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  • Navy Solicits Bids for USS Fitzgerald Retrieval Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Solicits Bids for USS Fitzgerald Retrieval Contract

    The U.S. Navy has begun to solicit proposals for a contract to transport the damaged USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer back to U.S., United Press International reported Wednesday. The service branch is currently investigating the collision of USS Fitzgerald with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Honshu, Japan, in June. The Navy posted a solicitation notice on […] More

  • IBM to Offer Free Consulting Services Via 'Smarter Cities' Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Offer Free Consulting Services Via ‘Smarter Cities’ Challenge

    IBM has selected five municipalities across the world to receive pro bono consulting services from the company’s teams of experts on issues related to public safety, immigration, economic development and affordable housing as part of the Smarter Cities Challenge program. The company picked San Jose, California; Busan, South Korea; San Isidro, Argentina; Yamagata City, Japan; […] More

  • Dan Schultz: Lockheed Sees Germany, Israel, Japan as Potential CH-53K Helicopter Buyers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan Schultz: Lockheed Sees Germany, Israel, Japan as Potential CH-53K Helicopter Buyers

    Lockheed Martin expects Germany and Israel to place orders for the Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, Reuters reported Wednesday. Dan Schultz, president of Lockheed’s Sikorsky helicopter unit, told reporters at the Paris Airshow that Japan could potentially follow suit since the country flies an earlier version of the helicopter. Schultz noted that Israel has requested pricing for 20 helicopters. Germany’s […] More

  • Lockheed: Japan Rolls Out 1st Locally Assembled F-35A Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed: Japan Rolls Out 1st Locally Assembled F-35A Aircraft

    Japan has unveiled its first locally-assembled, Lockheed Martin-made F-35A fighter aircraft at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries‘ F-35 final assembly and check out facility in Nagoya. Lockheed said Monday MHI operates the F-35 FACO in Japan with technical support from Lockheed personnel and oversight from U.S. government officials. The launch ceremony was attended by Japanese and U.S. government and defense industry […] More

  • Lockheed Unit to Provide Towed Array Units, Engineering Services Under Navy Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unit to Provide Towed Array Units, Engineering Services Under Navy Contract Modification

    Lockheed Martin‘s mission systems and training unit has received a nearly $42 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to deliver TB-37 Multi-Function Towed Array production units, accessories, shipping products and engineering services. The Defense Department said Friday the modification exercises options in a previously awarded contract and includes purchases for the Navy and a foreign military sales […] More

  • Parsons Lands $70M Contract for MDA Facility Mgmt Advisory, Assistance Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Lands $70M Contract for MDA Facility Mgmt Advisory, Assistance Services

    Parsons has received a potential five-year, $70 million contract for advisory and assistance services to the Missile Defense Agency‘s facilities, military construction and the environmental management directorate. The Defense Department said Tuesday that Parsons’ government services unit will advise and assist MDA on construction oversight, demolition and disposal, deployment, lifecycle management, site activation, sustainment and integration efforts. Work will occur through June […] More

  • General Dynamics to Produce Missile Fire Control System Equipment for 2 Int'l Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Produce Missile Fire Control System Equipment for 2 Int’l Clients

    General Dynamics has been awarded a $40.8 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to supply two foreign countries with missile fire control system equipment and engineering services. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification combines purchases from South Korea and Japan under separate foreign military sales deals with the U.S. government. General Dynamics’ ordinance and tactical systems business will produce MK 82 director […] More

  • Reports: HPE Unveils Regional HQ, Incubator Program in Singapore - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: HPE Unveils Regional HQ, Incubator Program in Singapore

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise has established a Singapore-based regional headquarters in a push to help address a demand for new technologies across the Asia-Pacific and Japanese markets, Nikkei Asian Review reported Tuesday. HPE said it foresees “strong growth” opportunities in the internet of things and hybrid information technology sectors in Singapore, Japan, Australia and India, according to the report. The regional office has […] More

  • Northrop Secures Contract Funds for E-2D Aircraft Delivery to Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Secures Contract Funds for E-2D Aircraft Delivery to Japan

    Northrop Grumman‘s military aircraft systems business has received an $11.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead time materials, components, parts and other services that will support the delivery of an E–2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to Japan. The Defense Department said Thursday the Navy will obligate the full amount of the modification from foreign military sales funds […] More

  • Lockheed to Update Japan's Apache Helicopter Sensors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Japan’s Apache Helicopter Sensors

    Lockheed Martin has secured contracts of undisclosed value to update the sensor systems of Japan’s AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters and carry out performance based logistics support. The company said Wednesday it will supply 14 laser designation kits through 2020 to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor systems of the Japanese army. The […] More

  • Raytheon to Refresh AMRAAM Guidance Under $65M Air Force Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Refresh AMRAAM Guidance Under $65M Air Force Contract Option

    Raytheon has received a $64.6 million contract option from the U.S. Air Force to update the guidance section of a company-built air-to-air missile system. The Defense Department said Thursday Raytheon will continue to support form, fit, function and refresh efforts for the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile‘s guidance segment. The contract includes foreign military sales to Norway, Turkey, […] More

  • Hitachi to Resell DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery Products, Services in Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hitachi to Resell DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery Products, Services in Japan

    Hitachi has agreed to distribute DigitalGlobe‘s satellite imagery products and services in the Japanese market under a commercial reseller agreement. DigitalGlobe said Friday Hitachi launched a satellite imagery distribution service and will offer 30-centimeter resolution images from the former’s constellation of satellites to companies, news organizations, municipal offices and government agencies in Japan. Hitachi has also appointed Japan Space Imaging as […] More