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  • General Atomics Lands Lockheed Subcontract for Li-ion Batteries on USSOCOM Submersibles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Lands Lockheed Subcontract for Li-ion Batteries on USSOCOM Submersibles

    Lockheed Martin has awarded General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems subsidiary a contract to supply Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant battery systems for the U.S. Special Operations Command’s new Dry Combat Submersible delivery vehicles. The LiFT battery system features a high energy density and will work to power DCS propulsion and internal support systems as the vehicle ferries divers in dry environments, General Atomics said […] More

  • CrowdOptic, SOFWERX Partner to Develop Target-Locating Mobile App for USSOCOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CrowdOptic, SOFWERX Partner to Develop Target-Locating Mobile App for USSOCOM

    CrowdOptic has entered into an alliance with SOFWERX to deploy a mobile application that will work to help U.S. Special Operations Command field operatives relay data on specified targets to central command. The app will utilize CrowdOptic’s focal clustering technology and proprietary algorithms to deliver live-streams of targets and their GPS location, CrowdOptic said Thursday. “SOF partner forces typically rely on personal cell […] More

  • Lockheed, Submergence Group Partner for USSOCOM Combat Submersible Production; Erika Marshall Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Submergence Group Partner for USSOCOM Combat Submersible Production; Erika Marshall Comments

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with Submergence Group to build, integrate and test three undersea transport vehicles for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The companies will collaborate to produce Dry Combat Submersibles under a potential five-year, $166 million contract awarded by USSOCOM, Lockheed said Thursday. Erika Marshall, general manager and program director at Lockheed’s Palm Beach site, said the DCS vehicles […] More

  • Battelle to Build Ground Vehicles for Special Operations Command; Fred Byus Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle to Build Ground Vehicles for Special Operations Command; Fred Byus Comments

    Battelle will manufacture armored and unarmored non-standard commercial vehicles for the U.S. Special Operations Command over the next five years as part of a $170 million contract awarded July 13. “Under this contract, our vehicle systems team will execute on its custom designs and integrate complex systems to meet mission requirements,” Fred Byus, vice president of Battelle’s mission and defense […] More

  • Fulcrum to Provide Program Mgmt, Professional Services to USSOCOM; Jeff Handy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fulcrum to Provide Program Mgmt, Professional Services to USSOCOM; Jeff Handy Comments

    Fulcrum will provide program management, engineering, technical and professional services to the U.S. Special Operations Command under a potential $900 million contract the command awarded in June. The company will support global special operations forces as part of the SOCOM-Wide Mission Support Group contract, which includes a five-year ordering period, Fulcrum said Tuesday. Fulcrum CEO Jeff Handy said the company’s […] More

  • Navy to Launch AeroVironment UAS for Anti-Access, Aerial Denial Environments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Launch AeroVironment UAS for Anti-Access, Aerial Denial Environments

    The U.S. Navy has selected an AeroVironment-built unmanned aircraft system for deployment from submarines to operate in anti-access and aerial denial environments. AeroVironment built Blackwing for a joint capability technology demonstration sponsored by the Navy and U.S. Special Operations Command known as Advanced Weapons Enhanced by Submarine UAS against Mobile targets, AeroVironment said Monday. Kirk Flittie, vice president and general manager for AeroVironment’s […] More

  • Raytheon Secures Socom Contract to Produce 'Silent Knight' Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Secures Socom Contract to Produce ‘Silent Knight’ Radar System

    Raytheon has landed a potential $49.5 million contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command to continue low-rate initial production of the Silent Knight radar system. The company’s space and airborne systems business will perform work in McKinney, Texas, and Forest, Mississippi, through October 2018 under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Silent Knight radar works to serve as a terrain following […] More

  • Raytheon Lands Special Operations Command Lifecycle Contract for Electro-Optical Sensor Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Lands Special Operations Command Lifecycle Contract for Electro-Optical Sensor Systems

    Raytheon has been awarded a $47 million lifecycle support contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command to work on AN/ZSQ-2 forward looking infrared and electro-optical sensor systems. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract requires support for Socom’s technology applications program office through March 31, 2021 with five one-year ordering periods. Socom will obligate $9 million at the time of […] More

  • USSOCOM Orders Carl-Gustaf Rifle System from Saab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USSOCOM Orders Carl-Gustaf Rifle System from Saab

    Saab has secured an order to produce and supply a man-portable, recoilless rifle platform to the U.S. Special Operations Command. USSOCOM placed the order for the Carl-Gustaf weapon system through a framework contract it awarded to Saab in August 2014, Saab said Monday. Saab expects to deliver the rifle system this year through 2016. The rifle platform […] More

  • Rich White: Capstone to Participate in $450M SOCOM Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rich White: Capstone to Participate in $450M SOCOM Contract

    Capstone CEO Rich White eyes an opportunity for the company to support the U.S. Special Operations Command as part of a team selected for the contract to provide training, education and management support services. The company said Friday the Lukos-VATC Joint Venture, of which Capstone is a member, will be able to compete for task orders under the contract. USSOCOM awarded positions on […] More

  • DoD Seeks BlackBerry 10 Anti-Tamper Tech Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Seeks BlackBerry 10 Anti-Tamper Tech Sources

    The Defense Department‘s U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking information on potential providers of integrity verification and tamper detection tools for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. USSOCOM said Thursday it wants a technology that can help special operations forces to monitor and audit BlackBerry 10 software and application modules. The command is also interested in acquiring a […] More

  • General Dynamics Starts USSOCOM Ground Vehicle Low-Rate Production; Tim Neaves Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Starts USSOCOM Ground Vehicle Low-Rate Production; Tim Neaves Comments

    General Dynamics is set to begin the low-rate initial production phase under a contract to build ground mobility vehicles for the U.S. Special Operations Command. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is contracted to build 72 vehicles through 2016 under the Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 program, which the company won in August 2013, General Dynamics said Tuesday. “We look forward to continuing this strong partnership […] More