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  • Globecomm to Develop Content Distribution Network for Intl Criminal Court; Dwight Hunsicker Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Globecomm to Develop Content Distribution Network for Intl Criminal Court; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

    Globecomm Systems will develop and integrate a premise content distribution network for the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands to support real-time video dissemination and press coverage on court proceedings. The company said Tuesday the optical fiber network will serve as a “public broadcast control room” that will link press briefing, interview and internal editing rooms, outside camera positions […] More

  • Electric Boat-Made Sub 'North Dakota' Deploys Underwater Drones in 1st Naval Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Electric Boat-Made Sub ‘North Dakota’ Deploys Underwater Drones in 1st Naval Mission

    The U.S. Navy‘s USS North Dakota submarine worked alongside three other Virginia-class submarines to deploy and retrieve unmanned underwater vehicles during a six-week tour in the Mediterranean Sea. The service said Monday that North Dakota — built by General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary — joined the USS Virginia, USS Hawaii and USS New Hampshire in its first-ever mission. “It was a rare […] More

  • Raytheon Uses Robotics, Racing Car Tech to Develop Airframe for AF Decoys - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Uses Robotics, Racing Car Tech to Develop Airframe for AF Decoys

    Raytheon has worked with industry partners Fokker Technologies and Dallara to utilize robotics and commercial racing technologies to develop a carbon fiber airframe for the Miniature Air Launched Decoy of the U.S. Air Force. The design, which works to slash 25 percent off airframe production costs, will be used for the decoy’s Lot 7 production this year, Raytheon said Tuesday. […] More

  • HughesNet Tests Satellite Video Transmission From Helicopter; Rick Lober Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HughesNet Tests Satellite Video Transmission From Helicopter; Rick Lober Comments

    Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division has worked with partners Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and DataPath to test the video transmission capability of its satellite communications system for airborne platforms. Hughes said Monday the test demonstrated the real-time transmission of high-definition video from a NorthStar Aviation Bell 407MRH helicopter via Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress I-5 F2 satellite. “High-definition […] More

  • DataPath to Bundle Terminals With Inmarsat Global Xpress Service; Susan Miller, David Myers Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DataPath to Bundle Terminals With Inmarsat Global Xpress Service; Susan Miller, David Myers Comment

    Remote field communications firm DataPath will act as a provider of Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress satellite communications service to U.S. military and government customers for expeditionary use. The companies said Monday a service provider agreement between DataPath and Inmarsat Government — the British satellite services firm’s U.S. government subsidiary — covers bundled offerings in cybersecurity, IT, global field support and network operations center […] More

  • Research and Markets: Analytics-as-a-Service Market Worth $23B by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Analytics-as-a-Service Market Worth $23B by 2020

    A Research and Markets report indicates that the analytics-as-a-service market will grow at a 40.3-percent compound annual growth rate from $4.23 billion this year to $23 billion in 2020. The company said July 13 the growth of the market over the five-year forecast period is due to the increasing agility and scalability of businesses, lower total cost […] More

  • Cask Technologies to Provide IA Support to Marines IT Systems for $25M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cask Technologies to Provide IA Support to Marines IT Systems for $25M

    Cask Technologies will provide engineering and information assurance services in support of the Marine Corps Total Force Information Technology Systems under a $25 million contract with the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Monday Cask will perform contract work in Virginia through May 21, 2020. The Marine Corps Systems Command is the contracting activity, DoD added. Cask Technologies is […] More

  • Dave McClure, John Marshall Suggest Shared Services for Govt Cyber Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave McClure, John Marshall Suggest Shared Services for Govt Cyber Efforts

    Veris Group Chief Strategist Dave McClure and Shared Services Leadership Coalition CEO John Marshall have recommended the federal government adopt shared services for its transactional platforms to secure legacy and scattered systems. McClure and Marshall wrote in a guest piece published Monday for Federal News Radio that shared services could help concentrate the government’s limited cyber resources. They added that culture […] More

  • Army Orders $45M in Harris SATCOM Terminals; Ed Zoiss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Orders $45M in Harris SATCOM Terminals; Ed Zoiss Comments

    Harris Corp. will provide satellite communications terminals, electronics equipment and associated services to the U.S. Army under $45 million in delivery orders as part of the Army’s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals program. The company said Monday the orders are for new X-band or simultaneous X-/Ka-band terminals. Ed Zoiss, president of Harris’ electronic systems business, said the MET terminals will work […] More

  • Bill Toti: Cubic Eyes 'Immersive Learning' for Emirates Airlines With Game-Based Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Toti: Cubic Eyes ‘Immersive Learning’ for Emirates Airlines With Game-Based Training

    Cubic Corp.‘s global defense business unit will develop a virtual aviation training system that uses game-based instruction and interactive tools for the cabin crew of Emirates Airlines. Cubic said Monday training will be delivered via 3-D classroom stations and Web or mobile platforms to help the airline crew gain skills and knowledge on real-life challenges. Bill Toti, […] More

  • Northrop to Design, Build Minehunting Sonar Systems for Navy Sea Dragon Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Design, Build Minehunting Sonar Systems for Navy Sea Dragon Helicopter

    Northrop Grumman will support the design, development, production, testing and delivery of the AN/AQS-24C minehunting sonar systems for the U.S. Navy under a contract worth up to $14.8 million. The Defense Department said Friday the systems will support the volume search minehunting operations of the Navy’s MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter. AN/AQS-24C works to simultaneously detect volume or moored […] More

  • Razorsight's Charlie Thomas: CSPs 'Well Positioned' in Cloud Market to Meet User Needs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Razorsight’s Charlie Thomas: CSPs ‘Well Positioned’ in Cloud Market to Meet User Needs

    Razorsight CEO Charlie Thomas believes communications service providers have an opportunity to position themselves as key players in the cloud market by utilizing insight and infrastructure to meet user needs. Thomas told VanillaPlus magazine that CSPs can leverage cloud app-driven data and predictive analytics to gain knowledge on cloud user needs and behaviors. “I think CSPs are […] More