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  • Lockheed-Raytheon JV to Provide Army Javelin Rounds, Engineering Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Raytheon JV to Provide Army Javelin Rounds, Engineering Services

    A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon has secured a $56.8 million contract modification to supply containerized rounds, electronics, command launch units for the U.S. Army‘s Javelin man-portable anti-tank missile system. Javelin Joint Venture will also provide non-recurring engineering services under the modification, the Defense Department said Friday. The JV developed the system to offer fire-and-forget and medium-range […] More

  • Former Army Acquisition Chief Katrina McFarland Joins Engility Board; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Army Acquisition Chief Katrina McFarland Joins Engility Board; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Katrina McFarland, former assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology at the U.S. Army, has joined Engility as a member of the board of directors. Engility said Friday she brings to the company her civil service experience at the Defense Department. “[McFarland] is one of the most accomplished defense leaders in the nation and brings more than 30 […] More

  • KBR Unit to Support DoD Missile Defense Systems Under Army Follow-On Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Unit to Support DoD Missile Defense Systems Under Army Follow-On Task Order

    KBR‘s government services arm has received a three-year, $48 million task order from the U.S. Army to provide support services for the Defense Department‘s missile defense systems. The company said Thursday its KBRwyle business will provide program management, foreign military sales case support, system engineering, diagnostics and testing support to the Lower Tier Project Office located in Huntsville, […] More

  • Applied Research Associates Lands Army R&D Task Orders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Applied Research Associates Lands Army R&D Task Orders

    Applied Research Associates has received research and development task orders worth up to $49.5 million combined to provide hardware, software, prototyping sensors, modeling, testing and simulation training services to the U.S. Army. Albuquerque, New Mexico-based ARA is scheduled to finish work July 2, 2022, the Defense Department said Monday. The Army Contracting Command will determine funds and […] More

  • APS-Certified CAE Instructor Pilots Administer Upset Prevention & Recovery Training for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    APS-Certified CAE Instructor Pilots Administer Upset Prevention & Recovery Training for Army

    The first batch of CAE instructors have graduated from Aviation Performance Solutions‘ training program and are now conducting upset prevention and recovery training as part of the U.S. Army‘s Fixed-Wing Flight Training program in Dothan, Alabama. APS said Wednesday it administers the UPRT Train-the-Trainer program to CAE instructors who will provide upset training at CAE’s newly opened Dothan Training […] More

  • Former DoD Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall Joins Leidos Board; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DoD Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall Joins Leidos Board; Roger Krone Comments

    Frank Kendall, former undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the Defense Department, has been appointed to Leidos‘ board of directors. Leidos said Wednesday Kendall currently serves as executive in residence at Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense advisory firm Renaissance Strategic Advisors. “Frank brings more than 40 years of experience in national security affairs, acquisition, engineering […] More

  • Lena Furci: Battelle to Help Update Army's Combat Support Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lena Furci: Battelle to Help Update Army’s Combat Support Equipment

    Battelle has received a five-year, $20 million contract to help the U.S. Army update and address sustainment challenges related to its military support technologies. The nonprofit company said Monday it will carry out work for the service branch’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. Warren, Michigan-based TARDEC develops and sustains critical equipment the Defense Department deploys to military […] More

  • Raytheon BBN to Help Army Implement Foreign Language Translation Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon BBN to Help Army Implement Foreign Language Translation Platform

    A Raytheon subsidiary has received a $4 million contract to provide one-year automatic speech and optical character recognition, text-to-speech and machine translation software licenses to the U.S. Army. Raytheon BBN Technologies will also help the Army’s Machine Foreign Language Translation System Program Office field a system for military personnel to communicate with Arabic and Pashto speakers from Iraq as well as understand […] More

  • Raytheon, Army, USSOCOM Test High-Energy Laser Aboard Apache Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Army, USSOCOM Test High-Energy Laser Aboard Apache Helicopter

    Raytheon has worked with the U.S. Army‘s Apache Program Management Office and the U.S. Special Operations Command to test a high-energy laser system aboard an Apache AH-64 attack helicopter. The company said Monday the HEL system worked to track and direct energy on various targets during the test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The demonstration […] More

  • iGov Mobile Comms System Completes Production Acceptance Test & Evaluation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    iGov Mobile Comms System Completes Production Acceptance Test & Evaluation

    Reston, Virginia-based information technology company iGov has wrapped up production acceptance test and evaluation on its mobile communications system that is designed to support the U.S. Air Force‘s tactical air control party. The company said Thursday the Tactical Air Control Party-Mobile Communications System was tested for more than 200 system requirements such as line-of-sight operations and range for […] More