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  • BAE Unveils 'Radiation-Hardened' Space Computer Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unveils ‘Radiation-Hardened’ Space Computer Tech

    BAE Systems has introduced a single-board computer technology designed to support computing processes on board spacecraft and satellites. The company said Wednesday it developed the RAD5545TM computer to aid space missions such as weather monitoring, planetary exploration, communications, surveillance, tracking and national security. RAD5545TM components are designed to resist potential damage or malfunction caused by radiation exposure […] More

  • Harris to Supply EW Transmitter for Air Force C-130J Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Supply EW Transmitter for Air Force C-130J Aircraft

    BAE Systems has awarded Harris a contract to provide electronic warfare transmitter technology for integration into the U.S. Air Force‘s MC-130J Commando II and AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft platforms. Harris said Wednesday its phased array antennas will offer transmit capacity for BAE’s electronic warfare countermeasure systems. In 2016, BAE and Northrop Grumman secured separate contracts worth up […] More

  • BAE Helps UK Navy Museum Preserve HMS Victory Warship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Helps UK Navy Museum Preserve HMS Victory Warship

    BAE Systems has partnered with the national museum of the British navy to help restore the U.K.’s 252-year-old HMS Victory warship. The company said Monday its engineers will replace HMS Victory’s structural support system as part of a restoration project that began in 2011 and will be completed in 2018. “The new support system design […] More

  • US Govt Picks BAE's Australian Arm to Oversee F-35 APAC Warehouse - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Govt Picks BAE’s Australian Arm to Oversee F-35 APAC Warehouse

    The U.S. government has selected BAE Systems‘ Australia-based subsidiary to manage the Asia-Pacific regional warehouse of the F-35 Lightning II program. Australia’s defense department said Saturday it estimates the assignment could bring in approximately $237 million in operations and infrastructure investments for the Australian industry throughout the life of the global fighter program. Christopher Pyne, Australia’s minister for defense industry, […] More

  • BAE Marks F-35 Component Production Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Marks F-35 Component Production Milestone

    BAE Systems has accomplished 10 percent of its global production requirement under the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft program. BAE said Wednesday the milestone was reached when the company delivered the 318th aft fuselage for an F-35 aircraft from its Samlesbury, Lancashire-based manufacturing facility to Lockheed Martin‘s final assembly and check out line in Fort Worth, Texas. Lockheed will […] More

  • BAE Unit to Manufacture 2 Gun Mounts, Associated Hardware for Coast Guard Cutters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit to Manufacture 2 Gun Mounts, Associated Hardware for Coast Guard Cutters

    BAE Systems‘ land and armaments business has received a potential $16.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce two MK 110 Mod 0 gun mounts along with associated hardware. The Defense Department said Monday each gun mount will include a 57mm medium caliber gun; a barrel-mounted television camera; an ammunition hoist; a muzzle velocity […] More

  • BAE, UK Air Force Test Weapons & Software Updates on Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, UK Air Force Test Weapons & Software Updates on Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft

    BAE Systems has assisted the U.K.’s air force with testing a new set of weapons, software and avionics updates for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. BAE said Friday the trials involved MBDA‘s Meteor air-to-air and Storm Shadow air-to-surface missile software systems and were conducted as part of Project Centurion, an initiative that aids the U.K.’s transition from the Tornado GR4 […] More

  • BAE, Goriziane Group Enter Armored Vehicle Marketing Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Goriziane Group Enter Armored Vehicle Marketing Partnership

    BAE Systems and Goriziane Group SpA have signed a partnership agreement to market and sell the BvS10 armored all-terrain vehicle platform. BvS10 vehicles are designed to provide full amphibious capacity for littoral operations in remote areas and currently in service with multiple European Union and NATO member countries, BAE said Monday. Italy-based Goriziane also provides support to BvS10’s predecessor model BV206. […] More

  • BAE Starts Type 26 Warship Production for UK Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Starts Type 26 Warship Production for UK Navy

    BAE Systems has started construction of the first anti-submarine warfare ship of a new fleet designed to replace the U.K. navy’s Type 23 frigates. The company said Thursday British defense secretary Michael Fallon unveiled the name “Glasgow” for the first Type 26 Global Combat Ship during a ceremonial event at BAE shipyard in Scotland. BAE will build three Type […] More

  • BAE to Continue Integration Support for Air Force's Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Continue Integration Support for Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Tech

    BAE Systems has landed a one-year, $45.2 million contract modification to continue integration work on a ground-based strategic deterrent system for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday work covers acquisition program documentation, business and financial management, data rights and management, logistics, quality assurance, risk management, strategic planning, schedule management and trade and technical studies. The modification […] More

  • BAE to Design Submerged Vessel Detection Tech Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Design Submerged Vessel Detection Tech Under DARPA Program

    BAE Systems has received a $4.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design a technology for submarines to detect other submerged vessels from a long distance. The company said Tuesday it aims to create sonar technologies designed to maximize the detection range, identification and tracking capacities of submarines under the first phase […] More