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  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Microsoft to Launch IT Academy at Marine Corps Base Quantico - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Microsoft to Launch IT Academy at Marine Corps Base Quantico

    A partnership of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Microsoft will launch an information technology academy meant to train transitioning service members at the U.S. Marine Corps‘ installation in Quantico, Virginia. The ERAU-Microsoft Software and Systems Academy will be unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Marine Corps’ National Museum on Jan. 8, the military branch said Saturday. The […] More

  • Textron Subsidiary Gets Navy Contract Modification for H-1 Helicopter Upgrade Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary Gets Navy Contract Modification for H-1 Helicopter Upgrade Support

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has received a $12.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide acquisition logistics support for the H-1 modernization effort. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification covers logistics management, maintenance planning material, supply, design interface, technical data and equipment support, inventory and distribution management, storage, transportation, supportability analysis and technical manual updates services. Bell Helicopter will have up […] More

  • AT&T to Provide Mobility Services to Navy, USMC Under $993M IDIQ; Mike Leff Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Provide Mobility Services to Navy, USMC Under $993M IDIQ; Mike Leff Comments

    AT&T will compete to provide mobility platforms and services for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps under a potential five-year, $993.5 million contract awarded in October. The company said Thursday it will work to support the service branches’ modernization efforts through the delivery of AT&T’s Smart Base systems and Fleet Management and Asset […] More

  • Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences Flies Autonomous UH-1H Helicopter in Cargo Resupply Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences Flies Autonomous UH-1H Helicopter in Cargo Resupply Demo

    Aurora Flight Sciences has demonstrated an autonomous version of the UH-1H helicopter as part of the Office of Naval Research‘s Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System program. The Boeing subsidiary said Wednesday the AACUS-Enabled UH-1H helicopter, or AEH-1, performed multiple flights at the Marine Corps Base Quantico to verify its capacity to conduct resupply missions autonomously in operationally relevant […] More

  • Raytheon Develops Sensor Data Sharing Tech for Australian Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Develops Sensor Data Sharing Tech for Australian Navy

    Raytheon has designed and built a “sensor-netting” system for installation on the Australian navy’s Hobart-class guided missile destroyers. The company said Wednesday it also tested the Cooperative Engagement Capability  ahead of planned U.S. Navy certification of the system for its first international deployment. CEC will work to help the Australian navy to exchange sensor data within a network […] More

  • Lockheed Martin to Supply More Laser-Guided Bomb Kits to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin to Supply More Laser-Guided Bomb Kits to Navy

    Lockheed Martin has secured a $22.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to manufacture laser-guided bomb kits and associated components for the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday it will produce Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb kits, including guidance kits and air foil groups or tail kits, for the 500-pound GBU-12 configuration for delivery to the Navy by late […] More

  • Northrop Secures Army Radar Tech Risk Reduction Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Secures Army Radar Tech Risk Reduction Contract

    Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Army to conduct a risk reduction activity for a radar technology designed to replace the service branch’s current Patriot air and missile defense system radars. The company said Friday it aims to provide a Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor for integration into the Army’s Integrated […] More

  • Marine Corps Seeks Info on Enterprise Mobility Management Vendors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Seeks Info on Enterprise Mobility Management Vendors

    The U.S. Marine Corps has posted a request for information on potential sources of an enterprise mobility management system. The service branch said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks an EMM platform that can give government-owned mobile devices access to the Marine Corps Enterprise Network, the Marine Corps’ portion of the unclassified Department of […] More

  • General Dynamics to Supply Helicopter Gun Turrets to U.S. Marines, Pakistan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Supply Helicopter Gun Turrets to U.S. Marines, Pakistan

    General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems unit has received a $9.1 million delivery order to manufacture helicopter gun turrets for the U.S. Marine Corps and the government of Pakistan. The order is for 41 A/A49E-7 (V4) gun turrets for integration onto AH-1Z attack helicopters, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD noted the order comprises nearly $6 […] More

  • Leidos to Help Manage Navy's Acoustic Signature Measurement Hub in Alaska - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Help Manage Navy’s Acoustic Signature Measurement Hub in Alaska

    Leidos has received a potential $41.9 million contract to help the U.S. Navy operate and maintain a Ketchikan, Alaska-based military facility that conducts acoustic engineering measurements. The Defense Department said Friday the company will provide operations, maintenance, logistics and program management assistance services to support naval ship and undersea signature silencing programs at at the Southeast Alaska […] More

  • DLA Orders $72M in Oshkosh Motor Vehicle Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Orders $72M in Oshkosh Motor Vehicle Components

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Oshkosh Defense a potential five-year, $71.7 million contract to produce motor vehicle parts and accessories for the U.S. Marine Corps. The firm-fixed-price contract has three base years along with two option years, the  Defense Department said Tuesday. Oshkosh Defense will perform work at a company facility in Wisconsin and is scheduled to finish by Nov. […] More

  • Engility Wins Navy Aircraft Systems Engineering Recompete; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Wins Navy Aircraft Systems Engineering Recompete; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has secured a potential five-year, $30 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division update the service branch’s naval aircraft systems engineering methods. The company said Tuesday it will support the Navy in efforts to modernize launch, recovery and visual landing equipment and maintain aircraft deployed on Navy ships and at […] More