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  • Exelis to Build Maritime Electronic Warfare Tech for Sweden; Dave Prater Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis to Build Maritime Electronic Warfare Tech for Sweden; Dave Prater Comments

    Exelis has won a more than $17 million contract from shipbuilder Saab to supply electronic support measures to Sweden. The company will build ES-3701 electronic warfare technology for situational awareness, targeting, self-protection and surveillance missions, Exelis said Tuesday. “Our ESM technology will equip Sweden to handle a range of emerging threats they face, now and in […] More

  • Executive Profile: Dr. Pamela Drew, President of Exelis Information Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Dr. Pamela Drew, President of Exelis Information Systems

    Dr. Pamela Drew serves as executive vice president and president of the information systems business area at Exelis. Dr. Drew leads the organization in providing system architecture, development, integration, testing, evaluation, maintenance and sustainment services to government customers. Before Exelis, she was senior VP for strategic capabilities and technology at TASC and also led that […] More

  • Exelis Rolls Out Helios APIs for Weather Forecasting; Brian Bell Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Rolls Out Helios APIs for Weather Forecasting; Brian Bell Comments

    Exelis has embedded new application program interfaces into the company’s applications and systems for users to access the Helios platform. The Helios4Forecast, Helios4Apps and Helios4Enterprise APIs are designed to help weather forecasters, product managers and logistics operations managers view data on weather conditions through Helios, Exelis said Tuesday. “Our APIs… [allows] our customers to look at […] More

  • Eric Webster: Exelis to Access TrafficLand’s Traffic Camera Network for Helios Imagery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eric Webster: Exelis to Access TrafficLand’s Traffic Camera Network for Helios Imagery

    Exelis and live traffic video aggregator TrafficLand have partnered to deliver real-time weather information to customers across the U.S. via Exelis’ Helios platform. Exelis will apply its Helios image science to TrafficLand’s ground-based cameras and sensors across the country, Exelis said Monday. “TrafficLand offers Exelis direct access to its network of over 18,000 traffic cameras […] More

  • Exelis Receives $28M Int'l Order for Radio Systems; Ken Harrison Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Receives $28M Int’l Order for Radio Systems; Ken Harrison Comments

    Exelis has received an order from an international customer for additional RT-1702 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems and other communications equipment, installation kits and spare parts under a $28 million direct commercial contract. The company said Monday it will perform radio production work at its facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ken Harrison, vice president and general manager of Exelis’ […] More

  • Exelis Seeks Participants for Vet Leadership Program's 4th Session; Erica Jeffries Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Seeks Participants for Vet Leadership Program’s 4th Session; Erica Jeffries Comments

    Exelis and partner Korn Ferry are in search of military veterans who are interested in joining a program designed to help former service members transition into corporate roles. Interested participants for the fourth session of the Exelis Action Corps-hosted Leveraging Military Leadership Program can submit their applications until Monday, Exelis said Wednesday. “Veterans have invaluable […] More

  • Exelis, Iridium, DISA Demo Satellite-Based Tactical Comms Service; Mark Adams Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis, Iridium, DISA Demo Satellite-Based Tactical Comms Service; Mark Adams Comments

    The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency has collaborated with Exelis and Iridium Communications to test a satellite-based communications service designed to connect military and intelligence personnel anywhere across the globe. Exelis, Iridium and DISA demonstrated the push-to-talk voice and data exchange service for the agency’s  Distributed Tactical Communication System, Exelis said Friday. “We remain committed […] More

  • Exelis to Build Aircraft Radar Testing Tools for USAF; Jennifer Schoonover Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis to Build Aircraft Radar Testing Tools for USAF; Jennifer Schoonover Comments

    Exelis has been awarded a $6.3 million task order to manufacture portable simulation systems for the U.S. Air Force to test radar warning receivers of multiple aircraft platforms. The order is for the company’s AN/PLM-4 Radar Signal Simulators and falls under a contract the company won in July 2012, Exelis said Monday. Jennifer Schoonover, vice […] More

  • Ted Carniol: Detroit Metro Airport Adopts Exelis Symphony Tech to Manage Airfield - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ted Carniol: Detroit Metro Airport Adopts Exelis Symphony Tech to Manage Airfield

    Exelis will supply surface surveillance products and services to Detroit’s main airport for situational awareness and operations management support. The company will deploy its Symphony suite of applications for the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to handle operations, maintain safety and facilitate collaboration, Exelis said Tuesday. “The deployment of the Symphony suite will provide DTW with an airfield operations management system on a […] More

  • DigitalGlobe, Exelis Leaders Talk Remote Sensing Tech During Google Hangout - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe, Exelis Leaders Talk Remote Sensing Tech During Google Hangout

    DigitalGlobe and Exelis‘ Visual Information Solutions subsidiary co-hosted a Google Hangout Thursday to discuss the role of remote sensing, satellite imagery and cloud technologies could address environmental issues. DigitalGlobe said Thursday that Kumar Navulur and Bill Baugh from its strategic business development and advanced geospatial products sectors, respectively, discussed how these technologies helped both mitigate and assess the impact of environmental […] More

  • Pamela Drew: Exelis Factors Diversity in Company's STEM Career Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pamela Drew: Exelis Factors Diversity in Company’s STEM Career Push

    Pamela Drew, executive vice president and president information systems at Exelis, has discussed the company’s initiative to advocate science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects among students in an interview with STEM Blog published Friday. Drew told STEM Blog that the company highlights contributions of STEM careers to different fields as it “is an important message to convey when encouraging our youth to pursue […] More

  • Executive Profile: Lisa Simeon, Exelis Info Systems VP of HR - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Lisa Simeon, Exelis Info Systems VP of HR

    Lisa Simeon serves as vice president of human resources for the information systems division of Exelis and is based in Herndon, Virginia. Simeon is responsible for all HR aspects of the division and leads a team of 50 human resources professionals in strategic initiatives and programs in leadership development, talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation and benefits. She joined ITT in 2001 […] More