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  • Air Force Taps Sierra Nevada and Embraer Defense & Security for Additional A-29 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Sierra Nevada and Embraer Defense & Security for Additional A-29 Aircraft

    Sierra Nevada Corporation and Embraer Defense & Security have received orders from the U.S. Air Force to deliver six additional A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in support of the A-29 Afghanistan Program. Embraer said Wednesday the aircraft units will be manufactured in  Jacksonville, Florida. The addition brings the program’s total aircraft count to 26. The A-29 is a light attack aircraft that employs electronic, […] More

  • DLA Taps Triumph to Deliver C-5 Landing Gear Rotary Actuators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Taps Triumph to Deliver C-5 Landing Gear Rotary Actuators

    Triumph Group has received a two-year $22.9 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to deliver spare rotary actuators to be used on the main landing gear of the U.S. Air Force‘s C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The company said Tuesday its Park City facility will take charge of producing and providing the actuators to DLA Aviation in Robins Air Force Base. Triumph’s […] More

  • Lockheed to Engineer Air Force C-5 Surveillance Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Engineer Air Force C-5 Surveillance Tech

    Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business unit has secured a $14.7 million contract modification to support engineering and manufacturing development work on communications, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s C-5 transport aircraft. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also help the military service incorporate an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast out technology into […] More

  • Report: Air Force Eyes Increased Use of 'Other Transaction Authority' Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Air Force Eyes Increased Use of ‘Other Transaction Authority’ Contracts

    Maj. Gen. Sarah Zabel, U.S. Air Force director of information technology acquisition process development, has said the military branch is interested in using more “other transaction authority” contracts to speed up procurement especially in IT acquisitions, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. OTAs permit the Defense Department and military services to award contracts outside the traditional acquisition process, and […] More

  • Capt. Emily Grabowski: Raytheon Works to Meet USAF Small Diameter Bomb Delivery Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capt. Emily Grabowski: Raytheon Works to Meet USAF Small Diameter Bomb Delivery Schedule

    Capt. Emily Grabowski, a U.S. Air Force spokeswoman, has said the service branch believes Raytheon could supply enough Small Diameter Bomb II units for initial deployment on the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft by 2019, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Grabowski told Bloomberg in an email the company “has worked diligently to address technical discoveries and is implementing the necessary factory infrastructure improvements […] More

  • Air Force Taps Orbital ATK for Rocket Motor Tech IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Orbital ATK for Rocket Motor Tech IDIQ Contract

    Orbital ATK has received a five-year, $20 million contract to help U.S. Air Force researchers advance solid rocket booster technology and address technical requirements for spacecraft, tactical and strategic propulsion systems. The Defense Department said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will provide a means for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s aerospace systems and rocket propulsion division to procure […] More

  • ULA's Atlas V Carries NRO Natl Security Payload to Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA’s Atlas V Carries NRO Natl Security Payload to Orbit

    United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has deployed a National Reconnaissance Office payload into space aboard its Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The NROL-52 payload lifted off Sunday at 3:28 a.m. Eastern time to support NRO’s national security mission, ULA said Sunday. The company launched NROL-52 using an Atlas […] More

  • Red Hat Govt Symposium to Tackle Open Source Collaboration; Paul Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat Govt Symposium to Tackle Open Source Collaboration; Paul Smith Comments

    Red Hat will hold its annual government symposium on Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C. to highlight the potential advantages of open source collaboration and emerging technology for federal agency missions. The company said Tuesday the symposium, themed “Open first: building a foundation for choice and security,” will feature sessions, demos and panel discussions that will tackle […] More

  • UltiSat to Support Air Force UAV Ku-Band Ground Terminals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UltiSat to Support Air Force UAV Ku-Band Ground Terminals

    UltiSat has received a potential $8.1 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku-band satellite coverage for the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle training and operations. The company said Monday it will also help the Air Combat Command manage Global Hawk Ku-band ground terminals deployed within the 48 contiguous United States. Steve Roth, […] More

  • Lockheed T-50A Aircraft Reaches 100th Sortie Milestone; Doug Batista Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed T-50A Aircraft Reaches 100th Sortie Milestone; Doug Batista Comments

    The Lockheed Martin-built T-50A aircraft has flown its 100th sortie at a facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Lockheed said Wednesday that the milestone represents the company’s dedication to meet requirements for the U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training Competition. “This particular flight in TX-2, included simulated air-to-air engagements, simulated air-to-surface attacks, and instrument proficiency training,” […] More

  • Northrop Lands Air Force Order to Overhaul KC-10 Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Lands Air Force Order to Overhaul KC-10 Engines

    Northrop Grumman‘s technical services business has landed a potential $39.9 million delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to overhaul nine engines for the KC-10 tanker and cargo aircraft. The Air Force also obligated fiscal year 2018 funds for KC-10 program support services through the order, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Work will occur at […] More

  • Telos to Update Air Force Base Info Transport Infrastructure WLAN - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos to Update Air Force Base Info Transport Infrastructure WLAN

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Telos a two-year, $34 million task order to modernize wireless local area networks for the military branch’s Base Information Transport Infrastructure. Telos said Tuesday it will replace current network access control appliances as well as update WLAN components and operating systems at BITI Wireless locations. The company will also help the Air Force integrate […] More