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  • Airbus-Naval Group Consortium Picked for French Unmanned Helicopter Demonstrator Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus-Naval Group Consortium Picked for French Unmanned Helicopter Demonstrator Program

    A consortium of Airbus Group‘s helicopters business and French defense contractor Naval Group has received a contract from France’s defense procurement agency to help develop an unmanned helicopter demonstrator. Airbus said Thursday the team will conduct a study to determine potential technologies for the French military’s future Navy Airborne Drone System, called SDAM, as well as […] More

  • NASA's Atmosphere Research Mission to Launch With Airbus-Built Commercial Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA’s Atmosphere Research Mission to Launch With Airbus-Built Commercial Satellite

    NASA has announced an instrument the agency designed to study the region between earth’s atmosphere and space will fly as hosted payload onboard a commercial satellite. The agency said Wednesday its Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk mission will launch with a geostationary communications satellite that Airbus Group built for Luxembourg-based operator SES. SES-14 is scheduled to lift […] More

  • Australian Air Force Uses Inmarsat's Global Xpress Satcom Service Aboard C-130J Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Air Force Uses Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Satcom Service Aboard C-130J Aircraft

    Australia’s air force has begun to use Inmarsat‘s satellite communications service on a C-130J Hercules transport aircraft as part of an effort to create new ways for air platforms to support deployed forces. Inmarsat said Friday the air force is using the Global Xpress service through Honeywell‘s JetWaveTM Ka-band satcom platform for a six-month trial that […] More

  • FEMA Plans Emergency Notification System Installation Contract Award to Airbus Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FEMA Plans Emergency Notification System Installation Contract Award to Airbus Unit

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency intends to award a sole-source contract to a business unit of Airbus Group‘s defense and space segment to help install the FEMA’s emergency notification system. FEMA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it will ask Airbus DS Communications to supply dialogic cards and cables for the company-built VESTA Communicator platform. The contractor will not modify […] More

  • Esri Partners With Airbus to Enhance Satellite Photos, Online Mapping - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri Partners With Airbus to Enhance Satellite Photos, Online Mapping

    Esri has partnered with an Airbus Group business unit to incorporate the latter’s elevation data to Esri’s online maps. Airbus Defence and Space‘s WorldDEM4Ortho elevation data will be added to Esri’s ArcGIS Online Living Atlas of the World to support online end-user applications and app developers who need elevation information, Esri said Monday. Sean Breyer, Esri […] More

  • LeoLabs Raises Funds for Space Debris & Satellite Tracking Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LeoLabs Raises Funds for Space Debris & Satellite Tracking Service

    LeoLabs has raised $4 million in a funding round to support an expansion of its cloud-based space debris and satellite tracking service. The investment round engaged global investors such as SRI International, Horizons Ventures and Airbus Group‘s early-stage investment arm Airbus Ventures, LeoLabs said Monday. LeoLabs will use the funds to expand its ground-based radar infrastructure and support engagements with commercial and government […] More

  • Tim Paynter Named Northrop Strategic Comms VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tim Paynter Named Northrop Strategic Comms VP

    Tim Paynter, director of communications at Northrop Grumman, has been selected to succeed the retiring Randy Belote as vice president of strategic communications. Paynter’s appointment will take effect Jan. 21 and he will report to Lisa Davis, corporate VP of communications, Northrop said Wednesday. Paynter will serve as the firm’s principal spokesperson, oversee media coverage […] More

  • Airbus Silicon Valley Outpost Taps MTSI Team for Self-Piloted Vehicle Flight Test Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Silicon Valley Outpost Taps MTSI Team for Self-Piloted Vehicle Flight Test Services

    A team comprised of Modern Technology Solutions Inc. and nonprofit SOAR Oregon has received a contract from Airbus Group‘s A3 Silicon Valley outpost to provide flight test and range services for A3’s self-piloted flying vehicle platform. MTSI said Thursday it will lead the flight test of A3’s Vahana platform while SOAR Oregon will provide test range support and […] More

  • DCNS, Airbus' Helicopters Business to Design French Navy's Aerial Drone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DCNS, Airbus’ Helicopters Business to Design French Navy’s Aerial Drone

    DCNS and Airbus Group‘s helicopter business unit have partnered to design a vertical take off and landing drone system for France’s navy. Airbus said Thursday DCNS will design and develop components for the ship-based operation and integration of the VSR700 drone such as payload specification and validation as well as mission data links. DCNS will also build the drone’s mission system […] More

  • Airbus Subsidiary's Imagery Streaming Tool Supports North Carolina Emergency Response Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Subsidiary’s Imagery Streaming Tool Supports North Carolina Emergency Response Efforts

    An Airbus subsidiary has been selected to provide its imagery streaming tool to North Carolina in support of the state’s emergency response efforts following Hurricane Matthew. The company said Wednesday its defense and space unit’s i-cubed subsidiary will also employ its Geospatial Appliance Targeted for Operational Response device to help deliver six-inch orthorectified images based on data collected from January […] More

  • Germany Eyes Lockheed Martin Military Transport Plane Purchase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Germany Eyes Lockheed Martin Military Transport Plane Purchase

    Germany has announced plans to procure between four and six Lockheed Martin-built transport planes following delays in the delivery of the Airbus Group-built A400M military cargo aircraft, Marketwatch reported Tuesday. Robert Wall writes Ursula von der Leyern, Germany’s defense minister, has signed a declaration of intent to acquire the Lockheed C-130J transport planes under the same pool of aircraft that […] More

  • Airbus Unveils Satellite Image Basemap; Bernhard Brenner Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Unveils Satellite Image Basemap; Bernhard Brenner Comments

    Airbus‘ defense and space business segment has launched an online basemap that works to provide customers access to homogeneous imagery of the Earth’s landmasses. The One Atlas basemap is designed to facilitate data sharing across teams or partner organizations and help users plan, map and locate personnel, assets or areas of interest, Airbus said Thursday. Bernhard Brenner, head of intelligence […] More