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  • L3 showcases undersea military drone at Navy League expo; Christopher Kubasik comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 showcases undersea military drone at Navy League expo; Christopher Kubasik comments

    L3 Technologies has unveiled an autonomous undersea vehicle at the Navy League’s three-day Sea-Air-Space Exposition that commenced Monday at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Iver Precision Workhorse is an undersea drone developed by L3’s OceanServer business in Fall River, Massachusetts, and works to support clients’ anti-submarine warfare, multidomain intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, mine and seabed warfare missions, […] More

  • L3, Microsoft Enter Azure Cloud Computing Agreement; Christopher Kubasik Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3, Microsoft Enter Azure Cloud Computing Agreement; Christopher Kubasik Comments

    L3 Technologies and Microsoft have signed a five-year strategic collaboration agreement that lets L3 use the Azure Government cloud platform to optimize its information technology processes worldwide. L3 said Tuesday it will implement the technology in an effort to address the defense company’s computing, storage power, compliance and security requirements. Microsoft designed its cloud system for U.S. government customers […] More

  • L3 Begins Texas Pilot Training Center Expansion Project; Christopher Kubasik Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Begins Texas Pilot Training Center Expansion Project; Christopher Kubasik Comments

    L3 Technologies has broken ground on a 40,000-square-foot expansion at a multipurpose pilot training center in Arlington, Texas, operated by the company’s link training and simulation business unit. The company said Tuesday the existing facility offers instructional and simulation tools to both military and commercial customers. L3 will expand the training center to include six full-flight simulators, classrooms, […] More

  • Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster, Ronald Cook to Lead L3 International Boards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alan Titheridge, Richard Foster, Ronald Cook to Lead L3 International Boards

    L3 Technologies has formed international boards to help build up the company’s commercial and military businesses in Canada, Australia and the U.K. The company said Thursday each organization will consist of L3 executives and local industry professionals and help strengthen the firm’s global competitive edge through development and implementation of strategic programs. Alan Titheridge will […] More

  • L3’s Michael Strianese: Lack of Defense Budget Visibility Harms Industry R&D Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3’s Michael Strianese: Lack of Defense Budget Visibility Harms Industry R&D Efforts

    L3 Technologies CEO Michael Strianese told Defense News in an interview published Monday a lack of visibility over budgets as a result of continuing resolutions drives defense contractors to take more risks when it comes to research and development. “Generally, we don’t build to inventory; we build to a contract,” Strianese said. “And with the […] More

  • L3 Chosen as ULA Vulcan Rocket Avionics Provider - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Chosen as ULA Vulcan Rocket Avionics Provider

    L3 Technologies has agreed to be the exclusive avionics and services provider for United Launch Alliance‘s Vulcan Centaur rocket under a potential 10-year, $1 billion agreement. Both companies plan to combine design and manufacturing processes in an effort to customize technologies intended to help boost ULA’s launch service offerings, L3 said Monday. Vulcan Centaur is designed […] More

  • Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members

    The Aerospace Industries Association has named at least 20 executives from the government contracting sector to its board of governors for 2018. Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, will succeed Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of AIA, the trade group said Monday. William Brown, chairman, president and CEO of Harris, will serve as […] More

  • L3 Books Multiple Free Space Optics Tech Supply Contracts From DoD, Other Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Books Multiple Free Space Optics Tech Supply Contracts From DoD, Other Clients

    L3 Technologies has secured multiple contracts from Defense Department and space industry customers to develop free space optics technologies designed to help protect signal integrity of high-bandwidth communication systems. The company said Tuesday its L3 Communication Systems-West business will carry out work under the FSO contracts. “Our focus on bringing innovation to the space and near-space domains reflects […] More

  • L3 Joins Boeing's Navy XLUUV Design Contract Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Joins Boeing’s Navy XLUUV Design Contract Team

    L3 Technologies has joined a Boeing-led team that won a potential $42.3 million contract to design an extra large unmanned undersea vehicle platform for the U.S. Navy. L3 said Thursday it will design and integrate autonomous, mission planning, cybersecurity, navigation and anti-tamper technologies into the team’s XLUUV offering. Christopher Kubasik, L3 president and chief operating officer, said […] More

  • L3 to Produce UAS Tech Platforms for Army Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 to Produce UAS Tech Platforms for Army Apache Manned-Unmanned Teaming Program

    L3 Technologies has received a $97 million production contract to support the U.S. Army‘s Apache Manned/Unmanned Teaming – eXpanded Capabilities program that seeks to integrate modern warfighting technologies into the military’s AH-64E fleet. The company said Monday the MUMT-X program aims to facilitate communications and data exchange between manned and unmanned aircraft platforms. L3’s Communications Systems-West […] More

  • L3 Gets Air National Guard Contract for Satcom Terminals, Training Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Gets Air National Guard Contract for Satcom Terminals, Training Services

    L3 Technologies has secured a contract to provide satellite communications terminals and on-site training services to the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability teams of the U.S. Air National Guard. The company said Monday it is scheduled to deliver 46 Hawkeye III Lite very small aperture terminals to JISCC groups in the fourth quarter of 2017. Hawkeye VSATs […] More

  • UK Air Force Gets Third L3-Built SIGINT Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Air Force Gets Third L3-Built SIGINT Aircraft

    L3 Technologies has transferred the third and last RC-135V/W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft to the U.K. air force. The RJ aircraft is designed to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for global security missions as part of the U.S.-U.K. Airseeker program, L3 said said Wednesday. U.K. procured three KC-135R tankers for conversion by L3 to RC-135V/W aircraft […] More