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  • American Systems Receives Navy Air Vehicle Training Support Contract; Peter Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    American Systems Receives Navy Air Vehicle Training Support Contract; Peter Smith Comments

    American Systems has secured a potential five-year, $30.3 million contract to provide specialized engineering and technical services to help the Naval Air Systems Command develop and operate the U.S. Navy‘s air vehicle dynamic models and simulations. The company said Monday it will support air vehicle dynamic simulations and architecture; collision avoidance systems algorithm design; engineering […] More

  • Coast Guard Seeks Small UAS for Legend-Class Cutters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Seeks Small UAS for Legend-Class Cutters

    The U.S. Coast Guard plans to acquire small unmanned aircraft systems that can provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for the Legend-class national security cutters, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday. USCG issued a draft request for proposals for small UAS in March and the service branch plans to release a full RFP later this year. A potential fiscal year […] More

  • Textron's AAI Subsidiary to Extend UAS ISR Services for USSOCOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron’s AAI Subsidiary to Extend UAS ISR Services for USSOCOM

    Textron‘s AAI Corp. subsidiary will perform mid-endurance unmanned aircraft system intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services for the U.S. Special Operations Command under a $30 million contract modification. The Defense Department said Monday the award extends the contract period by up to 12 months and increases the contract value to a maximum of $105 million. AAI will extend […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Supply Avionics for General Atomics' SkyGuardian RPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Supply Avionics for General Atomics’ SkyGuardian RPA

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics systems for the former’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft. Rockwell Collins said Wednesday it will deliver its Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics platform, which features interactive touch-control displays and a flight management system to support operations under current instrument flight rules. Pro Line […] More

  • MDA Seeks Industry Info on High Altitude, Long Endurance UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Seeks Industry Info on High Altitude, Long Endurance UAS

    The Missile Defense Agency has posted a request for information on a high altitude, long endurance unmanned aircraft system that can provide support in the 2023 timeframe. MDA said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice that the UAS should be able to carry a high energy laser system payload to high altitudes to mature boost phase intercept, or the capacity to destroy missiles while […] More

  • Kratos Division Lands Drone Delivery Order With US Govt Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Division Lands Drone Delivery Order With US Govt Agency

    A Kratos Defense and Security Solutions division has secured an order to supply six unmanned aircraft systems to an unnamed U.S. government customer. Steve Fendley, president of unmanned systems division at Kratos, said in a statement released Tuesday the company will work to meet the country’s national security needs through the order. Kratos’ unmanned systems […] More

  • DARPA Taps BAE to Develop Multifunctional RF Payload for Drones - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Taps BAE to Develop Multifunctional RF Payload for Drones

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BAE Systems a pair of contracts to begin development work on a radio frequency technology platform that seeks to help unmanned aircraft systems carry out multiple missions and adapt to changing combat scenarios. DARPA awarded the contracts worth $5.4 million combined as part of the agency’s CONverged Collaborative […] More

  • Army Tests Proximity Fuze-Equipped Raytheon Stinger Missiles; Kim Ernzen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Tests Proximity Fuze-Equipped Raytheon Stinger Missiles; Kim Ernzen Comments

    The U.S. Army used a pair of Raytheon-developed anti-air missiles equipped with proximity fuzes to engage small unmanned airborne systems at a recent testing event. Raytheon said Thursday that the proximity fuzes added to the Stinger missiles helped eliminate targets which included an MQM-170C and another small UAS platform. Kim Ernzen, vice president of Raytheon’s land warfare systems products, said […] More

  • AeroVironment to Provide sUAS, Support for Australian Forces - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AeroVironment to Provide sUAS, Support for Australian Forces

    AeroVironment has secured a potential 10-year, $36.5 million contract from Australia’s defense department to deliver small unmanned aircraft systems as well as training and logistics support. The company said Thursday it will integrate Australian content into the WASP AE UAS to meet the country’s military and industry needs. AeroVironment will work with XTEK, General Dynamics‘ Mediaware subsidiary and Sentient Vision […] More

  • Lockheed, Canadian Firm Deploy Indago 2 UAS for Asset Inspection - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Canadian Firm Deploy Indago 2 UAS for Asset Inspection

    Lockheed Martin and its partner Canadian UAVs have jointly demonstrated the capacity of a Lockheed-built quadrotor unmanned aerial system to examine pipeline and well assets as part of a beyond-visual-line-of-sight test flight. The team examined pipelines and wellheads at the Foremost Testing Range in Alberta, Canada, using an Indago 2 drone, Lockheed said Wednesday. The Indago 2 unit used in the mission was equipped with a […] More

  • Northrop Showcases Multi-Mission Radar Platform at Army C-RAM Test Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Showcases Multi-Mission Radar Platform at Army C-RAM Test Event

    Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a multi-mission sensor technology during a U.S. Army event for counter-rocket, artillery and mortar systems at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The company said Tuesday its Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar system helped operators detect and identify unmanned aerial systems as well as obtain situational awareness data in real time during the test event. HAMMR also connected with the service branch’s […] More

  • Northrop Secures Navy Triton UAS Long-Lead Material Procurement Funds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Secures Navy Triton UAS Long-Lead Material Procurement Funds

    Northrop Grumman has received a $49.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead components, materials, parts and services required to produce the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. The Defense Department said Monday work will occur in Maryland, West Virginia, Utah, Texas, California and other locations in the continental U.S. through December 2017. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More