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  • Orbital ATK Books $50M DoD Non-U.S. Standard Ammo Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Books $50M DoD Non-U.S. Standard Ammo Order

    The U.S. government has awarded Orbital ATK a new $50 million order to produce non-U.S. standard ammunition for the Defense Department and its international allies. Orbital ATK said Monday it has booked more than $200 million in NSA orders during 2016 as part of previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity and basic ordering agreement contracts. The company operates the U.S. Army‘s Lake City Ammunition Plant in Independence, […] More

  • Orbital ATK Subsidiary Secures Army 120-Millimeter Tank Ammo Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Subsidiary Secures Army 120-Millimeter Tank Ammo Contract Option

    The U.S. Army has exercised a $45.6 million option on a previously awarded contract to an Orbital ATK subsidiary for the supply of 120-millimeter tank rounds with tracer cartridges. Orbital ATK’s Alliant Tech Systems Operations subsidiary will conduct work under the phase 2 engineering, manufacturing and development contract at multiple locations  through July 23, 2019, the Defense […] More

  • L3 Business Unit to Supply Army Hydromechanical Transmission Systems, Ancillary Hardware - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Business Unit to Supply Army Hydromechanical Transmission Systems, Ancillary Hardware

    A business unit of L3 Technologies has been awarded a $33.1 million contract modification to supply 96 hydro-mechanically propelled transmission systems to the U.S. Army. L3’s combat propulsion systems business will also provide 800-horsepower transmissions, associated ancillary hardware and operational reliability support under the modification, the Defense Department said Thursday Work will occur in Muskegon, Michigan, through Oct. 18, 2018. The […] More

  • DoD Solicits Proposals for Missile-Launched Quadcopter Swarm Payload - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Solicits Proposals for Missile-Launched Quadcopter Swarm Payload

    The Defense Department has begun to solicit proposals for the development of a missile-launched payload comprised of multiple quadcopters. DoD said in a notice posted Nov. 30 on the Small Business Innovation Research program’s website the project aims to produce a swarm of smart quadcopters that will work to deliver explosively formed penetrators to various targets in support of the […] More

  • L3 Gets Army FMS Contract Modification for M783 Mortar Fuzes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Gets Army FMS Contract Modification for M783 Mortar Fuzes

    The U.S. Army has awarded L3 Technologies a $32 million contract modification to supply M783 Point Detonating/Delay mortar fuzes to an international customer as part of a foreign military sales deal. L3 said Thursday its fuzing and ordnance systems unit will perform work under the modification through February 2018. Rich Hunter, L3 FOS president, said the company […] More

  • ISS Federal Lead Rob Rogers on Agencies' Open Source Moves & 'Information Advantage' Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ISS Federal Lead Rob Rogers on Agencies’ Open Source Moves & ‘Information Advantage’ Efforts

    Private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners unveiled its new Polaris Alpha portfolio holding company in November through the merger of three government contracting businesses that included data services provider Intelligent Software Solutions. Based in Colorado Springs, ISS works with agencies on initiatives in data visualization, mobile software and other technology areas in efforts to help decision-makers capture […] More

  • Diligent Consulting to Support Air Force Logistics Data Security Module Implementation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Diligent Consulting to Support Air Force Logistics Data Security Module Implementation

    Diligent Consulting has been awarded a $1.6 million contract to support the implementation of a U.S. Air Force module within the U.S. Army‘s existing web-based Information Security Systems Program Application. The company said Friday it will provide engineering, logistics and technical support services for the Communications Secure and Controlled Cryptographic Items Accountability and Tracking Tool program. The module will work to deliver […] More

  • Army Taps DynCorp for Aircraft Component Repair, Mobile Radio Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps DynCorp for Aircraft Component Repair, Mobile Radio Support Services

    The U.S. Army has awarded DynCorp International a potential five-year, $5.12 million task order to repair aircraft components deployed worldwide and a separate $955,000 contract to maintain land mobile radio systems in support of Kosovo’s military forces. DynCorp said Tuesday that it will perform the aircraft parts repair work at Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas as part of the […] More

  • Army Vet Rhett Hernandez Named Thycotic Adviser on Public Sector Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Vet Rhett Hernandez Named Thycotic Adviser on Public Sector Cybersecurity

    Rhett Hernandez, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former commander of the Army Cyber Command, has joined Washington-based privileged account management technology provider Thycotic as strategic adviser for the public sector on cybersecurity matters. Thycotic said Thursday the 39-year veteran helped grow the service branch’s cyber force with nearly 17,000 personnel and led various initiatives to optimize operations and defense across Army networks. […] More

  • Marine Corps OKs Magpul's Polymer-Based Magazine for Combat & Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps OKs Magpul’s Polymer-Based Magazine for Combat & Training

    The U.S. Marine Corps has cleared Magpul Industries‘ polymer-based magazine for combat and training applications, Military Times reported Sunday. Shawn Snow writes the Marine Corps Systems Command said Magpul’s GenM3 PMAG was the only magazine that met performance requirements across all combinations of the service branch’s 5.56mm rifles and ammunition during tests. “The specification to use ‘only tested, approved, and […] More

  • Army Requests Info on LIDAR Tech for Manned & Unmanned Airborne Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Requests Info on LIDAR Tech for Manned & Unmanned Airborne Platforms

    The U.S. Army has issued a request for information on potential sources of light detection and ranging technology that can integrate with manned and unmanned airborne platforms. A FedBizOpps notice posted Dec. 21 stated the service branch seeks a LIDAR system that is designed to support mission planning, concealed target detection and mapping missions. The Army is also interested in LIDAR technology components and […] More