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  • Raytheon to Supply IFF Transponders for US, Norwegian C-130 Planes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Supply IFF Transponders for US, Norwegian C-130 Planes

    Raytheon‘s space and airborne systems business has received a $30.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide new and updated APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe transponders for C-130H and C-130J military transport planes. The Defense Department said Friday the firm-fixed-price contract includes a $725,000 foreign military sale of the IFF transponders to Norway. Work will occur through Feb. 29, 2020, […] More

  • Inmarsat Seeks to Drive Maritime Digitalization Efforts Through New Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Seeks to Drive Maritime Digitalization Efforts Through New Office

    Inmarsat has opened an office at the Norwegian Maritime Competence Center in Alesund, Norway, in a push to help accelerate adoption of digital technology within the shipping industry. Inmarsat said Wednesday it established the facility to support Norway’s maritime community and help third-party organizations leverage the company’s Fleet Xpress maritime broadband technology via the Certified Applications Provider […] More

  • Lithuania Awards $127M Contract for Support on Raytheon/Kongsberg-Produced Air Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lithuania Awards $127M Contract for Support on Raytheon/Kongsberg-Produced Air Defense System

    Kongsberg‘s defense and aerospace business has secured an estimated $126.8 million contract from Lithuania’s defense ministry for the delivery of an air defense system that the company jointly developed with Raytheon. The contract covers the delivery of additional equipment, training and integrated logistics support as well as services to refurbish and incorporate components supplied by the […] More

  • Saab to Update Norway's Air Surveillance Radars - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Update Norway’s Air Surveillance Radars

    NATO has awarded Saab a contract of an undisclosed value to modernize three ground-based phased array radars that were built to help the Norwegian air force military detect aerial threats. Saab said Wednesday it will update software and replace obsolete hardware of SINDRE I air surveillance radars in Norway. SINDRE I is equipped with a programmable digital signal processor and radar […] More

  • FLIR to Supply Mini Aerial Reconnaissance Systems to Australian Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FLIR to Supply Mini Aerial Reconnaissance Systems to Australian Army

    FLIR Systems has received a $6.8 million order to manufacture pocket-sized unmanned aerial vehicles in support of the Australian army’s surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The military branch ordered Flir’s Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems for full operational deployment at the platoon and troop levels, FLIR said Tuesday. The company previously supplied Black Hornet PRS to the Australian army […] More

  • Lockheed to Develop, Maintain Simulation Training App for Navy Combat Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Develop, Maintain Simulation Training App for Navy Combat Systems

    Lockheed Martin‘s Canadian arm has received a potential five-year, $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a computer-based networked system designed to aid operation and corrective maintenance training for multiple combat systems. The Defense Department said Friday that Lockheed Martin Canada will also help the Navy’s Center for Surface Combat Systems maintain and update the Visual […] More

  • Accenture Survey: 73% of Govt Technology Leaders Cite Security, Privacy as Potential Emerging Tech Advantages - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Survey: 73% of Govt Technology Leaders Cite Security, Privacy as Potential Emerging Tech Advantages

    Seventy-three percent of 774 government technology leaders who responded to a global survey by Accenture said they believe the use of emerging technology can help public agencies secure data and protect privacy. Accenture said Wednesday it surveyed government technology leaders from nine countries about emerging technologies such as analytics, predictive modeling, internet of things, automation, biometrics and […] More

  • Raytheon to Refresh AMRAAM Guidance Under $65M Air Force Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Refresh AMRAAM Guidance Under $65M Air Force Contract Option

    Raytheon has received a $64.6 million contract option from the U.S. Air Force to update the guidance section of a company-built air-to-air missile system. The Defense Department said Thursday Raytheon will continue to support form, fit, function and refresh efforts for the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile‘s guidance segment. The contract includes foreign military sales to Norway, Turkey, […] More

  • Kongsberg Lands Contract to Integrate BAE Australian Arm’s RF Sensor With F-35 Missile - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kongsberg Lands Contract to Integrate BAE Australian Arm’s RF Sensor With F-35 Missile

    A Kongsberg subsidiary has received a potential $17.3 million contract from Australia’s federal government to integrate a BAE Systems-developed radio-frequency sensor platform with the former’s Joint Strike Missile that will fly aboard the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter aircraft. BAE’s Australian arm will deliver passive RF sensors to Kongsberg’s defense and aerospace business for use in qualification […] More

  • Norway to Buy 5 Boeing P-8A Aircraft Under FMS Deal With US - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norway to Buy 5 Boeing P-8A Aircraft Under FMS Deal With US

    Norway’s defense equipment authority has inked a deal to purchase five Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon from the U.S. for use in maritime surveillance operations of the Norwegian military, Naval Technology reported Friday. Naval Technology quoted Ine Eriksen Soreide, Norway’s defense minister, as saying the contract also covers the procurement of modern sensors, monitoring and support systems as well as anti-submarine weapons. The State […] More

  • CAE Updates Austrian Army's Command and Staff Training Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Updates Austrian Army’s Command and Staff Training Platform

    CAE has installed an updated version of the company’s command and staff training system at a military educational facility located in Weitra, Austria. The company said Tuesday it implemented the GESI constructive simulation system at Austria’s national defense academy and delivered a third-party communications system to Austria’s Theresian military academy for integration with GESI. Wolfgang Kralicek, head of section training equipment and simulation […] More

  • Accenture Report: 70% of Govt Agencies Eye Emerging Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Report: 70% of Govt Agencies Eye Emerging Technologies

    An Accenture survey says 70 percent of government agencies evaluate the potential of “emerging” technologies such as advanced analytics, Internet of Things, intelligent process automation, video analytics, biometrics, machine learning and natural language processing. Accenture said Tuesday the “Emerging Technologies in Public Service” report explores the adoption of emerging technologies in health, social services, justice, revenue, border services, social security and administrative […] More