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  • Meggitt Unit Completes Final Inspections on Marine Corps' Small-Arms Training System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt Unit Completes Final Inspections on Marine Corps’ Small-Arms Training System

    Meggitt‘s training systems business has conducted a joint final inspection and physical configuration audit of an indoor small arms trainer developed for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer was built as part of a $39 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract awarded to Meggitt in 2014 and designed to train Marines in marksmanship, collective and judgemental video scenarios, […] More

  • SAIC Inaugurates 1st Amphibious Combat Vehicle Prototype for Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Inaugurates 1st Amphibious Combat Vehicle Prototype for Marine Corps

    Science Applications International Corp. has rolled out an amphibious combat vehicle model developed for the U.S. Marine Corps at a company-run integration facility in Charleston, South Carolina. SAIC said Tuesday the ACV 1.1 prototype is an updated version of ST Kinetics‘ TERREX vehicle and designed to help the Marine Corps transport fighting units from ship to shore. The service […] More

  • Eaton to Help Update Navy, Marine Corps Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eaton to Help Update Navy, Marine Corps Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition Systems

    The U.S. Army‘s Engineering and Support Center has awarded Eaton a contract to support the modernization of supervisory control and data acquisition systems installed at U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps facilities in San Diego, California. Eaton said Tuesday it will supply equipment and provide project management, labor, engineering, supervision and transportation services to help the Naval […] More

  • Textron Unit Selects CPI Aerostructures to Produce AH-1Z Helicopter Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Unit Selects CPI Aerostructures to Produce AH-1Z Helicopter Components

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has awarded CPI Aerostructures a potential $14.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply engine cowl and support assemblies for the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter. The contract will run through Dec. 31, 2020, and falls under the U.S. Marine Corps‘ H-1 Program of Records initiative that seeks up to 189 AH-1Z and 160 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters, CPI Aero said Tuesday. Douglas […] More

  • Marine Corps OKs Magpul's Polymer-Based Magazine for Combat & Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps OKs Magpul’s Polymer-Based Magazine for Combat & Training

    The U.S. Marine Corps has cleared Magpul Industries‘ polymer-based magazine for combat and training applications, Military Times reported Sunday. Shawn Snow writes the Marine Corps Systems Command said Magpul’s GenM3 PMAG was the only magazine that met performance requirements across all combinations of the service branch’s 5.56mm rifles and ammunition during tests. “The specification to use ‘only tested, approved, and […] More

  • DLA Exercises GE Healthcare Contract Option for Patient Monitoring Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Exercises GE Healthcare Contract Option for Patient Monitoring Systems

    General Electric‘s healthcare business has received a one-year, $14.4 million contract modification for the supply of patient monitoring systems to the Defense Logistics Agency. The Defense Department said Thursday the modification exercises the eighth option year in a previously awarded 10-year contract and covers subsystems, accessories, consumables and training support. Work will occur in Wisconsin through Jan. 13, 2018 and will support the U.S. […] More

  • Marine Corps Receives 1st BAE-Built Amphibious Combat Vehicle Prototype - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Receives 1st BAE-Built Amphibious Combat Vehicle Prototype

    BAE Systems handed over an amphibious, ship-launchable and ship-recoverable combat vehicle prototype to the U.S. Marine Corps during a ceremony held Tuesday at the company’s York, Pennsylvania-based facility. BAE said Tuesday its Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 is designed to meet the Marine Corps’ force protection, water and land mobility, lethality, transportability and survivability requirements for a production-ready platform. The service branch […] More

  • Northrop Taps Saab for Marine Corps G/ATOR Radar Components, Subsystems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Taps Saab for Marine Corps G/ATOR Radar Components, Subsystems

    A U.S.-based subsidiary of Saab has received a potential $18.6 million subcontract from Northrop Grumman to provide components and subsystems in support of a U.S. Marine Corps radar production program. Saab Defense and Security will provide software, subsystems and assemblies for the next nine AN/TPS-80 ground/air task oriented radar low-rate initial production units under the contract, Saab said Monday. Northrop secured a potential […] More

  • Total Logistics Small Business JV Secures $56M Navy, Marine Corps Support Services IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Total Logistics Small Business JV Secures $56M Navy, Marine Corps Support Services IDIQ

    The Total Logistics Small Business joint venture has secured a five-year, $55.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for logistics and technical support to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Work will occur in Patuxent River, Maryland through December 2021 and covers analysis, development, execution, facilities, planning, support equipment management and training services, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the Naval Air […] More

  • Thales to Provide Navy Helmet Mounted Sight & Display System Test Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales to Provide Navy Helmet Mounted Sight & Display System Test Equipment

    Thales‘ defense and security business unit has secured a $14.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide helmet mounted sight and display system depot-level specialized test equipment in support of the U.S. Marine Corps. The Defense Department said Friday the contract covers support for the Optimized TopOwl helmet mounted sight and display system of the […] More

  • Northrop Passes Two Milestones for Joint DARPA-ONR 'Tern' UAS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Passes Two Milestones for Joint DARPA-ONR ‘Tern’ UAS Program

    Northrop Grumman has passed two milestones for a joint program between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Navy‘s Office of Naval Research that requires the company to develop an unmanned aerial system for multiple medium altitude, long endurance missions. Northrop said Monday the team oversees the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program has completed […] More

  • Raytheon Demos Cyber, Electromagnetic Battle Mgmt Tool; Frank Pietryka Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Demos Cyber, Electromagnetic Battle Mgmt Tool; Frank Pietryka Comments

    Raytheon has demonstrated the interoperability of the company’s cyber and electromagnetic battle management tool with an electronic warfare asset management system used by the U.S. Marine Corps. The company said Monday it integrated the CEMBM tool into Raptor-X to showcase how the unified system could facilitate data sharing across the joint battlespace environment. “We’ve achieved an interoperability breakthrough with CEMBM,” […] More