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  • Northrop to Help Install Interrogator, Transponder Unit on Japan E-2C Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Help Install Interrogator, Transponder Unit on Japan E-2C Aircraft

    Northrop Grumman has received a $51.9 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to provide supplies and services needed to deliver, install and test an interrogator and transponder unit compatible with Japan’s E-2C aircraft. The order includes non-recurring engineering support for AN/APX-122A Mode 5/S  developmental laboratory work, integration tests, technical data and software modifications, the Defense Department said Thursday. […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Michael Niggel, CEO of ACT I - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Michael Niggel, CEO of ACT I

    ExecutiveBiz talked with Michael Niggel, CEO of ACT I, about his company’s recent contract wins, strong growth over the past few years and current positioning in the technology acquisitions market. “We expect to grow another 50-100% in 2018. Our national security, cyber and FMS markets are expanding because of the persistent and advanced global threats, […] More

  • Boeing gets $64M contract to restart missile production line for Saudi Arabia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing gets $64M contract to restart missile production line for Saudi Arabia

    Boeing will restart the production line of a stand-off land attack missile for expanded response in support of Saudi Arabia under a one-year, $64.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The contract also includes the redesign of complete and nearly obsolete and uneconomical parts for enhanced production and sustainment, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Work will […] More

  • Boeing Gets USAF Contract Modification to Extend F-15 OEM for Saudi Arabia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets USAF Contract Modification to Extend F-15 OEM for Saudi Arabia

    Boeing will continue to provide aircraft original equipment manufacturing services for Saudi Arabia under a $49.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Friday the modification adds one year to the performance period of an existing contract that supports the F-15SA OEM requirements of the Royal Saudi Air Force. The modification […] More

  • Australia’s Request for $148M in M795 Howitzer Ammo Gets State Dept Approval - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia’s Request for $148M in M795 Howitzer Ammo Gets State Dept Approval

    The State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy M795 155mm high-explosive projectiles from the U.S. government under a potential $148 million foreign military sales transaction. Australia plans to use the howitzer ammunition to build up homeland defense capability, deter regional threats and meet its operational readiness training needs, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. […] More

  • General Atomics to Support UK MQ-9B RPA Program Under $81M USAF FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Support UK MQ-9B RPA Program Under $81M USAF FMS Contract

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has received an $80.9 million U.S. Air Force contract to design, build, integrate and test components in support of the U.K.’s MQ-9B Protector program. The service branch will obligate $33.5 million in FMS funds at the time of award,  the  Defense Department said Friday. The U.K. said it will initially buy 16 units of the Protector […] More

  • Lockheed Debuts South Korea's 1st F-35A; Marillyn Hewson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Debuts South Korea’s 1st F-35A; Marillyn Hewson Comments

    Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first F-35A aircraft built for the South Korean air force at a ceremony held Wednesday at the company’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. South Korean fighter pilots and maintainers will train at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona prior to the aircraft’s flight to its operational base in Cheongju sometime in […] More

  • L3 Receives $51M Modification on Army Mortar Fuze FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Receives $51M Modification on Army Mortar Fuze FMS Contract

    L3 Technologies‘ fuzing and ordnance systems unit has received a $50.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to supply M734A1 and M783 fuze units to Afghanistan and Bahrain. The modification is part of a foreign military sales deal and work will take place in Cincinnati, Ohio through Jan. 31, 2022, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Army used fiscal 2016 […] More

  • Harris to Produce IDECM Jammer Systems for Kuwait - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Produce IDECM Jammer Systems for Kuwait

    Harris has received a $24.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures systems to Kuwait as part of a foreign military sales deal. The company will produce 14 IDECM AN/ALQ-214 A(V)4/5 jammer systems for the Kuwaiti government under lot 15 full-rate production, the Defense Department said Monday. Work will occur in New Jersey, […] More

  • Raytheon to Maintain Depot Facility for US, UK Cruise Missile Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Maintain Depot Facility for US, UK Cruise Missile Systems

    Raytheon‘s missile systems business has received a three-year, $36.8 million contract to provide lifecycle management and technical services needed to maintain a Tomahawk cruise missile depot facility for the U.S. Navy and U.K. government. Work covers depot maintenance, demilitarization preparation, system test operations, spare parts supply and repair services, the Defense Department said Friday. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More

  • Navy Taps Northrop Grumman to Support E-2D Trainer Development for Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Northrop Grumman to Support E-2D Trainer Development for Japan

    Northrop Grumman has received a $13.8 million contract to deliver programmatic and engineering services for the Japanese government’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye weapon system trainer. Services will be done to support the development, integration and verification of the early warning aircraft trainer under a foreign military sales effort with Japan, the Defense Department said Friday. The company will conduct 60 […] More

  • DLA Taps Rockwell Collins for Repairs and Engineering Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Taps Rockwell Collins for Repairs and Engineering Services

    Rockwell Collins has received a five-year, $40 million Defense Logistics Agency contract to provide repairs, engineering support and depot-level reparable items. Work under the contract will be done to support the Defense Department and foreign military sales efforts, the DoD said Monday. The DLA is financing the contract through funds intended for fiscal year 2018 through 2023 defense […] More