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  • Fortinet, South Korean Agency Agree to Exchange Cyber Threat Info; Michael Xie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fortinet, South Korean Agency Agree to Exchange Cyber Threat Info; Michael Xie Comments

    Fortinet has entered into a cyber partnership agreement with South Korea’s internet and security agency to facilitate two-way exchange of threat intelligence data. The deal allows the both parties to jointly research and analyze web security incidents in South Korea as well as identify appropriate technology and methods to increase the country’s resilience to cyber attacks, Fortinet said Tuesday. “Public and private sector partnerships are critical to […] More

  • LGS Innovations to Update, Relocate US Army C41 Systems in South Korea - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LGS Innovations to Update, Relocate US Army C41 Systems in South Korea

    LGS Innovations has received a five-year contract from the U.S. Army to support the migration of assets from the service branch’s facilities across South Korea to U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys. The company said Monday it will update and migrate the Army’s command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems to a new network infrastructure at Camp Humphreys as part of the […] More

  • State Dept Clears $65M SM-2 Block IIIB Missile Sale to South Korea - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Clears $65M SM-2 Block IIIB Missile Sale to South Korea

    The State Department has given South Korea the go-ahead to procure SM-2 Block IIIB Standard missiles and related support from the U.S. government under a potential $65 million foreign military sales agreement. Raytheon will serve as principal contractor for the sale that covers 17 SM-2 Block IIIB missiles and 17 missile containers, the Defense Security Cooperation […] More

  • IHS Reports 'Record-Breaking' $65B in 2015 Global Defense Trade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IHS Reports ‘Record-Breaking’ $65B in 2015 Global Defense Trade

    IHS has reported a “record-breaking” $65 billion in global defense trade for 2015 after examining trends worldwide across 65 countries based on 40,000 programs in the firm’s Aerospace, Defense & Security’s markets forecast database. IHS said Monday the Global Defense Trade Report noted the Middle East as the largest importing region with an approximate $21.6 billion in defense equipment deliveries. “The global […] More

  • DoD to Use Battelle Biological Threat ID Tech in South Korea; Matt Shaw Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD to Use Battelle Biological Threat ID Tech in South Korea; Matt Shaw Comments

    The Defense Department has tapped Battelle to deploy the company’s bioaerosol threat identification technology in South Korea to help protect warfighters and civilians from biological threats. DoD will use Battelle’s Resource Effective Bio-Identification System tool to support a biological surveillance mission under the Joint United States Forces Korea Portal and Integrated Threat Recognition program, the […] More

  • ARN: Brian Fletcher Joins Symantec as Director for Gov't Affairs in Pacific Region - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ARN: Brian Fletcher Joins Symantec as Director for Gov’t Affairs in Pacific Region

    Symantec has appointed Brian Fletcher to serve as director for government affairs across Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea and provide support on cybercrime issues and public-private partnerships, ARN reported Monday. Julia Talevski writes Fletcher brings more than 20 years of experience from his work in the Australian government, most recently as director of cybersecurity relationships at […] More

  • Denmark's Govt Issues $3B Lockheed F-35 Purchase Recommendation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Denmark’s Govt Issues $3B Lockheed F-35 Purchase Recommendation

    Denmark’s government has issued a recommendation for the military to purchase $3 billion in Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jets to replace the country’s legacy F-16 jets that are slated for retirement, Defense News reported Wednesday. Lara Seligman and Gerard O’Dwyer write that Denmark’s legislature will debate the blueprint for close to a month before the country arrives at a final decision. […] More

  • Firstec, KJF Deliver Components to Northrop for South Korea’s Global Hawk - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Firstec, KJF Deliver Components to Northrop for South Korea’s Global Hawk

    Northrop Grumman has received component parts from Korea Jig and Fixture and Firstec for integration with South Korea’s RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system. Northrop said Thursday it received deliveries of KJF-built aerospace-grade machine parts after Firstec handed the wire harnesses designed to transmit electrical signals for the UAS early this year. Firstec and KJF started producing […] More

  • Cobham to Integrate RFHIC GaN Tech into New RF Products - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham to Integrate RFHIC GaN Tech into New RF Products

    Cobham will integrate the gallium nitride technology of RFHIC Corp. in South Korea into the former’s radio-frequency products as part of a new strategic partnership. The companies will jointly build GaN high-power amplifier modules set for installation in a prototype 175-kilowatt solid-state transmitter, Cobham said Wednesday. Bob McArthur, vice president for Cobham’s integrated electronic solutions business, […] More

  • DRS Delivers 1st Hybrid Electric Drive System to Korean Navy; Roger Sexauer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS Delivers 1st Hybrid Electric Drive System to Korean Navy; Roger Sexauer Comments

    DRS Technologies has transported the first Hybrid Electric Drive system to the South Korean navy for installation in the military branch’s future frigate. The navy will incorporate the HED system into the FFX Batch II frigate to reduce noise in the propulsion plant operation, DRS said Tuesday. Roger Sexauer, president of the DRS maritime and combat support […] More

  • Congressional Research Service: US Posted $36B in Foreign Weapons Sales in 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Congressional Research Service: US Posted $36B in Foreign Weapons Sales in 2014

    A new Congressional Research Service report says the U.S. recorded $36.2 billion in foreign arms sales in 2014, an approximately $10 billion increase from $26.7 billion in 2013, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Brendan McGarry writes the U.S. worldwide arms transfer deals are comprised mainly of Qatar’s $9.6 billion purchase of Lockheed Martin-built Patriot PAC-3 missiles, […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Rolls Out Aviation Communications Platform in South Korea - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Rolls Out Aviation Communications Platform in South Korea

    Rockwell Collins has deployed a network for Korea Airports Corp. that works to facilitate air-to-ground data communications. The Very High Frequency Digital Link Mode 2-based network works to help aircraft receive messages related to pre-departure clearances, air traffic control and other airline operational control data through the use of the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, […] More