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  • Air Force Seeks Info on Aerial Comm Systems for Nuclear Environments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks Info on Aerial Comm Systems for Nuclear Environments

    The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information on airborne communications systems for nuclear environments as well as pricing and other market details for a potential broad agency announcement. The service said in the notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps that interested parties should submit an abstract that contains the requested information to the Air Force Materiel […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Help DARPA Build GPS Backup System; John Borghese Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Help DARPA Build GPS Backup System; John Borghese Comments

    The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract of an undisclosed value to help develop navigation backup methods and tools for military use. Rockwell Collins said Thursday it aims to produce technologies for warfighters to leverage communication systems without relying on GPS through the agency’s Spatial, Temporal and Orientation Information […] More

  • Mutualink, IP Access International Form Emergency Comms Alliance; Mark Hatten Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mutualink, IP Access International Form Emergency Comms Alliance; Mark Hatten Comments

    Mutualink and IP Access International have partnered to jointly offer a new emergency communications service intended to help customers meet public safety and critical infrastructure mission requirements. The offering was developed as a collaboration tool for agencies, their partners and critical infrastructure organizations during disasters via voice, video and data communications, Mutualink said Monday. Mutualink combines its […] More

  • Research and Markets Report Sets Global Military Comms CAGR at 12% in 2015-2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Report Sets Global Military Comms CAGR at 12% in 2015-2020

    A new Research and Markets report forecasts the global military communications market to reach $40.82 billion by 2020 from $23.02 billion in 2015 amid a growing demand for updated communication techniques. The report sets the market’s compound annual growth rate at 12.1 percent during the forecast period, Research and Markets said Wednesday. T noted that tier-one […] More

  • L-3 to Update Army Apache Comms System; John Mega Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 to Update Army Apache Comms System; John Mega Comments

    L-3 Communications has received a $11.9 million contract from Science and Engineering Services to update the communications system for the U.S. Army’s Apache helicopter. The company will apply its MUMT-X technology to the Apache program for crews to transmit and receive wideband video and data, L-3 said Thursday. L-3 plans to complete the task by […] More

  • BAE Develops New Comms Device for Warfighters; Mohammed Akhmad Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Develops New Comms Device for Warfighters; Mohammed Akhmad Comments

    BAE Systems has built a prototype system to transmit audio communications to soldiers on the battlefield. The company developed the system through modifications of bone conduction technology in order to send messages from the warfighter’s helmet to the inner ear, BAE said Tuesday. “With this system, the soldiers can safeguard their hearing with ear protectors whilst still […] More

  • General Dynamics Installs LTE Public Safety Network for New Mexico - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Installs LTE Public Safety Network for New Mexico

    General Dynamics has wrapped up the first phase of installation of a long-term evolution public safety network for New Mexico. The network will serve as communications backbone for state professionals to collaborate, General Dynamics said Friday. The company says the systems comply with the U.S government’s First Responder Network Authority standards. General Dynamics’ LTE networks […] More

  • AT&T to Update FEMA's Claims Center Communications System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Update FEMA’s Claims Center Communications System

    AT&T Corp. has been selected to update the communications infrastructure of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s claims centers. The company will deploy interactive voice response and contact center services under a four-year contract, AT&T said Thursday. AT&T also selected Interactive Intelligence to provide software-based services for the project. The center is designed to collect, authenticate and process […] More

  • DARPA Issues Radar, Comm Tech Research Solicitation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Issues Radar, Comm Tech Research Solicitation

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released a solicitation for research proposals on radar and communications spectrum sharing systems, Military Embedded Systems reported Thursday. John McHale writes DARPA plans to award multiple contracts with a duration of one year for companies to develop co-designed radar and communication systems. DARPA also aims to increase open […] More

  • State Department Seeks Info on Mobile Devices, Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Seeks Info on Mobile Devices, Services

    The Defense Department has launched a market research on cellular services and mobile devices with the release of a request for information on Friday that seeks input from industry for its mobile service program for employees. Mobile devices needed under the program must provide text, data, voice service and mobile hotspot service, according to the FedBizOpps notice. They […] More

  • Research and Markets: Global Military Satellite Market Worth $10B by 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Global Military Satellite Market Worth $10B by 2025

    A new Research and Markets report indicates that the global military satellite market will climb in value from $5.7 billion this year to $9.7 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate of 5.47 percent. The company said June 30 North America will have the largest market share, with the U.S. anticipated to spend $38.4 billion on military […] More

  • NCI to Maintain US Army Network Enterprise Center; Brian Clark Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCI to Maintain US Army Network Enterprise Center; Brian Clark Comments

    NCI Inc. has been awarded a $9.4 million contract to maintain and operate the U.S. Army’s Network Enterprise Center at Fort Benning in Georgia. The company will administer, install and engineer classified and unclassified communication systems for the center, NCI said Wednesday. The contract contains a one-year base period and one 12-month option year. “We […] More