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  • HII Newport News Continues Work on Navy's USS John F. Kennedy Carrier - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Newport News Continues Work on Navy’s USS John F. Kennedy Carrier

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division continues its work on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy with the placement of a 900-ton superlift into dry dock. HII said Monday work on the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is on track with the launch date slated for 2020 and delivery to the service branch in 2022 […] More

  • Nick Bucci: General Atomics Hands Navy 1st Railgun Pulsed Power Container System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nick Bucci: General Atomics Hands Navy 1st Railgun Pulsed Power Container System

    A General Atomics subsidiary has turned over the first of multiple pulsed power containers to the U.S. Navy as part of the military branch’s railgun development and testing program. The container comprises pulsed power modules and a control system designed to integrate with the Navy’s command-and-control network, General Atomics said Tuesday. Nick Bucci, vice president of missile defense and space systems at General Atomics’ […] More

  • Systems Application & Technologies to Continue Aircraft, Engine Support for NAVAIR - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Systems Application & Technologies to Continue Aircraft, Engine Support for NAVAIR

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Systems Application and Technologies a one-year, $20.4 million contract modification to extend the company’s support services at the Naval Air Systems Command’s air vehicle modification and instrumentation department. SA-TECH will continue to design, build, procure, install, test, evaluate, calibrate, operate and maintain instrumentation on aircraft and engines for the military branch as well as other […] More

  • Navy, Marine Corps Demo Lockheed's F-35, Aegis Weapon System in Live Missile Fire Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, Marine Corps Demo Lockheed’s F-35, Aegis Weapon System in Live Missile Fire Test

    The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps demonstrated the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II aircraft and Aegis Weapon System during a live fire missile test held Monday at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed and the two service branches have conducted a Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air operation through the use of the Marine Corps’ […] More

  • Navy Taps General Dynamics Subsidiary for USS Gonzalez Maintenance Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps General Dynamics Subsidiary for USS Gonzalez Maintenance Support Contract

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential one-year, $21 million contract to provide maintenance, modification and repair services for the U.S. Navy’s USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) as part of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer’s fiscal 2017 restricted dry-docking availability. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the firm-fixed-price contract to General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk through a competitive procurement process […] More

  • Navy Picks 3 Small Businesses to Install, Uninstall Surface EW Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Picks 3 Small Businesses to Install, Uninstall Surface EW Systems

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Prism Maritime, Stimulus Engineering Services and Superior Marine Solutions spots on a potential four-year, $50 million contract to install or de-install surface electronic warfare systems for various ship hulls. The Defense Department said Tuesday contractors will compete for task orders to perform ship changes and ordnance alterations outside Chief of Naval Operations availability for the military branch as […] More

  • Raytheon to Build Display & Targeting System for Marine Corps Abrams Tanks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Build Display & Targeting System for Marine Corps Abrams Tanks

    Raytheon has been awarded a $12.6 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to provide an integrated display and targeting system for the U.S. Marine Corps‘ fleet of Abrams main battle tanks. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification covers Abrams IDATS production year one units as well as subcontract line items, low-rate initial production units and first article testing […] More

  • Boeing's Insitu Subsidiary to Produce 5th Batch of Blackjack UAVs for US Navy, Canada - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary to Produce 5th Batch of Blackjack UAVs for US Navy, Canada

    Boeing subsidiary Insitu has received a $21.6 million contract modification to build and  two RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Navy and Canada under a foreign military sales program. The modification covers low-rate initial production lot 5 Blackjack drones, ground control stations and launch and recovery equipment, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Insitu will perform work […] More

  • CAE Lands $91M Defense Contracts for Training Services, Simulator Updates; Gene Colabatistto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Lands $91M Defense Contracts for Training Services, Simulator Updates; Gene Colabatistto Comments

    CAE has secured contracts worth approximately $91.2 million combined from international military customers to provide aircrew training services and simulation system updates. The Montreal-headquartered company said Tuesday the contracts include awards from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Austria’s armed forces. “Our large installed base of existing training devices and simulation systems provide ongoing upgrade and update opportunities along with long-term service […] More

  • First Line Technology to Manufacture Navy-Patented Decontamination Tech Under License Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    First Line Technology to Manufacture Navy-Patented Decontamination Tech Under License Agreement

    The U.S. Navy and Virginia-based small business First Line Technology have signed an exclusive license agreement that authorizes the company to manufacture a Navy-patented decontamination technology for warfighters and first responders. The Navy said Friday researchers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division developed and patented the Dahlgren Decon decontamination technology in efforts to protect warfighters against chemical, biological and radiological threats. […] More

  • General Dynamics, Epsilon to Support DoD Hyperbaric Systems Under IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Epsilon to Support DoD Hyperbaric Systems Under IDIQ Contract

    A General Dynamics subsidiary and Epsilon Systems Solutions have won positions on a potential five-year, $30 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide hyperbaric systems support services at Defense Department-run facilities worldwide. DoD said Monday that Epsilon and General Dynamics’ information technology business can vie for task orders to design, build, inspect, maintain, repair, overhaul and install recompression chamber, diver training, escape trainer, surface […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls to Help Navy Modernize USS Ramage Destroyer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls to Help Navy Modernize USS Ramage Destroyer

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has won a potential $21.4 contract from the U.S. Navy to perform modernization, repair and maintenance work on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ramage. The Defense Department said Monday the contract has an initial value of $14.1 million and covers the ship’s fiscal 2017 extended selected restricted availability. Work will occur at Huntington Ingalls’ facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi […] More