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  • General Dynamics Unit to Produce Grenade Training Cartridges for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Unit to Produce Grenade Training Cartridges for Army

    General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems business unit has received a $17 million contract option from the U.S. Army for the production of grenade training cartridges. The company said Tuesday General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems will manufacture the 40-millimeter M781E1 Low Velocity Day/Night/Thermal training cartridge for the Army’s simulated tactical exercises using M203 and M320 low-velocity grenade […] More

  • AM General to Provide Supplemental Humvees, Equipment for Afghan Defense Forces - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AM General to Provide Supplemental Humvees, Equipment for Afghan Defense Forces

    AM General has secured a potential $45.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide 6,576 supplemental M1151A1B1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to Afghanistan’s national defense security forces. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will also deliver an expanded capacity vehicle and capability expansion kits under the foreign military sales contract. AM General will perform […] More

  • Raytheon to Support Army Airborne Surveillance Sensor, Defense Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Support Army Airborne Surveillance Sensor, Defense Systems

    The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a potential five-year, $48 million contract to perform support work on the military branch’s cooperative aviation surveillance sensor and man-portable air defense systems. Raytheon will support AN/UPR-3 CASS and Avenger/Stinger MANPADS along with AN/TPX-57(V)2, AN/TPX-58(V)1, AN/TPX-59 and ADI KIV-77 subassemblies, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Army Contracting Command will determine funds […] More

  • AT&T to Provide Army Integrated Comms Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Provide Army Integrated Comms Service

    AT&T has secured a potential five-year, $35.8 million contract for the provision of integrated instant messaging, chat, voice, video, presence and screen sharing services to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Friday the Army Contracting Command received seven bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through an online-based solicitation. The military branch obligated the full contract amount […] More

  • Navistar Gets Army Contract for Mine-Resistant Vehicle Technical Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navistar Gets Army Contract for Mine-Resistant Vehicle Technical Services

    The U.S. Army has awarded Navistar‘s defense business a $29.6 million contract modification to provide technical and sustainment support for mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles. Navistar will perform services in support of in-production and out-of-production MaxxPro vehicles through March 31, 2019, the Defense Department said Thursday. The Army Contracting Command will identify work locations and funds with each order. MaxxPro is designed […] More

  • ManTech to Support Mine-Resistant Ambush Vehicles of Army, Foreign Military Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech to Support Mine-Resistant Ambush Vehicles of Army, Foreign Military Clients

    ManTech International has received a $44.9 million contract modification to provide logistics sustainment and support services for mine-resistant ambush vehicles of the U.S. Army, Egypt and Iraq. The Defense Department said Friday the full obligated amount at the time of award is from the Army’s fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance; “other” procurement; research, development, test and evaluation funds; […] More

  • L3 to Provide Manned-Unmanned Teaming Hardware for Army Apache Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 to Provide Manned-Unmanned Teaming Hardware for Army Apache Helicopters

    L3 Technologies will develop manned-unmanned teaming hardware to aid the U.S. Army‘s AH-64 Apache multirole helicopters as part of a one-year, $69.3 million contract. The Defense Department said Thursday the cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract also covers technical and engineering support services. The Army Contracting Command will solicited and received one bid for the procurement effort. AH-64 helicopters are manufactured by Boeing and […] More

  • Phoenix Logistics to Help Army Deploy Common Battle Command Simulation Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phoenix Logistics to Help Army Deploy Common Battle Command Simulation Equipment

    Phoenix Logistics has won a potential five-year, $44.5 million contract to procure and deploy common battle command simulation equipment, hardware and software licenses on behalf of the U.S. Army‘s Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will support a program of record that involves the Program Manager for Integration […] More

  • Airbus Unit to Continue Army UH-72 Helicopter Logistics, Sustainment Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Unit to Continue Army UH-72 Helicopter Logistics, Sustainment Support

    A business unit of Airbus Group has landed $34.5 million contract modification to continue logistics and sustainment support for the U.S. Army‘s UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopters. The Defense Department said Monday Airbus’ helicopters business will perform work in Grand Prairie, Texas, through April 30, 2018. The Army Contracting Command obligated the full amount of the modification from the military branch’s […] More

  • Vectrus to Support Army Base Operations in Qatar Under $50M Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vectrus to Support Army Base Operations in Qatar Under $50M Contract Modification

    Vectrus‘ systems business has received a $49.5 million contract modification to help manage U.S. Army base operations in Qatar. The Defense Department said Wednesday Vectrus will perform work in Doha, Qatar, through Sept. 29, 2018. The Army Contracting Command obligated the full modification amount at the time of award from the service branch’s fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance funds. Vectrus […] More

  • L3 Subsidiary to Update Army, Marine Satellite Terminals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Subsidiary to Update Army, Marine Satellite Terminals

    An L3 Technologies subsidiary has received a $48.8 million contract to inspect, test and update U.S. Army and Marine Corps AN/TSC-156 tactical satellite communications terminals. The Defense Department said Friday that L3’s Communication Systems West business in Salt Lake City, Utah, will support AN/TSC-156B/D and AN/TSC-156C terminals under the contract. Work is scheduled to occur through through Aug. 10, 2022. The Army Contracting Command is […] More

  • Lockheed to Develop System Prototypes for Combined-Arms Squad Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Develop System Prototypes for Combined-Arms Squad Under DARPA Program

    Lockheed Martin has secured a two-year, $12.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to design, develop and test system prototypes for a combined-arms squad. The Defense Department said Thursday Lockheed will perform contract work as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Squad X Experimentation program. Squad X aims to build portable, integrated technologies that would […] More