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  • Sabre Industries, Module X Solutions Form JV in Louisiana; Peter Sandore Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sabre Industries, Module X Solutions Form JV in Louisiana; Peter Sandore Comments

    Sabre Industries has formed a joint venture with shelter provider Module X Solutions, adding to Sabre Building Systems’ production space with 50 acres of staging area to help expand their product line and global presence. The parties said Thursday their Louisiana-based facilities in Shreveport and Bossier City will enable them to leverage their engineering and manufacturing capabilities to meet customer needs and […] More

  • Airbus, Finmeccanica JV Names Patrick de Castelbajac CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus, Finmeccanica JV Names Patrick de Castelbajac CEO

    Patrick de Castelbajac has been appointed CEO of French aviation firm ATR, a joint venture of Airbus Group and Finmeccanica‘s Alenia Aermacchi. Airbus said Monday the appointment follows the end of Filippo Bagnato’s four-year mandate as CEO in May. De Castelbajac has experience in both legal and aeronautical fields, previously working with MBDA before joining Baker & McKenzie as a lawyer. He […] More

  • Pentagon Approves Lockheed-MBDA JV's 'Friend or Foe' System; Dave Berganini Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pentagon Approves Lockheed-MBDA JV’s ‘Friend or Foe’ System; Dave Berganini Comments

    A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and MBDA has obtained federal certification for a technology that works to identify non-hostile aircraft during combat operations. The Defense Department‘s International AIMS Program Office has certified the MEADS International-built Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe tool for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, Lockheed said Wednesday. Dave Berganini, president […] More

  • Bill Boyd: Hygeia Solutions Partners to Update NIH Clinical Center's Decision Support System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Boyd: Hygeia Solutions Partners to Update NIH Clinical Center’s Decision Support System

    The Hygeia Solutions Partners joint venture will help the National Institutes of Health update, maintain and run an executive information system for the agency’s clinical research organization under a $3.4 million contract. NIH awarded the multi-year EIS support contract to the venture through the Chief Information Officers – Solutions and Partners 3 contract vehicle, IntelliDyne said Wednesday. Hygeia […] More

  • Lockheed, SABIC Form JV for Carbon Nanostructures; Dale Bennett Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, SABIC Form JV for Carbon Nanostructures; Dale Bennett Comments

    Lockheed Martin and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. have agreed to establish a joint venture that will develop and sell carbon nanostructure materials and infused products to various industries in Saudi Arabia. SABIC, a petrochemical manufacturer partly owned by the Saudi Arabian government, aims to expand into specialty-based markets by teaming up with Lockheed Martin, SABIC […] More

  • John Heller: PAE-Interserve JV Extends Partnership With UK Defense Infrastructure Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Heller: PAE-Interserve JV Extends Partnership With UK Defense Infrastructure Agency

    A joint venture between PAE and construction firm Interserve has won a potential 10-year, $544 million contract to help the U.K.’s defense ministry manage its 469,500-acre National Training Estate and 30 other sites across the country. Landmarc Support Services will also provide rural estate and land management services to support the ministry’s environmental stewardship and conservation efforts, PAE said Monday. […] More

  • Northrop JV Continues to Support Saudi Arabian National Guard; Walid Abukhaled Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop JV Continues to Support Saudi Arabian National Guard; Walid Abukhaled Comments

    Northrop Grumman‘s joint venture has recently marked the anniversary of its aviation support to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of National Guard, which began with the delivery and integration of 12 MD530F rotary-wing aircraft in May 2013. “This is a significant milestone for our partnership and we look forward to continued program excellence,” Bob Coffey, general manager of the joint […] More

  • Siemens, Chinese Carmaker Form Automotive Drive Tech JV; Siegfried Russwurm Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens, Chinese Carmaker Form Automotive Drive Tech JV; Siegfried Russwurm Comments

    Siemens AG and China-based Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. Ltd. have formed a joint venture to develop electric powertrain systems for the Chinese green drive-technologies market. The Beijing Siemens Automotive E-Drive System JV will be established to produce electric drivetrain parts such as power-electronics and electric motors, Siemens said Sunday. The company aims to help […] More

  • Lockheed-Boeing JV to Use Curtiss-Wright Ethernet Switch on Launch Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Boeing JV to Use Curtiss-Wright Ethernet Switch on Launch Vehicles

    Curtiss-Wright‘s defense solutions unit will provide Ethernet switches to the United Launch Alliance for Atlas V and Delta IV rockets under a $2 million contract, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. John Keller writes the Lockheed Martin and Boeing joint venture selected Curtiss-Wright’s rugged commercial off-the-shelf Parvus DuraNET 3000 for the U.S. Air Force‘s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. ULA will use the switch pre-launch […] More

  • Accenture-Siemens JV to Offer Utilities Grid Mgmt Tools, Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture-Siemens JV to Offer Utilities Grid Mgmt Tools, Services

    Accenture and Siemens have launched a joint venture that will focus on providing smart grid technology and managed services in the energy market. Munich-based OMNETRIC Group will work to combine Accenture’s consulting and systems integration services with Siemens’ energy management platforms, Accenture said Tuesday. The integrated offerings are designed to help utilities manage electric grid infrastructures, metering […] More

  • Leidos Wins Contract to Support Annapolis Md. Facility; Sam Gordy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Wins Contract to Support Annapolis Md. Facility; Sam Gordy Comments

    Leidos has won a five-year prime contract worth an estimated $16 million from Boston Properties and Konterra Realty to support information technology, help desk services, security and facilities management at a multi-tenant facility. Work under the contract, which is part of the Facility Mega Center Operations and Maintenance vehicle, will be performed at Annapolis Junction, Md., Leidos said Monday. Sam Gordy, Leidos group […] More

  • Parsons JV to Advise on Design of Qatar Railway Network; Guy Mehula Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons JV to Advise on Design of Qatar Railway Network; Guy Mehula Comments

    Parsons‘ joint venture with engineering and consulting group Systra has won a design consultancy services contract for the Qatar Long Distance Railway Network, which will carry cargo and passengers within Qatar and to adjacent countries. The 248.5-mile railway will connect Qatar to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain as part of the Gulf Cooperation Council rail network and the under-construction Doha Metro, Parsons said […] More