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  • Orbital ATK-Air Force Agreement Sets Data Exchange Plan for Next Generation Launch System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK-Air Force Agreement Sets Data Exchange Plan for Next Generation Launch System

    Orbital ATK and the U.S. Air Force have signed a cooperative research and development agreement that seeks to facilitate certification of a rocket system for USAF’s Space and Missile Systems Center. The CRADA establishes a data exchange plan and framework required to certify Orbital ATK’s Next Generation Launch system for use in national security space missions, the company said […] More

  • Research and Markets: Soldier Modernization Programs to Help Drive Man-Portable Electronics Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Soldier Modernization Programs to Help Drive Man-Portable Electronics Market Growth

    A new Research and Markets report predicts the global man-portable military electronics market will reach $6.4 billion by 2027 with a compound annual growth rate of 3.29 percent due to the increasing complexity of modern warfare techniques and soldier modernization efforts. The company said Friday it expects the communication segment to hold a market share of 56.7 percent over the […] More

  • Northrop Gets Navy 'Advanced Hawkeye' Radar Processor Hardware Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Gets Navy ‘Advanced Hawkeye’ Radar Processor Hardware Order

    Northrop Grumman‘s aerospace systems business has received an $11.7 million delivery order to supply radar processor hardware sets for the U.S. Navy‘s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will deliver Advanced Radar Processors to support E-2D operational and counter electronic attack development tests slated to occur between 2019 and 2020. Advanced Hawkeye is a next-generation […] More

  • Jacobs Selected to Build Gene Therapy Production Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Selected to Build Gene Therapy Production Facility

    Jacobs Engineering Group has secured a deal to build a facility for pharmaceutical company Pfizer to manufacture gene therapy products. Jacobs said Thursday it will also design and qualify the multiproduct factory to be constructed at the drugmaker’s Sanford, North Carolina, production site. “Working on this project, we envision a day in the future when these potentially transformative gene therapies […] More

  • Boeing Gets FAA Registration Number for MQ-25 Tanker Drone Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets FAA Registration Number for MQ-25 Tanker Drone Offering

    Boeing has secured a registration number from the Federal Aviation Administration for its proposed unmanned aircraft system for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker drone program, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. The company received Dec. 26 the FAA registration number N234MQ for its proposed “T1” drone prototype. Boeing previewed its demonstrator for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling tanker program […] More

  • Civil Engineering Vet Brett Jones Named Parsons Business Devt VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Civil Engineering Vet Brett Jones Named Parsons Business Devt VP

    Brett Jones, a former vice president at engineering professional services company WSP, has joined engineering and construction services contractor Parsons as vice president of business development. Parsons said Thursday Jones will help the company pursue new business opportunities in Southern California and will focus on alternative and traditionally-procured projects in the transportation market in his new position. Jones’ 28-year civil […] More

  • NASA Center to Host Opening Event of High School Robotic Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Center to Host Opening Event of High School Robotic Competition

    NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will host the kickoff event of a national robotic competition for students in grades 9 through 12 on Saturday. The opening ceremony for this year’s FIRST Robotics, managed by the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology organization, will take place at the Davidson Center for […] More

  • Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster, Ronald Cook to Lead L3 International Boards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster, Ronald Cook to Lead L3 International Boards

    L3 Technologies has formed international boards to help build up the company’s commercial and military businesses in Canada, Australia and the U.K. The company said Thursday each organization will consist of L3 executives and local industry professionals and help strengthen the firm’s global competitive edge through development and implementation of strategic programs. Alan Titheridge will […] More

  • Hughes' Rick Lober: DoD Should Apply 'Commercial Tenets' to Military Space Tech Acquisition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes’ Rick Lober: DoD Should Apply ‘Commercial Tenets’ to Military Space Tech Acquisition

    Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, has said the Defense Department leadership should adopt the tenets of commercial satellite technology procurement to transform the way DoD acquires space hardware. He wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday on Defense News that he believes department-industry collaboration is the “only […] More

  • Charter Trading to Offer IronClad's Comms Tech Products to Defense Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charter Trading to Offer IronClad’s Comms Tech Products to Defense Sector

    Charter Trading has agreed to market and sell IronClad Encryption-built mobile phone and networking products to U.S. military and government clients. IronClad designed its ICE phone and ICEMicro software offerings to help customers secure data and communications, the company said Thursday. JD McGraw, CEO of IronClad Encryption, said the company seeks to offer its technology platforms to the special […] More

  • QinetiQ, UK MoD to Upgrade Environmental Test Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ, UK MoD to Upgrade Environmental Test Facility

    QinetiQ and the British defense ministry will jointly provide $27 million in funds to support the upgrade of an environmental test facility based at a military installation in Shoeburyness, England. The company said Tuesday the investment in the Environmental Test Centre is part of an effort to modernize the U.K.’s test and evaluation systems. ETC provides facilities, technology and […] More

  • Babcock-UGL JV Lands $157M Australian Frigate Maintenance Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Babcock-UGL JV Lands $157M Australian Frigate Maintenance Support Contract

    A Babcock–UGL joint venture has secured a potential five-year, $156.7 million contract to help maintain the Australian navy’s Anzac-class frigates, Shephard Media reported Thursday. Naval Ship Management will provide engineering services for eight Australian frigates beginning this month in support of the Warship Asset Management Agreement program. WAMA is a collaborative effort of the Commonwealth of Australia, NSM, BAE Systems  and Saab to […] More