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  • NAVSEA Starts New Night Vision Goggle Tech Integration for Expeditionary Combat Command - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NAVSEA Starts New Night Vision Goggle Tech Integration for Expeditionary Combat Command

    The Naval Sea Systems Command has started to transition a new suite of “Wide Field of View” night vision goggles to personnel within the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command. The U.S. Navy said Friday the WFOV NVG units are designed to double view fields of traditional night vision models and support, depth perception, situational awareness and movement speed for warfighters through 80-degree […] More

  • Reuters: India's Defense Agency OKs Proposed $750M Buy of BAE Howitzers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: India’s Defense Agency OKs Proposed $750M Buy of BAE Howitzers

    India’s defense procurement officials have approved a proposal to acquire $750 million in BAE Systems-built M777 Howitzer artillery guns through a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Reuters reported Saturday. Aditya Kalra writes that approximately 120 of the 145 Howitzers that India plans to buy will be assembled in the country. The report said India will send the proposal to the […] More

  • Raytheon Tests GPS OCX Black Wide Area Network; Bill Sullivan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Tests GPS OCX Black Wide Area Network; Bill Sullivan Comments

    Raytheon has conducted a “run for record” test on network connectivity technology for the operational control system of the U.S. Air Force’s GPS satellite constellation. The company said Monday it tested the mission capability and cyber control functions of the Black Wide Area Network that is scheduled to be deployed in 2017 as part of OCX blocks 1 and 2. “This latest milestone shows […] More

  • ISS Receives Air Force Software Maintenance Support Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ISS Receives Air Force Software Maintenance Support Extension

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Intelligent Software Solutions a one-year, $12.2 million task order to continue to help the service branch maintain U.S. military software installed worldwide, the Colorado Springs Business Journal reported Thursday. Amber Baillie writes ISS will also extend its software and maintenance support for the U.S. Central Command, NATO and the Air Force’s Pacific operations. The contract represents the […] More

  • Sustainable Innovations Secures NASA Phase 2 SBIR Contract for Helium Recycling System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sustainable Innovations Secures NASA Phase 2 SBIR Contract for Helium Recycling System

    NASA has awarded energy technology company Sustainable Innovations a phase two contract under the Small Business Innovation Research program for a commercial-scale system to recycle helium from ongoing rocket test operations at the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Sustainable Innovations said Friday its H2RENEW system works to recover hydrogen from helium purge gas utilized for rocket fueling operations and retain both […] More

  • New DARPA Propulsion System Effort Seeks Reusable Hypersonic Flight; Christopher Clay Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    New DARPA Propulsion System Effort Seeks Reusable Hypersonic Flight; Christopher Clay Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has kicked off a fresh effort to develop a new aircraft propulsion system that could propel an aircraft up to hypersonic speeds. DARPA said Friday it started the Advanced Full Range Engine program in search of a turbine-based combined cycle engine concept for use in low-speed operations and a dual-mode ramjet in high-speed […] More

  • Army, Battelle Request Info on Potential Partners to Help Advance AEOP STEM Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army, Battelle Request Info on Potential Partners to Help Advance AEOP STEM Programs

    The U.S. Army and Battelle have issued a request for information on technical groups that are interested to form partnerships with the Army Educational Outreach Program in order to advance initiatives in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Battelle said such partnerships with AEOP will work to promote STEM programs to K-12 students, teachers and […] More

  • SPAWAR Taps Cambridge International to Help Build Bahamas' Maritime Surveillance System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPAWAR Taps Cambridge International to Help Build Bahamas’ Maritime Surveillance System

    Cambridge International Systems has received a delivery order from the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to provide a maritime surveillance system to the Bahamas’ navy. The company said Wednesday it will build a multi-sensor station comprising a radar, day and night optics, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System components, a very small aperture terminal and an automatic identification technology […] More

  • Vectrus Subsidiary Receives Army Contract Modification for Support Services at Qatar Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vectrus Subsidiary Receives Army Contract Modification for Support Services at Qatar Base

    A Vectrus subsidiary has received a $26 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for Qatar Base Operations Support Services at Camp As Sayliyah and Camp As Sayliyah – South in the Middle Eastern country. Vectrus said Wednesday the modification falls under an initial contract awarded to Vectrus Systems Corp. in September 2015 for operations and maintenance services for the area […] More

  • Klas Telecom's US Govt Support Unit Rebrands to Highlight Customer Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Klas Telecom’s US Govt Support Unit Rebrands to Highlight Customer Base

    Communications network technology design and engineering company Klas Telecom has changed the name of its subsidiary Klas Telecom Services in a move to emphasize the unit’s work with U.S. public sector clients. The organization rebranded as Klas Telecom Government and will continue to offer  communications product design and support, integration, sales and training services to government and Defense Department agencies, Klas Telecom said Friday. “It’s important […] More

  • Samir Salman: Continental to Provide Transport Safety, Connectivity Tech for DOT's Smart City Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Samir Salman: Continental to Provide Transport Safety, Connectivity Tech for DOT’s Smart City Initiative

    Global automotive supplier Continental has pledged to spend at least $1 million to help the winning city in the Transportation Department‘s Smart City Challenge to build a modern transportation network. Continental said Friday DOT selected Columbus, Ohio, as the competition’s winner and the company will provide sensing, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to infrastructure communication technology for the city to manage traffic safety at intersections. The […] More

  • Boeing's Insitu Unit to Provide UAS ISR Services for SOCOM Under IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu Unit to Provide UAS ISR Services for SOCOM Under IDIQ Contract

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has landed a one-year, $40.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services. The Defense Department said Friday SOCOM will obligate $40.7 million from fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance funds for individual task orders to be fulfilled worldwide. DoD noted the sole-source contract works to provide continuity […] More