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  • Navy, SkySafe to Test Mobile Anti-Drone Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, SkySafe to Test Mobile Anti-Drone Platform

    The U.S. Navy‘s Special Warfare Command has awarded SkySafe a $1.5 million contract to test the company’s counter-unmanned aerial systems platform, FCW reported Thursday. SkySafe CEO Grant Jordan told FCW that the company’s anti-UAS system is designed to support installation on vehicles and use early detection and radio signal jamming to protect against enemy drones. Jordan added […] More

  • ManTech Lands Marine Systems Engineering Support Task Order; Daniel Keefe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Lands Marine Systems Engineering Support Task Order; Daniel Keefe Comments

    ManTech International has received a five-year, $21 million task order to support the U.S. Marine Corps‘ systems engineering, interoperability, architecture and technology programs. The company said Tuesday it will work to boost integration and interoperability of systems across Marine Corps, naval, joint and Defense Department programs under the task order. Daniel Keefe, president and chief operating officer […] More

  • ManTech Lands 5-Year Navy Fleet Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Lands 5-Year Navy Fleet Support Contract

    ManTech International has received a five-year, $39 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Combat Direction Systems Activity to help maintain systems on U.S. Navy ships. The company said Friday it will deliver support to NSWCDD’s documentation management function and computer build and installation program under the contract. CDSA works to update and maintain systems on aircraft […] More

  • Lockheed-Raytheon JV to Provide Army Javelin Rounds, Engineering Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Raytheon JV to Provide Army Javelin Rounds, Engineering Services

    A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon has secured a $56.8 million contract modification to supply containerized rounds, electronics, command launch units for the U.S. Army‘s Javelin man-portable anti-tank missile system. Javelin Joint Venture will also provide non-recurring engineering services under the modification, the Defense Department said Friday. The JV developed the system to offer fire-and-forget and medium-range […] More

  • Former Army Acquisition Chief Katrina McFarland Joins Engility Board; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Army Acquisition Chief Katrina McFarland Joins Engility Board; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Katrina McFarland, former assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology at the U.S. Army, has joined Engility as a member of the board of directors. Engility said Friday she brings to the company her civil service experience at the Defense Department. “[McFarland] is one of the most accomplished defense leaders in the nation and brings more than 30 […] More

  • Comtech Lands USMC Award for Option 4 of Managed Satellite Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech Lands USMC Award for Option 4 of Managed Satellite Services Contract

    Comtech Telecommunications‘ command and control technologies group has secured a $14.5 million contract option from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku-band services for the U.S. Marine Corps‘ satellite network. DISA exercised the fourth-year option on a previously awarded contract for continued support to the military branch’s Tactical Satellite Communications Network, Comtech said Wednesday. The […] More

  • Lockheed Gets $51M Navy Contract Modification for F-35 Simulation, Software Modeling Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets $51M Navy Contract Modification for F-35 Simulation, Software Modeling Support

    Lockheed Martin has received a $50.8 million contract modification to help the U.S. Navy develop and integrate F-35 verification simulation and “in-a-box” software models. The obligated amount of $21.6 million at the time of award is from Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps research, development, test and evaluation funds in fiscal 2017, the Defense Department said Wednesday. […] More

  • Leidos to Support Navy Acoustic Trials, Research Activities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Support Navy Acoustic Trials, Research Activities

    Leidos has received a potential nine-month, $12 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Arderock Division to support acoustic trials and research activities at the U.S. Navy‘s Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility. The contract contains a six-month base period plus one three-month option and work will occur at various locations in Alaska, Washington and Mississippi, Leidos said Monday. Mike Chagnon, […] More

  • BAE's US Arm Taps CH2M to Help Implement Aircraft Landing Tech at Marine Corps, Navy Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE’s US Arm Taps CH2M to Help Implement Aircraft Landing Tech at Marine Corps, Navy Facilities

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has selected CH2M to support the installation of airfield and shore-based landing systems at more than 35 U.S. Marine Corps and Navy facilities globally. The two companies will collaborate to help the Navy’s air traffic control systems division implement the Instrument Landing System and Instrument Carrier Landing System as part of the service branch’s Air Traffic Control […] More

  • Booz Allen to Support Navy C2 Program Office Under $72M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen to Support Navy C2 Program Office Under $72M Contract

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a five-year, $72 million contract to help the U.S. Navy‘s Command and Control Program Office ensure that naval warfighters have access to situational awareness and tactical data. The company said Tuesday it will provide acquisition and program management support for all of PMW 150 command and control divisions. PMW 150 disseminates chemical-biological warnings, logistics […] More

  • USMC Orders Additional Oshkosh-Built Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USMC Orders Additional Oshkosh-Built Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Vehicles

    The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Oshkosh‘s defense business a delivery order valued at more than $33 million to build 54 more aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles. Oshkosh said Monday that it expects to field the initial P-19R vehicles next month and deliver a total of 164 units through 2019. Pat Williams, vice president and general manager of Army and Marine Corps programs at […] More

  • Navy Awards Sikorsky $55M Contract Modification for CH-53K Production Items - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Awards Sikorsky $55M Contract Modification for CH-53K Production Items

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary has received a $55 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead items needed to build four CH-53K  helicopters. The Defense Department said Monday the Navy will use the service branch’s fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement funds to cover the full obligated amount for lot 2 CH-53K low-rate initial production materials. Sikorsky […] More