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  • Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support

    UltiSat has received a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to provide aerial data collection, ground-based processing, exploitation and dissemination support services to the U.S. Army. The two companies will collaborate to support the Army’s Sensor Systems-Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program under a potential $733 million task order the military branch awarded in June, UltiSat said Thursday. UltiSat noted its ISR […] More

  • Boeing to Support U.K. P-8A Aircraft Production Under $68M Navy Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Support U.K. P-8A Aircraft Production Under $68M Navy Contract Modification

    Boeing has landed a $68.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead parts needed for the production of P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime patrol aircraft for the U.K. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will also provide manufacturing support for two full-rate production 4 Lot 8 P-8As under the foreign military sales program. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More

  • Elbit Systems Launches Mini Drone for Maritime ISR Applications; Elad Aharonson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Launches Mini Drone for Maritime ISR Applications; Elad Aharonson Comments

    Elbit Systems has introduced a mini unmanned aerial system designed to help small vessels perform maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition operations. The company’s Skylark C UAS has an electro-optical payload, thermal imager, inertial navigation system and a color daylight camera designed for use in daytime and night-time surveillance missions, Elbit Systems said Tuesday. […] More

  • Navy Taps Boeing’s Insitu for ScanEagle UAS Support Services to Iraq - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Boeing’s Insitu for ScanEagle UAS Support Services to Iraq

    Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary has received a potential one-year, $8.3 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to provide spares, related equipment and other support services for the ScanEagle unmanned aerial system. The Navy awarded the firm-fixed-price delivery contract in support of Iraq’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Insitu will perform work in Bingen, Washington […] More

  • Paul Stewart Joins ZMicro as Programs Director; Jason Wade Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Stewart Joins ZMicro as Programs Director; Jason Wade Comments

    Paul Stewart, an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance industry veteran and former senior executive at ForceX, has joined computing systems firm ZMicro as director of programs. He will oversee the lifecycle management of ZMicro’s programs with the Defense Department, ZMicro said Thursday. “Paul brings a tremendous depth of expertise in ISR and DoD program management,” said Jason Wade, president of […] More

  • Ball Aerospace, XTAR Demo High-Throughput ISR Service; Rob Freedman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace, XTAR Demo High-Throughput ISR Service; Rob Freedman Comments

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and XTAR have demonstrated a high-throughput intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance service on a C-130 hatch with the use of the former company’s AIRLINK X-1 antenna. AIRLINK X-1 was certified to access XTAR satellites after a terminal sent 4.5 megabits per second of data through the XTAR-LANT satellite during the demonstration that occurred […] More

  • ViaSat to Develop In-Flight Broadband, Comms Services for Air Force One; Ken Peterman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ViaSat to Develop In-Flight Broadband, Comms Services for Air Force One; Ken Peterman Comments

    ViaSat will develop global in-flight broadband and communications services for Air Force One and other aircraft for U.S. government senior officials under a $73.2 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded in June. Work under the contract will support the VC-25s, C-17s, C-32s, C-37s, C-40s and special air mission aircraft through ViaSat’s in-flight […] More

  • USAF to Assess Airworthiness of Textron AirLand Multimission Aircraft Under CRADA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF to Assess Airworthiness of Textron AirLand Multimission Aircraft Under CRADA

    The U.S. Air Force will perform an airworthiness test on a multimission aircraft built by a Textron and AirLand Enterprises joint venture under a cooperative research and development agreement, Defense News reported Thursday. Valerie Insinna writes the certification for Textron AirLand‘s Scorpion aircraft could lead to direct commercial sales to foreign militaries and accelerate the domestic purchase process for […] More

  • Elbit Systems to Deliver Thermal-Imaging Observation Systems to European Country - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems to Deliver Thermal-Imaging Observation Systems to European Country

    Elbit Systems has received multiple contracts worth approximately $30 million combined from a European country to deliver thermal-imaging observation systems over a one-year period. The company said Wednesday it will provide Long View CR, LOROSS and XACT observation systems to support all of the customers’s army command levels. LVCR is a long-range observation system for dismounted soldiers with day and night target acquisition functions, […] More

  • John Koziol: L-3 Eyes US Military Allies as Potential Spydr II Aircraft Buyers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Koziol: L-3 Eyes US Military Allies as Potential Spydr II Aircraft Buyers

    An official with L-3 Communications has said the company is ready to offer to international customers a new aircraft designed to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, FlightGlobal said Wednesday. Craig Hoyle writes John Koziol, vice president of ISR systems at L-3, made the announcement after the company launched the Spydr II aircraft at the […] More

  • Army Rapid Equipping Force Orders CyPhy Works' 'PARC' Tethered Drone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Rapid Equipping Force Orders CyPhy Works’ ‘PARC’ Tethered Drone

    The U.S. Army‘s Rapid Equipping Force has placed an order to CyPhy Works for a Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications tethered unmanned aerial system designed to perform long-endurance flights. CyPhy Works said Monday the PARC’s Kevlar-strengthened microfilament tether acts as its power supply to support the drone in flights over hundreds of hours and facilitate communication and video services. PARC works to give […] More

  • Drone Aviation Unveils New Heavy-Lift Tethered Drone; Jay Nussbaum Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation Unveils New Heavy-Lift Tethered Drone; Jay Nussbaum Comments

    Drone Aviation has launched a new heavy-lift, higher-altitude tethered unmanned aerial system designed for persistent military operations. The Bolt coaxial tethered helicopter is part of Drone Aviation’s portfolio of drones and is set for exhibit at ADS‘ Warrior Expo East this week at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Drone Aviation said Wednesday. Jay Nussbaum, chairman and CEO of […] More