under the new deal. The company said Friday its expanded 1881 Campus Commons Drive office has room for about 200 employees and will bring together the 150 SOSi employees currently working […] More

  • MTSI Awarded DoD Strategic Capabilities Office Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI Awarded DoD Strategic Capabilities Office Support Contract

    Modern Technology Solutions Inc. landed a $22.6 million contract from the Washington Headquarters Services to provide technical engineering services to the Defense Department‘s Strategic Capabilities Office. The department said Friday work will occur in Arlington, Virginia, through Feb. 24, 2021. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter formed SCO in 2012 to help maintain DoD’s munitions, stealth, cyber and space capabilities. […] More