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  • MBDA Tests Compact Missile Using Lockheed Standalone Launcher - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Tests Compact Missile Using Lockheed Standalone Launcher

    Lockheed Martin and MBDA have wrapped up qualification tests of the latter’s Common Anti-air Modular Missile from Lockheed’s Extensible Launching System three-cell standalone launcher. MBDA said Thursday the ExLS launcher works to integrate new missiles and munitions into naval surface warships that are equipped with Lockheed’s Mk 41 vertical launching system. The 3-cell ExLS is designed to fit into Mk […] More

  • General Atomics' Avenger RPA Conducts Nearly 24-Hour Continuous Flight - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics’ Avenger RPA Conducts Nearly 24-Hour Continuous Flight

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has flown an extended-range version of its Avenger remotely piloted aircraft for 23.4 hours continuously. The Avenger Extended Range RPA set a new endurance record and surpassed a flight test goal of 20 hours, General Atomics said Thursday. During the test, the Avenger ER operated in an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance configuration while performing a simulated […] More

  • Lockheed to Implement SAS Analytics Tech in Aircraft Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Implement SAS Analytics Tech in Aircraft Programs

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with SAS to integrate analytics technology into the Bethesda, Maryland-based company’s F-35, C-130J and LM-100J aircraft programs. Lockheed said Thursday it will implement SAS’ Viya-powered products to increase cross-platform collaboration among aircraft sustainment professionals and help them obtain insights with the use of artificial intelligence tools. Bruce Litchfield, vice president of sustainment operations at […] More

  • Report: DARPA Plans ViaSat Radio Purchase for Tactical Undersea Network Architectures Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: DARPA Plans ViaSat Radio Purchase for Tactical Undersea Network Architectures Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced Wednesday plans for a sole-source purchase of a handheld Link 16 radio terminal from ViaSat in support of the agency’s Tactical Undersea Network Architectures program, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. ViaSat’s Battlefield Awareness & Targeting System-Dismounted AN/PRC-161 will be part of the second phase of DARPA’s TUNA program […] More

  • National Strategic Research Institute Lands $92M R&D Contract With Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Strategic Research Institute Lands $92M R&D Contract With Air Force

    The University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute has received a $92 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide research, development and engineering services. NSRI will also conduct mission-related research efforts such as test, evaluation and systems analysis of U. S. Strategic Command-related topics, the Defense Department said Thursday. The institute will perform work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln […] More

  • EIS Vendors Test Business Support Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EIS Vendors Test Business Support Systems

    A new General Services Administration report says vendors that won spots on a potential 15-year, $50 billion contract for telecommunications services have made progress in testing back-office systems they will implement in support of that contract, FCW reported Thursday. GSA released an update Wednesday on each company’s effort to perform Business Support Systems tests as […] More

  • Kratos Opens Tactical/Target UAS Facility in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Opens Tactical/Target UAS Facility in Australia

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has established a facility in New South Wales, Australia, that will offer target/tactical autonomous drones and range support systems to defense clients in the country. The company said Thursday it opened the NSW office as its partner Air Affairs Australia expanded operations with a new facility and relocated headquarters. Eric DeMarco, president and […] More

  • Australia’s Request for $148M in M795 Howitzer Ammo Gets State Dept Approval - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia’s Request for $148M in M795 Howitzer Ammo Gets State Dept Approval

    The State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy M795 155mm high-explosive projectiles from the U.S. government under a potential $148 million foreign military sales transaction. Australia plans to use the howitzer ammunition to build up homeland defense capability, deter regional threats and meet its operational readiness training needs, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. […] More

  • NT Concepts to Deliver Veritone AI Platform to Federal Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NT Concepts to Deliver Veritone AI Platform to Federal Clients

    NT Concepts has teamed up with artificial intelligence systems provider Veritone to facilitate the delivery of the latter company’s AI platform to federal agency clients. Veritone’s aiWARE works to help analysts expedite the analysis of large data workloads and streamline file processing through an ecosystem of cognitive engines, NT Concepts said Monday. The platform is […] More

  • ICF Gets GSA Contracts to Help Establish Customer Experience, Analytics CoEs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Gets GSA Contracts to Help Establish Customer Experience, Analytics CoEs

    ICF has received a pair of multimillion dollar contracts from the General Services Administration to help the US. government establish two centers of excellence that will focus on service delivery analytics and customer experience. Both projects are part of the White House’s Information Technology Modernization Plan and each contract has one base year plus two option years, ICF said Wednesday. “We’re thrilled […] More

  • GSA Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based SaaS Collaboration Platform Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based SaaS Collaboration Platform Sources

    The General Services Administration has sought information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based, software-as-a-service platform designed to facilitate collaboration among individuals and teams within the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says GSA is looking for an enterprisewide collaboration tool that adopts transport layer security protocols with encryption and two-factor authentication methods. The […] More