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  • Marines Seek Potential Fire Support Tech Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Seek Potential Fire Support Tech Sources

    The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a sources sought notice for potential industry sources of a system that can perform fire support at a range of up to 37 miles. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says the Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office seeks ideas to design, build, integrate and demonstrate an Organic Precision Fire platform. The office looks […] More

  • Sikorsky Unveils Industrialization Plan to Back Bid for Germany’s Heavy Lift Helicopter Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Unveils Industrialization Plan to Back Bid for Germany’s Heavy Lift Helicopter Program

    Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary has introduced an industrialization plan that seeks to advance partnership with the German aerospace and defense industry in support of its effort to compete for the European country’s heavy lift helicopter program. Sikorsky and Rheinmetall Group agreed to team up in February to offer the former’s CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for the German air force’s […] More

  • ManTech secures $104M for USMC vehicle work; Daniel Keefe comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech secures $104M for USMC vehicle work; Daniel Keefe comments

    ManTech announced Wednesday two U.S. Marine Corps contracts, a $82 million win with the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic to bolster command, control, communication, computer and intelligence capabilities for combat vehicles, and a $22.5 million win for vehicle maintenance and support consisting of engineering, acquisition and lifecycle sustainment services for medium and […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Delivers California Air National Guard's First Rescue Tanker Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Delivers California Air National Guard’s First Rescue Tanker Aircraft

    The California Air National Guard received its first combat search and rescue tanker aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin on April 5. Lockheed said Friday the 129th Rescue Wing will operate the HC-130J Combat King II from the Moffett Air National Guard Base in California. The 129th RQW intends to replace its existing fleet of MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft with four […] More

  • Report: Marine Corps Partners With Industry to Demo Drone Supply Delivery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Marine Corps Partners With Industry to Demo Drone Supply Delivery

    The U.S. Marine Corps has collaborated with companies to develop a supply delivery system that uses unmanned aerial vehicles, GCN reported Thursday. The Hive Final Mile project, a joint program of the Marine Corps’ Next Generation Logistics arm and the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office, seeks to automate the delivery of […] More

  • ManTech Attains CMMI Level 4 Rating; Bonnie Cook Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Attains CMMI Level 4 Rating; Bonnie Cook Comments

    ManTech has received Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 4 for Development appraisal from a CMMI Institute partner organization for the company’s quantitative project management efforts. Cyber Solutions assessed ManTech’s work to analyze statistical data and predict key performance goals for two U.S. military projects, ManTech said Wednesday. The evaluation involved the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise Accelerator and Defense Medical information […] More

  • Sikorsky Concludes CH-53K Envelope Expansion Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Concludes CH-53K Envelope Expansion Tests

    Lockheed Martin has announced the completion of envelope expansion flight tests of the Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion helicopter at a facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. The CH-53K aircraft lifted a 36,000-pound external payload during a flight demonstration held Feb. 10 at Sikorsky’s facility in Florida, Lockheed said Wednesday. Sikorsky conducted the external lift flight test as it prepares to […] More

  • Northrop-Made G/ATOR Radar System Achieves Marine Corps Initial Operational Capability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop-Made G/ATOR Radar System Achieves Marine Corps Initial Operational Capability

    The U.S. Marine Corps has declared initial operational capability for the Northrop Grumman-built AN/TPS-80 ground/air task-oriented radar. Northrop said Wednesday the first two G/ATOR systems will be deployed to the Marine Air Control Squadrons 1 and 2. G/ATOR reached initial operational capability after Northrop delivered the first six radar systems to the Marine Corps as part of the low-rate […] More

  • AeroVironment-MDA Team to Provide Small UAS for Canada's Maritime Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AeroVironment-MDA Team to Provide Small UAS for Canada’s Maritime Operations

    The Canadian department of national defense has selected a team of AeroVironment and Maxar Technologies‘ MDA subsidiary to provide small unmanned aerial systems for deployment aboard the Canadian navy’s maritime coastal defense vessels. AeroVironment said Wednesday the military service will receive Puma II AE mini UAS equipped with 360-degree antenna and Mantis i45 sensor systems designed to support […] More

  • Report: Navy, USMC Identify $1.7B in Unfunded Priorities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Navy, USMC Identify $1.7B in Unfunded Priorities

    The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps have submitted to Congress their fiscal 2019 “unfunded priority lists” that requested $1.7 billion in total funds to support projects that were not included in the official budget request, USNI News reported Tuesday. The Navy seeks $1.5 billion for its budget wish list that includes the procurement […] More

  • Debra Lehman Joins ACT I as Business Development VP; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Debra Lehman Joins ACT I as Business Development VP; Michael Niggel Comments

    Debra Lehman, a 35-year government contracting veteran, has joined Advanced Concepts and Technologies International as vice president of business development and program manager for the company’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract. She will lead ACT I’s efforts to identify, qualify and pursue business opportunities with the U.S. Navy and federal civilian agencies through the […] More

  • Report: SAIC Plans New South Carolina Manufacturing Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: SAIC Plans New South Carolina Manufacturing Facility

    Science Applications International Corp. plans to establish a $28.5 million manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, the Post and Courier reported Friday. Barry Jurs, economic development director for the Berkeley County in South Carolina, said the new facility is expected to generate 200 jobs and accommodate military equipment production work. The Berkeley County Council is […] More