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  • Frank Spina to Head Northrop's Navigation Systems Business in Italy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frank Spina to Head Northrop’s Navigation Systems Business in Italy

    Frank Spina, a former manufacturing and supply chain executive at a Selex ES subsidiary in Turkey, has joined Northrop Grumman as managing director of the company’s Italy-based navigation systems business. Northrop said Friday Spina will oversee programs and business operations in Italy, such as the delivery of integrated avionics systems and attitude heading reference systems to customers worldwide. […] More

  • Northrop's Infrared Countermeasures System Completes Flight Test; Jeffrey Palombo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Infrared Countermeasures System Completes Flight Test; Jeffrey Palombo Comments

    Northrop Grumman has completed a six-week capabilities test of its Common Infrared Countermeasures system for the U.S. Army‘s UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, wherein the system operated under aircraft flight and staged combat environments. The company said Thursday the laser-based system, which was developed with Selex ES and Daylight Solutions, uses open architecture to interoperate with aircraft missile warning systems. Jeffrey […] More

  • Thales, Selex ES Partner for Anglo-French Combat Drone Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales, Selex ES Partner for Anglo-French Combat Drone Program

    Thales and Finmeccanica‘s Selex ES subsidiary will collaborate on the sensor and communications requirements of the Future Combat Air System program that the French and British defense ministries have recently signed an agreement for. Selex ES said July 15 that the partner companies will design and develop the sensing and communications systems for a future unmanned combat air […] More

  • Canada to Install Lockheed Sensors on Land Vehicles; Dana Rocca Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Canada to Install Lockheed Sensors on Land Vehicles; Dana Rocca Comments

    The Canadian defense department has purchased eight Lockheed Martin-built Gyrocam sensor systems under a foreign military sales contract with the U.S. Marine Corps, planning to equip vehicles with the technology. Lockheed has received three orders from international customers for the sensors, including one to support Canadian Armed Forces route opening capability teams and another from Selex ES for […] More

  • Finmeccanica Launches Cyber Defense Center in Central Italy; Andrea Biraghi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finmeccanica Launches Cyber Defense Center in Central Italy; Andrea Biraghi Comments

    Finmeccanica’s Selex ES business unit has opened a cyber defense center in central Italy in a move to expand its cybersecurity offerings for government and commercial clients, Defense News reported Sunday. Tom Kington writes Selex ES managers are expecting the cyber monitoring center to help increase Finmeccanica’s annual cyber revenue by 12-13 percent. Selex ES […] More