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  • RFID Global's Enterprise Software Receives Army Certificate of Networthiness, ATO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RFID Global’s Enterprise Software Receives Army Certificate of Networthiness, ATO

    The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command has awarded RFID Global Solution a certificate of networthiness and authority to operate for the company’s Visi-Trac 3.x enterprise software through June 7, 2019. The certification serves to help the company facilitate automated inventory management and asset tracking through its software and establish compliance with the Army’s data and security standards, RFID Global said Tuesday. Visi-Trac […] More

  • Navy Seeks Info on Vertical Take-Off & Landing Small Drone Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Info on Vertical Take-Off & Landing Small Drone Sources

    The Department of the Navy has begun its search for potential industry sources of a small unmanned aerial system designed to perform vertical take-off and landing operations. A FedBizOpps notice posted Oct. 12 says the VTOL-based small UAS will work to help the U.S. Marine Corps perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in any environmental conditions. […] More

  • Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon to Develop Landing Guidance Tool for F-35, Drones Under $255M Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon to Develop Landing Guidance Tool for F-35, Drones Under $255M Navy Contract

    Raytheon will work to develop and produce a Joint Precision Approach and Landing System for integration with the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft and unmanned aerial systems under the potential six-year, $255 million contract with the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday the contract could reach $270 million in total value if the service branch exercises all options. […] More

  • Air Force, Raytheon to Continue GPS Operational Control System Modernization Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force, Raytheon to Continue GPS Operational Control System Modernization Work

    The U.S. Air Force can continue its program to develop a new ground-based command system for the military branch’s GPS satellite constellation after Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall certified the project to Congress, DoD News reported Friday. Karen Parrish writes Raytheon, the prime contractor on the $5.46 billion GPS Advanced Control Segment, works with DoD procurement officials to address challenges […] More

  • USDA’s Forest Service Seeks Geospatial Professional Support Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USDA’s Forest Service Seeks Geospatial Professional Support Sources

    The Agriculture Department’s Forest Service has started its search for potential industry sources of professional services in the areas of geographic information systems, GPS, cartography, remote sensing and other geospatial activities. The Forest Service said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday the sources sought notice is part of the agency’s market research effort for a potential […] More

  • Raytheon Conducts Risk Reduction Functional Tests on Air Force's GPS Ground Control Segment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Conducts Risk Reduction Functional Tests on Air Force’s GPS Ground Control Segment

    Raytheon has completed a series of risk reduction functional checkouts on the ground control segment of the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Positioning System satellites. The company said Wednesday its team conducted tests on GPS Operational Control System Block 1 components with a focus on OCX software. The test involved the integration of OCX Block 1 master control station with […] More

  • L-3 Achieves Air Force Military GPS Security Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 Achieves Air Force Military GPS Security Certification

    L-3 Communications has completed a U.S. Air Force security certification process for the company’s GPS system for military users. L-3 said Wednesday its Military Code GPS User Equipment is built and certified through the Air Force’s MGUE program administered by the GPS directorate of Los Angeles Air Force Base’s Space and Missile Systems Center. An independent government team ran the certification assessment of […] More

  • NovAtel's GPS Anti-Jamming & Interference Tech to Support DoD Information Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NovAtel’s GPS Anti-Jamming & Interference Tech to Support DoD Information Network

    NovAtel has received an order from the U.S. Naval Observatory for its anti-jamming antenna system in efforts to address the core controlled reception pattern antenna requirements of the Defense Department‘s main global enterprise network. The company said Monday its GPS Anti-Jam Technology will serve to support the DoD Information Network, which facilitates voice, data, video and bandwidth services. “GAJT has now been shipped and is […] More

  • Navy Exercises $50M BAE Contract Option for Destroyer Ship Gun Updates - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Exercises $50M BAE Contract Option for Destroyer Ship Gun Updates

    The U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems has secured a $50 million contract option to incorporate the Mod 4 configuration into an additional four Mk 45 naval gun systems onboard U.S. Navy guided missile destroyers. The company said Tuesday the exercised option brings the full value of BAE Systems Inc.‘s Mk 45 modernization contract with the service branch to $130 million. The Mod 4 configuration will […] More

  • CrowdOptic, SOFWERX Partner to Develop Target-Locating Mobile App for USSOCOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CrowdOptic, SOFWERX Partner to Develop Target-Locating Mobile App for USSOCOM

    CrowdOptic has entered into an alliance with SOFWERX to deploy a mobile application that will work to help U.S. Special Operations Command field operatives relay data on specified targets to central command. The app will utilize CrowdOptic’s focal clustering technology and proprietary algorithms to deliver live-streams of targets and their GPS location, CrowdOptic said Thursday. “SOF partner forces typically rely on personal cell […] More

  • Lockheed Hands 2,000th Air Force JASSM Missile; Jason Denney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Hands 2,000th Air Force JASSM Missile; Jason Denney Comments

    Lockheed Martin has built and delivered its 2,000th Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile  system to the U.S. Air Force under the company’s lot 12 production contract. The company said Tuesday it began work on batch 12 of baseline JASSM cruise missiles and JASSM-Extended Range missiles in January. Jason Denney, program director of long-range strike systems at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, said that U.S. […] More

  • VA Requests Info on GPS Vehicle Tracking Platform Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Requests Info on GPS Vehicle Tracking Platform Sources

    The Department of Veterans Affairs wants information from potential industry sources of a web-based platform designed to track GPS-equipped vehicles within the continental U.S. A sources sought notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps stated that VA seeks vendors who can provide hardware, installation, training, monthly wireless GPS vehicle tracking and fleet management services. VA requires equipment and software that are compatible with the Las Vegas […] More