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  • Materion to Supply Parts for UTC Aerospace Systems Multi-spectral Imaging Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Materion to Supply Parts for UTC Aerospace Systems Multi-spectral Imaging Sensor

    Materion has received a contract to supply AlBeMet metal matrix composite parts that will be used as components for UTC Aerospace Systems‘ MS-177 multi-spectral imaging sensor. The MS-177 is being evaluated for use on Northrop Grumman‘s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, Materion said Thursday. Made of aluminum and beryllium, AlBeMet is a composite metal made to have high modulus and low-density qualities, […] More

  • Raytheon, Department 13 Form Drone Defense Tech Partnership; Bob Busey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Department 13 Form Drone Defense Tech Partnership; Bob Busey Comments

    Raytheon and Department 13 International have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop and market technology platforms for defense customers to counter drone threats. Both companies plan to initially explore business opportunities for D13’s MESMER counter-drone system designed to automatically stop, redirect or take control of drones that pose risks to infrastructure and personnel, D13 said […] More

  • Argus Cyber Security, Renesas Electronics Develop Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Cybersecurity System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Argus Cyber Security, Renesas Electronics Develop Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Cybersecurity System

    Argus Cyber Security and Renesas Electronics have integrated their respective offerings to develop a new security system designed to keep connected and autonomous vehicles safe from potential cyber attacks. The Argus Connectivity Protection and Argus Lifespan Protection systems were merged with the Renesas R-Car H3 system-on-chip automotive computing platform to help mitigate potential threats to vulnerable attack […] More

  • U.S. Air Force, Army Order ZOLL Vital Signs Monitoring Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    U.S. Air Force, Army Order ZOLL Vital Signs Monitoring Systems

    ZOLL Medical will provide deployable vital signs monitors to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army through a sole-source contract from the Defense Logistics Agency. Propaq M is designed to function even in austere military environments and to be configurable into the Propaq MD variant through the addition of an integrated defibrillator and pacer, ZOLL said Wednesday. The company […] More

  • Workhorse Gets FAA OK to Test-Fly Electric Hybrid Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Workhorse Gets FAA OK to Test-Fly Electric Hybrid Helicopter

    Workhorse Group has received an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct test flights of an electric hybrid helicopter platform. Workhorse said Wednesday it aims to commence the first test for the company’s SureFly helicopter in Las Vegas before the 2018 Consumer Electronic Show kicks off on Jan. 8. Additionally, the company also announced plans to […] More

  • BAE Debuts Cloud-Based Supply Chain Cybersecurity Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Debuts Cloud-Based Supply Chain Cybersecurity Service

    BAE Systems has launched a cloud-based service offering designed to help organizations protect supply chains against cybersecurity threats, IFSEC Global reported Friday. The company’s Supply Chain Assurance service includes guidance on how to identify risks and measures to avoid a supply chain breach. The cybersecurity service uses a three-step approach that covers self-assessment, evidence-based analysis […] More

  • Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services

    The U.S. Transportation Command has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of an distribution and deployment automated information system. Transcom said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Jan. 2 the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s data integration and enterprise architecture branches need technical engineering support in efforts to deliver surface transportation automation and information services to […] More

  • SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Brings ‘Zuma’ US Govt Payload Into Low-Earth Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Brings ‘Zuma’ US Govt Payload Into Low-Earth Orbit

    A classified U.S. government payload launched aboard a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Space.com reported Sunday. The Zuma mission took off aboard the rocket’s second stage, which continued its ascent into low-Earth orbit. The booster’s first stage separated from the second stage […] More

  • SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni Warns That Terrorists Could Exploit Bitcoin’s Anonymity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni Warns That Terrorists Could Exploit Bitcoin’s Anonymity

    Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has said he thinks there is only “anecdotal evidence” about individuals who use bitcoin, Yahoo Finance reported Friday. Testoni noted that the cryptocurrency’s anonymity has made bitcoin an ideal platform for terrorists. “This is a modern-day version of Swiss bank accounts,” Testoni said of bitcoins. “It’s […] More

  • Sierra Nevada Completes Test Milestone for Dream Chaser Spacecraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada Completes Test Milestone for Dream Chaser Spacecraft

    Sierra Nevada Corp. has achieved a contractual milestone with NASA for the company-built Dream Chaser spacecraft after a test vehicle completed a free-flight test in November. SNC said Friday Dream Chaser cleared Milestone 4B under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability contract, confirming that the spacecraft is designed to perform safe runway landings from space to Earth. NASA’s Commercial […] More

  • Comtech to Supply, Sustain Ethernet Bridging Device for Navy SPAWAR - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech to Supply, Sustain Ethernet Bridging Device for Navy SPAWAR

    A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has received a $19.1 million contract to provide a layer-2 Ethernet bridging platform for installation on U.S. Navy ship, shore, and submarine platforms. Comtech EF Data will supply and sustain the Advanced Time Division Multiple Access Interface Processor system under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the service branch’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, the Defense […] More

  • Airborne Systems to Build Multimission Parachute Tech for Marines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airborne Systems to Build Multimission Parachute Tech for Marines

    Airborne Systems of North America has won a potential five-year, $26.7 million contract to develop a parachute system and provide related reports to the U.S. Marine Corps. The Marine Corps received two proposals for the the Enhanced Multi-Mission Parachute System procurement contract and will obligate $2.3 million on the first delivery order, the Defense Department said Friday. Work will […] More