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  • KBR Govt Business to Support Australia's Military Tech Acquisition, Sustainment Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Govt Business to Support Australia’s Military Tech Acquisition, Sustainment Efforts

    KBR‘s government services arm has landed a potential 11-year contract to provide support services to the capability acquisition and sustainment group of the Australian defense department. The company said Wednesday KBRwyle will serve as one of the four major service providers to CASG through the contract that has a five-year base period and six option years. Ernst & Young will collaborate […] More

  • KBR Reports Contract Variations for Australian Defense Tech Acquisition, Sustainment Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Reports Contract Variations for Australian Defense Tech Acquisition, Sustainment Services

    KBR‘s government services arm has received contract variations worth a combined $16 million covering support services for the Australian defense department’s capability acquisition and sustainment group. KBRWyle will help CASG procure, repair, maintain and update aircraft, naval, communications, radars and land-based missile systems under the contract modifications, the company said Monday. The modifications will expand the […] 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

  • Boeing Lands Australian C-17 Fleet Sustainment Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Lands Australian C-17 Fleet Sustainment Contract

    Boeing has received a potential $53.4 million contract from Australia’s capability acquisition and sustainment group to provide sustainment services for the Australian air force’s fleet of C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft. The contract has a base term of five years and covers service management, integration, engineering and maintenance support for eight C-17As based at the Royal Australian […] More

  • Australia Taps CAE for Hawk Mk127 Training System Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia Taps CAE for Hawk Mk127 Training System Support

    CAE has received a contract from the capability acquisition and sustainment group of Australia’s defense department to provide training services for the Australian air force’s Hawk Mk127 trainer aircraft. The company said Wednesday it will deploy classroom and simulator instructors as well as perform maintenance and support work on three CAE-developed Hawk Mk127 full-mission simulators at two air bases in Williamtown, New South […] More

  • Australia's Air Force Hits 5K-Hour Simulator Training Mark at CAE-Run Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia’s Air Force Hits 5K-Hour Simulator Training Mark at CAE-Run Center

    Australia’s air force has surpassed the 5,000-hour milestone of utility aircraft simulator training at CAE‘s Sale, Victoria-based training center in Australia which opened in 2014. CAE said Thursday the training center was established as part of a contract award received from Australia’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group to offer King Air 350 simulator services to the country’s […] More

  • KBR Chosen for US, Australia Defense Support Services Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Chosen for US, Australia Defense Support Services Contracts

    KBR has received a pair contract extensions of undisclosed terms for base operational support services from the U.S. Defense Department, as well as a five-year integrated support contractor services contract from the Australian defense department. The company said Monday the awards from DoD cover base operations and maintenance services to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic in Djibouti and work to […] More