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  • Report: Lockheed-MBDA-Leonardo Team Bids for Germany’s Medium Extended Air Defense System Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Lockheed-MBDA-Leonardo Team Bids for Germany’s Medium Extended Air Defense System Program

    A team composed of Lockheed Martin, MBDA Deutschland and Leonardo-Finmeccanica has submitted a final proposal to the government of Germany to compete for the development of the Medium Extended Air Defense System, Defense News reported Tuesday. Jen Judson writes Richard Edwards, executive vice president of Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, told Defense News that the […] More

  • Germany Eyes Lockheed Martin Military Transport Plane Purchase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Germany Eyes Lockheed Martin Military Transport Plane Purchase

    Germany has announced plans to procure between four and six Lockheed Martin-built transport planes following delays in the delivery of the Airbus Group-built A400M military cargo aircraft, Marketwatch reported Tuesday. Robert Wall writes Ursula von der Leyern, Germany’s defense minister, has signed a declaration of intent to acquire the Lockheed C-130J transport planes under the same pool of aircraft that […] More

  • Microsoft Reaches $3B Cloud Investment in Europe; Satya Nadella Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Reaches $3B Cloud Investment in Europe; Satya Nadella Comments

    Microsoft has reached more than $3 billion in cloud infrastructure investments that support the company’s efforts to meet demand from European partners and clients. Microsoft said Monday the company plans to offer its cloud computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365 from France-based data centers in 2017. “We continue to invest heavily in cloud infrastructure to […] More

  • Airbus to Erect Integrated Tech Center in Germany to Expand Satellite Integration Site - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus to Erect Integrated Tech Center in Germany to Expand Satellite Integration Site

    Airbus Group‘s defense and space business unit will invest approximately $48.2 million to build an integrated technology center in support of efforts to “future-proof” its Friedrichshafen site in Germany. Airbus said Thursday the center works to expand Hall 6 that currently serves as a satellite integration facility. “The investment in the new ITC building makes the site a global ‘center […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils Bioenergy Facility in New York - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unveils Bioenergy Facility in New York

    Lockheed Martin has launched a new facility in Owego, New York, designed to convert waste into renewable energy. Lockheed said Tuesday its bioenergy plant implements a system that uses a Concord Blue-built technology platform that works to derive electricity from waste through the advanced gasification process. The advanced gasification process involves the collection and use of wood-waste, industrial […] More

  • Atlantic CommTech to Update Air Force's Weapon Security, Alarm Comm Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Atlantic CommTech to Update Air Force’s Weapon Security, Alarm Comm Systems

    Atlantic CommTech Corp. has won a $36.5 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force modernize the service branch’s Weapon Storage and Security System and Alarm Communication and Display. The Defense Department said Friday the company will perform sustainment upgrades to the WS3 cryptographic platform that works to encrypt the system’s alarm data. ACT-Corp will also replace obsolete components and the […] More

  • Northrop Receives OHB System AG Contract to Provide Space Inertial Reference System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Receives OHB System AG Contract to Provide Space Inertial Reference System

    Northrop Grumman will deliver a space inertial reference system for Germany’s satellite-based radar reconnaissance platform under a contract with Bremen, Germany-based space systems company OHB System AG. Northrop said Monday its Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit-L will work to provide sensor pointing or stabilization as well as attitude control support for Germany’s SARah satellite-based radar reconnaissance system. Scalable SIRU-L is based on Northrop’s Scalable […] More

  • Army to Buy Gumstix' Embedded Computing Modules - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Buy Gumstix’ Embedded Computing Modules

    The U.S. Army plans to buy Gumstix‘ embedded computing modules to support a system that works to evaluate soldier performance, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes the Army intends to acquire 2,964 GUM3703E Overo EarthSTORM embedded computing modules from Gumstix through a sole-source deal. The Army program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation will use Overo […] More

  • Raytheon to Support Navy's Rolling Airframe Missile Weapon Modernization Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Support Navy’s Rolling Airframe Missile Weapon Modernization Effort

    Raytheon has secured a potential $36.7 million contract option from the U.S. Navy for design agent and engineering services for the military branch’s ship self-defense weapon modernization initiative. The Defense Department said Monday Raytheon’s missile systems business will support the Navy’s efforts to update the Rolling Airframe Missile MK-31 guided missile weapon system. The company will provide design, systems, software […] More

  • Germany Picks Airbus to Operate Heron 1 UAS in Mali; Thomas Reinartz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Germany Picks Airbus to Operate Heron 1 UAS in Mali; Thomas Reinartz Comments

    Airbus Group has received a contract from Germany’s defense procurement agency to operate Israel Aerospace Industries-built Heron 1 unmanned aerial systems in support of German forces’ missions in Mali. Airbus’ defense and space business will begin UAS operations in Mali in November through February 2018, Airbus said Thursday. Thomas Reinartz, head of sales for unmanned […] More

  • Reuters: Lockheed Eyes New MBDA Proposal on Potential $5B German Missile Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Lockheed Eyes New MBDA Proposal on Potential $5B German Missile Defense System

    Lockheed Martin has said it expects its partner MBDA to submit a proposal to Germany’s defense ministry by early August to begin negotiations with the country’s government on a potential $4.5 billion missile defense system, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes that Rick Edwards, executive vice president of Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, has indicated negotiations for the Medium Extended Air Defense System could start […] More