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  • 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

  • Report: Army Eyes Midsize Unmanned Cargo Air Vehicle to Address Soldier Load Weight Issue - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army Eyes Midsize Unmanned Cargo Air Vehicle to Address Soldier Load Weight Issue

    The U.S. Army seeks a midsize unmanned cargo air vehicle that can help reduce soldiers’ loads by eliminating the need for them to carry mission equipment and emergency supplies, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. Lt. Col. Jeremy Gottshall, autonomous aerial resupply capability manager at the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, said at an industry event hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International that the […] More

  • General Dynamics Tests 4G Tactical Network at USMC Ship-to-Shore Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Tests 4G Tactical Network at USMC Ship-to-Shore Demo

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has tested a 4G tactical broadband communications network during the U.S. Marine Corps‘ Ship-to-Shore Maneuver, Exploration and Experimentation event in California. The company said Wednesday its engineering team streamed video at a 62-mile distance between a tactical antenna mounted on San Clemente island and an antenna deployed at Red Beach in Camp Pendleton. General Dynamics […] More

  • CH2M to Repair Navy, Marine Corps Facilities Under Contingency Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CH2M to Repair Navy, Marine Corps Facilities Under Contingency Contract

    CH2M has secured task order funds from the U.S. Navy to support repair efforts at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany and at the Philadelphia Navy Yard under a previously awarded global contingency contract. The Defense Department said Wednesday CH2M will repair and demolish buildings at the Marine Corps Logistics Base in the aftermath of a natural disaster as well […] More

  • Lockheed Gets Milestone C Approval for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets Milestone C Approval for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter

    Lockheed Martin has received Milestone C approval to transition the Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion helicopter to the low-rate initial production phase. Lockheed said Tuesday the CH-53K aircraft was granted the approval after it completed production readiness reviews and initial operational assessment by the U.S. Marine Corps in October 2016. The helicopter also completed its Defense Acquisition […] More

  • General Dynamics Orders Rocket Illuminating Flares From Orbital ATK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Orders Rocket Illuminating Flares From Orbital ATK

    Orbital ATK has secured a contract modification from General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems business to supply visible and infrared illuminating flares for Hydra-70 rockets. The follow-on order is meant to address the U.S. government’s requirement for M257 and M278 rocket warheads that work to provide tactical illumination in visible and infrared spectra, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. General Dynamics awarded Orbital […] More

  • Lockheed to Provide F-35 Integrated Core Processor Support Under $65M Navy Delivery Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Provide F-35 Integrated Core Processor Support Under $65M Navy Delivery Order

    Lockheed Martin has secured a two-year, $64.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to perform work on integrated core processor of the company-built F-35 fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Friday Lockheed will help address manufacturing sources constraints projected under F-35 Lot 15 production in support of the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and international partners. […] More

  • Purdue Secures Grants for 6 Research Projects on Alternative Energy Sources for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Purdue Secures Grants for 6 Research Projects on Alternative Energy Sources for Navy

    The U.S. Navy has awarded $2.7 million in grants to six research teams from Purdue University as part of efforts to identify or develop alternative sources of energy to power naval assets. The university said Monday the interdisciplinary teams each received $450,000 under the Navy Enterprise Partnership Teaming with Universities for National Excellence program to support their respective […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils 'Paragon' Direct Attack Munition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unveils ‘Paragon’ Direct Attack Munition

    Lockheed Martin has introduced the Paragon brand name for the company’s dual-mode, laser-guided bombs. The Bethesda, Maryland-based defense contractor said Thursday Paragon is guided by an inertial navigation system and designed to engage fixed, relocatable and moving targets. Joe Serra, director of precision guided systems at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, said the direct attack munition […] More

  • Northrop, Marine Corps Demo G/ATOR Radar's Weapon Tracking Function - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Marine Corps Demo G/ATOR Radar’s Weapon Tracking Function

    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Marine Corps have tested the AN/TPS-80 ground/air task-oriented radar system’s capacity to detect and track various types of rocket, artillery and mortar rounds. The company said Thursday the three-week demonstration involved 40 different weapon scenarios and 700 live shots. The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop a potential four-year, $376 million contract in September 2016  to produce […] More

  • Executive Profile: Shaun Bierweiler, Hortonworks Public Sector VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Shaun Bierweiler, Hortonworks Public Sector VP

    Shaun Bierweiler serves as vice president of public sector at Hortonworks, where he oversees the company’s work with U.S. federal, state, local and education customers. The government information technology industry veteran came to Hortonworks in November 2016 after he previously served as sales director at Red Hat and held responsibility over Defense Department and federal systems integrators in that capacity. At Red […] More