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  • Boeing, Saudi Partners to Form JV for Future Rotorcraft Support Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Saudi Partners to Form JV for Future Rotorcraft Support Center

    Boeing will form a joint venture with Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries and Alsalam Aircraft Company to open the Saudi Rotorcraft Support Center in Riyadh and Jeddah. Boeing said Wednesday the center will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the sustainment of Saudi Arabia’s commercial and defense helicopters. The country’s rotorcraft fleet includes Boeing’s AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook and AH-6i. Leanne Caret, […] More

  • BAE-Rockwell Collins JV to Provide MIDS Terminals for US, Allied Forces - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-Rockwell Collins JV to Provide MIDS Terminals for US, Allied Forces

    A joint venture of BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins will provide its Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminals to support voice and data communications for U.S. and allied forces under an $18.3 million contract. Rockwell Collins said Wednesday the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command selected Data Link Solutions to deliver MIDS-LVT to the U.S. Navy, Air Force […] More

  • Carl Marchetto Named Commercial Satellite VP, GM at Lockheed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carl Marchetto Named Commercial Satellite VP, GM at Lockheed

    Carl Marchetto, formerly president and CEO of business development consulting firm Polaris Associates, has been appointed vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s commercial satellite business, Denver Business Journal reported Tuesday. Marchetto succeeds Mike Hamel, who will oversee a joint venture between Lockheed and telecommunications firms in Saudi Arabia, Greg Avery writes. Marchetto is a […] More

  • CH2M Hill-Clark Nexsen JV Gets Option 4 Work for Potential $300M Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CH2M Hill-Clark Nexsen JV Gets Option 4 Work for Potential $300M Navy Contract

    The joint venture of CH2M Hill and Clark Nexsen will provide architect, engineering and design services to the U.S. Navy under a $60 million contract modification for option 4 of a previously awarded contract. The Defense Department said Friday CH2M Hill Clark Nexsen Energy Partners JV will support the Navy’s energy-efficient projects and services at various naval shore infrastructure. Support […] More

  • CSC, HCL Forge Banking Software Services JV; Anant Gupta, Mike Lawrie Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSC, HCL Forge Banking Software Services JV; Anant Gupta, Mike Lawrie Comment

    Computer Sciences Corp. and HCL Technologies have formed a banking software and services joint venture with the goal of helping clients modernize their platforms. CSC will combine its banking, cards, payments, software and product development with HCL’s product engineering and application implementation services to establish the business, the companies said Thursday. Anant Gupta, president and […] More

  • NJ Info Sharing Group, FS-ISAC Launch Financial Sector Cyber Analysis Partnership; Bill Nelson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NJ Info Sharing Group, FS-ISAC Launch Financial Sector Cyber Analysis Partnership; Bill Nelson Comments

    The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell has signed an agreement with the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center in an effort to help protect New Jersey-based banks from potential cyber attacks. NJCCIC and FS-ISAC will use a platform dubbed Soltra Edge to facilitate exchanges of threat intelligence between their two security operations facilities […] More

  • BAE-Nexter JV to Build Cannon Tech for UK's Ground Combat Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE-Nexter JV to Build Cannon Tech for UK’s Ground Combat Vehicles

    A BAE Systems–Nexter joint venture has been awarded a $233 million contract to manufacture 40mm cannon systems for integration onto the British army’s Scout and Warrior armored fighting vehicles. The British army will receive 515 CTA International-built cased telescoped cannons during the next seven years, BAE said July 1. Initial delivery is scheduled to occur […] More

  • Lockheed-Raytheon JV Conducts Javelin Missile Demonstration; John Halvey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Raytheon JV Conducts Javelin Missile Demonstration; John Halvey Comments

    A joint venture o Lockfheed Martin and Raytheon has test-fired Javelin missiles during a demonstration before a group of international military customers at Alabama-based Redstone Arsenal. Lockheed said Tuesday the Javelin Joint Venture conducted the tests with the U.S. Army and fired the missiles from three different launchers such as a command launch unit, a remote weapon station-based […] More

  • Tony Frazier: DigitalGlobe-Saab JV Sees Market Opportunity for 3-D Model of Earth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tony Frazier: DigitalGlobe-Saab JV Sees Market Opportunity for 3-D Model of Earth

    The new joint venture between DigitalGlobe and Saab seeks to accelerate the companies’ existing work toward delivering a 3-D model of Earth using their combined technologies and partner on distribution efforts, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes that the Vricon joint venture will integrate 3-D computer processing and satellite imaging technologies in efforts to meet the needs of […] More

  • DigitalGlobe, Saab Form 3D Geospatial Modeling JV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe, Saab Form 3D Geospatial Modeling JV

    DigitalGlobe and Saab have created a joint venture to offer three-dimensional Earth imagery and elevation data products to commercial and government organizations. The companies said Tuesday that Vricon aims to integrate a Saab-made 3D imaging technology and DigitalGlobe’s database of satellite images to develop new geospatial products. The business will initially focus on producing topographic […] More

  • Tetra Tech-Mason & Hangar JV to Support USACE Architectural, Engineering Design Activities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech-Mason & Hangar JV to Support USACE Architectural, Engineering Design Activities

    A joint venture of Tetra Tech and Mason & Hangar Group has received a five-year, $45 million contract to provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Mobile District with architectural and engineering design services. Tetra Tech said Tuesday the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery contract is in support of USACE’s master planning and facility design activities and value engineering studies. The company will also […] More

  • Boeing Buys Stake in SoftBank’s SATCOM JV; Craig Cooning, Mark Spiwak Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Buys Stake in SoftBank’s SATCOM JV; Craig Cooning, Mark Spiwak Comment

    Boeing has purchased an equity stake in a SoftBank-backed joint venture that develops satellite-based disaster response communications concepts for Japan. SoftBank Satellite Planning Corp. will work to develop, assess and forward satellite concepts to Japan’s ministry of internal affairs and communications, Boeing said Monday. Craig Cooning, president of Boeing’s network and space systems business, said the company intends to […] More