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  • Executive Spotlight: An Interview With Neil Albert, President of ACT I - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: An Interview With Neil Albert, President of ACT I

    ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Neil Albert, president of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, about his company’s role providing acquisition services and information technology modernization to federal agencies. “Cybersecurity is probably the most important area that the private sector can help … With more private sector-friendly contracting vehicles out there, like Other Transaction Agreements, I think […] More

  • Oshkosh Defense to Supply Missile Transport Equipment to Qatar, Kuwait Through FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oshkosh Defense to Supply Missile Transport Equipment to Qatar, Kuwait Through FMS Contract

    An Oshkosh subsidiary has received a $15.4 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army to provide missile transport equipment and training support to Qatar and Kuwait. Oshkosh Defense will deliver M985A4 guided missile transporters with cranes, M985A4 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, Multiple-Launch Rocket System resupply trucks, M984A4 HEMTT wreckers and M983A4 HEMTT tractors to the two FMS […] More

  • Orbital ATK Gets $67M Navy Contract to Produce Additional Target Base Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Gets $67M Navy Contract to Produce Additional Target Base Vehicles

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Orbital ATK a potential $67.6 million contract to manufacture an 11th batch of GQM-163A Coyote sea skimming target base vehicles. Orbital ATK will provide 24 full-rate production base vehicles and spares foreign military sales to USN and Qatar as well as deliver D6AC long lead steel to Japan, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The company will receive […] More

  • CAE USA to Build Seahawk Helicopter Training System for Brazilian Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE USA to Build Seahawk Helicopter Training System for Brazilian Navy

    CAE‘s U.S. subsidiary has received a foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Navy to build a training system for the Brazilian navy’s S-70B Seahawk helicopter crew. The company said Wednesday it intends to produce a fixed-base operational flight trainer and weapons tactics trainer that can function independently or operate together as a tactical operational flight training platform. S-70B OFT […] More

  • Capco Lands Navy Impulse Cartridge Production IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capco Lands Navy Impulse Cartridge Production IDIQ Contract

    Capco has received a potential five-year, $39.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce two impulse cartridge variants and test aircraft ejection devices. Work covers the production of WA83, CCU-136A/A; WB24, CCU-145A cartridges; and/or production lot testing of ejection devices from aircraft, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The U.S. Air Force and foreign military sales customers […] More

  • State Dept. Clears Ukraine's Javelin Missile & Launcher Procurement Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept. Clears Ukraine’s Javelin Missile & Launcher Procurement Request

    The State Department has approved Ukraine’s request to purchase Javelin missiles and command launch units under a potential $47 million foreign military sales deal. Ukraine’s request covers 210 Javelin missiles, 37 CLUs, basic skill trainers, technical assistance, transportation, training, logistics and program support services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The proposed sale is […] More

  • Raytheon to Produce Multispectral Targeting Systems for USAF, France Under $87M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Produce Multispectral Targeting Systems for USAF, France Under $87M Contract

    Raytheon has received a potential $87.1 million contract to supply updated high definition/target location accuracy turrets to the U.S. Air Force and France. The Defense Department said Wednesday the fixed-price-incentive contract covers the production of 44 AN/DAS-4 AN/DAS-4 Multi-Spectral Targeting System Model B turrets as well as one lot of initial spares, shop replaceable units, associated data. The […] More

  • Report: Qatar's Future Boeing-Built F-15s Would Include New Wing Upgrade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Qatar’s Future Boeing-Built F-15s Would Include New Wing Upgrade

    Boeing will introduce an updated wing structure for the F-15 Advanced Eagle fighter aircraft that the company will deliver to Qatar, FlightGlobal reported Friday. Steve Parker, Boeing vice-president of F-15 programs, told FlightGlobal that the aircraft maker could offer the redesigned wing as a service life extension option for the F-15 fleets of the U.S. Air Force and […] More

  • State Dept OKs $70M Vertical Launching System Sale to Finland - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept OKs $70M Vertical Launching System Sale to Finland

    The State Department has cleared Finland’s request to purchase shipborne vertical launching systems, equipment and support services under a potential $70 million foreign military sales deal. Finland asked to buy four Mk 41 Baseline VII strike-length VLS units, spares, handling and test equipment, operator manuals and technical documentation from the U.S. government, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday. […] More

  • Boeing Secures $61M Contract for Japanese AWACS Upgrade Installation, Checkout - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Secures $61M Contract for Japanese AWACS Upgrade Installation, Checkout

    Boeing has secured a potential $60.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support installation and checkout of a mission computing upgrade to Japan’s airborne warning and control systems aircraft. The company will install and inspect the upgrades for four Japanese E-767 aircraft and related ground systems, the Defense Department said Monday. USAF awarded Boeing a $403 […] More

  • USAF Taps Spartan Air Academy for Iraq Aviation Training Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Taps Spartan Air Academy for Iraq Aviation Training Services

    Addison, Texas-based Spartan Air Academy Iraq will establish an air academy training program for Iraq’s air force under a one-year, $45 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Friday the company will perform contract work at Balad Air Base, Iraq through Feb. 8, 2019. USAF’s 338th Specialized Contracting Squadron will obligate $9,999,999 […] More

  • Lockheed to Update Navy, UK Tomahawk Weapons Mgmt Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Navy, UK Tomahawk Weapons Mgmt Software

    A Lockheed Martin business unit has received a one-year, $7.9 million delivery order to update the software product baseline of the Tomahawk Weapons Control Systems for the U.S. Navy and U.K. government. Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems will also help the service branch manage and sustain TTWCS software through the order awarded under a previously issued basic ordering […] More