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  • Lockheed-Leonardo Team Delivers F-35B to Italian Defense Ministry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Leonardo Team Delivers F-35B to Italian Defense Ministry

    A team composed of Lockheed Martin and Leonardo has delivered a short take-off/vertical landing variant of the F-35 fighter aircraft to Italy’s defense ministry. The ministry received the first F-35B produced outside the U.S. and assigned the STOVL jet to the Italian navy at a final assembly and check out facility in Cameri,  Lockheed said Thursday. Italy-based Leonardo and Lockheed jointly operate the […] More

  • Leonardo Delivers Upgraded Naval Vessel to Bahrain Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo Delivers Upgraded Naval Vessel to Bahrain Military

    Leonardo has completed the first unit delivery of an upgraded naval vessel to Bahrain’s navy, following an agreement signed in 2015. The delivery occurred in Mina Salman and covered the first of six Al Manama naval vessels with modernized weapon control systems, the company said Tuesday. The agreement also entails the provision of complementary training and logistics services. The effort […] More

  • Report: Qatar Plans BAE Hawk Trainer Aircraft Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Qatar Plans BAE Hawk Trainer Aircraft Procurement

    Qatar’s defense minister Khalid Bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah has said the country’s government looks to purchase nine BAE Systems-built Hawk trainer aircraft units, Dow Jones Newswires reported Wednesday. The report noted Qatar had planned to buy only six Hawk jet trainers. BAE closed on a potential $6.7 billion contract last month to supply 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar’s air force beginning […] More

  • Saab to Support EU-Funded Unmanned Maritime Tech Research Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Support EU-Funded Unmanned Maritime Tech Research Project

    Saab has been selected to join a European Union-funded research project that seeks to demonstrate the use of unmanned systems to increase situational awareness in naval environments. The OCEAN2020 project will include two live demonstrations slated to occur off the Italian Mediterranean coast sometime in 2019 and in the Baltic Sea during 2020, Saab said Tuesday. Saab will […] More

  • EU Picks Leonardo-Led Team for Maritime Surveillance Tech Research Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EU Picks Leonardo-Led Team for Maritime Surveillance Tech Research Program

    A Leonardo-led team has won a contract from the European Union’s defense agency to conduct research on maritime surveillance technologies. Leonardo said Friday it will carry out the OCEAN2020 research initiative alongside 42 partners from 15 European countries. OCEAN2020 will also involve the integration of unmanned vehicles in naval surveillance and interdiction missions. The integration effort will […] More

  • Research and Markets: Soldier Modernization Programs to Help Drive Man-Portable Electronics Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Soldier Modernization Programs to Help Drive Man-Portable Electronics Market Growth

    A new Research and Markets report predicts the global man-portable military electronics market will reach $6.4 billion by 2027 with a compound annual growth rate of 3.29 percent due to the increasing complexity of modern warfare techniques and soldier modernization efforts. The company said Friday it expects the communication segment to hold a market share of 56.7 percent over the […] More

  • Latvia State Border Guard Orders Leonardo-Built Multipurpose Helicopters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Latvia State Border Guard Orders Leonardo-Built Multipurpose Helicopters

    Leonardo has received a contract of an undisclosed value to supply two AW119Kx helicopters to Latvia’s state border guard. The contract has an option for an additional helicopter and related aircrew or maintenance technician training services, Leonardo said Tuesday. Leonardo is scheduled to deliver the initial AW119Kx units from a company facility in  Philadelphia is expected […] More

  • Report: 5 Firms Express Interest in Polish Fighter Aircraft Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: 5 Firms Express Interest in Polish Fighter Aircraft Program

    Five companies have formally submitted their interest to participate in the Polish defense ministry’s tender process for a fighter aircraft procurement effort, DefenseNews reported Thursday. The report said Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Leonardo and Saab applied for an opportunity to offer their respective combat jet platforms to Poland’s “Harpia” program. Warsaw-based Fights On Logistics sought participation in a […] More

  • Sierra Nevada-Turkish Aerospace Industries Team to Offer Trainer Aircraft for Air Force T-X Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada-Turkish Aerospace Industries Team to Offer Trainer Aircraft for Air Force T-X Program

    Sierra Nevada Corp. and Turkish Aerospace Industries have developed a trainer aircraft in order to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X program that seeks to replace the T-38 jet, Quwa reported Monday. Bilal Khan writes SNC and TAI established a Colorado-based subsidiary, Freedom Aircraft Ventures, to offer the Freedom Trainer aircraft. The Freedom Trainer jet will be equipped with […] More

  • Report: Leonardo Seeks Export Sales Growth Through New Marketing, Logistics Offices - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Leonardo Seeks Export Sales Growth Through New Marketing, Logistics Offices

    Leonardo aims to double the aerospace and defense conglomerate’s export sales over the next three years through the establishment of additional marketing offices and logistics facilities worldwide, Defense News reported Sunday. Lorenzo Mariani, chief commercial officer at Leonardo, was quoted as saying by Defense News that the company wants to build “a network of regional hubs” to […] More

  • Thales-Leonardo JV to Back Space Tech Devt Efforts Under NASA NextSTEP-2 Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales-Leonardo JV to Back Space Tech Devt Efforts Under NASA NextSTEP-2 Initiative

    A joint venture of Thales and Leonardo has received three contracts to produce technologies that can help NASA accomplish human space exploration missions and address commercialization objectives of the agency’s industry partners. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital ATK will collaborate with Thales Alenia Space under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 initiative as part of efforts to expand architectures designed […] More

  • Report: US Expresses Optimism on Germany’s Tornado Fighter Jet Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: US Expresses Optimism on Germany’s Tornado Fighter Jet Replacement Program

    A U.S. military official said the country is confident that there are U.S.-manufactured fighter jets that can compete to replace Germany’s fleet of 85 Tornado fighter aircraft, Reuters reported Thursday. The official’s statement came days after the German defense ministry said it considers the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft as its primary option to replace its Tornado jets by 2025. The […] More