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  • Lockheed to Support F-35, Bomb Tech Maturation & Risk Reduction Efforts Under Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Support F-35, Bomb Tech Maturation & Risk Reduction Efforts Under Navy Contract

    Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has been awarded a $34.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to conduct weapons technology maturation and risk reduction efforts under the F-35 fighter aircraft and Small Diameter Bomb 2 programs. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will support F-35 and SDB II pre-engineering, manufacturing and development activities for the U.S. Marine […] More

  • North Star Scientific Secures Navy Support Contract for Info Distribution System Amplifier Replacement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    North Star Scientific Secures Navy Support Contract for Info Distribution System Amplifier Replacement

    North Star Scientific has secured a $14 million contract to provide a range of support services for the replacement of a high-power amplifier for a U.S. Navy data communications platform. The contract covers design, engineering development, fabrication and prototype testing on the new 1,000-watt amplifier for the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The replacement […] More

  • DynCorp Gets State Dept Info Resource Mgmt Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Gets State Dept Info Resource Mgmt Task Order

    DynCorp International will provide information resource management services to the State Department under a potential five-year, $52.8 million task order. The order represents the ninth issued under DynCorp’s Afghanistan Life Support Services contract and contains a one-year base period that commenced Aug. 14, the company said Wednesday. Services covered by the order include internet, television broadcasting and […] More

  • Raytheon to Support Risk Mitigation Efforts for Australia's $1.5B Air Defense Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Support Risk Mitigation Efforts for Australia’s $1.5B Air Defense Project

    Raytheon has received a $9.3 million contract from Australia’s defense department to support the first phase of a $1.54 billion air defense project. The department said Wednesday Raytheon’s Australian arm will conduct a year-long risk mitigation activity for the country’s future Short Range Ground Based Air Defense system. Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for defense industry, said risk mitigation efforts […] More

  • Meggitt Develops New Virtual Weapons Training System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt Develops New Virtual Weapons Training System

    Meggitt Training Systems has developed a multiscreen virtual firearms training system intended for military and law enforcement personnel. The company said Tuesday it will introduce its FATS 300 at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference that will take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. FATS 300 is […] More

  • KBR Business Segment to Provide Medical Support for ESA Astronauts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Business Segment to Provide Medical Support for ESA Astronauts

    KBR‘s global government services business will provide medical support to the European Space Agency office in charge of health certifications to clear astronauts for flight. KBRwyle will furnish services including flight medical operations, healthcare administration, biomedical engineering and sport science to the European Astronaut Center Space Medicine Office in Cologne, Germany, through a contract with Vitrociset […] More

  • Leidos Gets DHS Emergency Comms Support Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Gets DHS Emergency Comms Support Order

    Leidos has secured a potential five-year, $34 million task order to provide scientific, engineering and technical services to the Department of Homeland Security‘s Office of Emergency Communications. The company said Monday it will support OEC programs that offer special telecommunications services to national security and emergency preparedness organizations in the event of a critical situation. Leidos will also […] More

  • Norway Accepts Initial F-35s From Lockheed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norway Accepts Initial F-35s From Lockheed

    Lockheed Martin has delivered the Norwegian air force’s first three F-35 fighter jets from a company facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to a military base in Norway. A First Aircraft Arrival celebration will take place Monday at Orland Air Base to mark the delivery of initial F-35s to the country, the Norwegian government said Saturday. Major Gen. […] More

  • BAE Unit Gets Navy Contract Modification for 2 LCS Post-Shakedown Availabilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit Gets Navy Contract Modification for 2 LCS Post-Shakedown Availabilities

    A business unit of BAE Systems has secured a $22.4 million contract modification to support post-shakedown availabilities for two of the U.S. Navy‘s Freedom-class littoral combat ships. The Defense Department said Monday BAE’s ship repair business in Jacksonville, Florida, will provide manpower, material, non-standard equipment, technical data, documentation and support services needed to carry out USS Little Rock and USS […] More

  • Fila Group to Help Plan HHS Grants Mgmt System Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fila Group to Help Plan HHS Grants Mgmt System Modernization

    Fila Group has secured a contract to help the Department of Health and Human Services develop a roadmap to modernize a technology platform HHS uses to manage grants data. The company said Friday it will provide enterprise architecture, business intelligence, web systems and strategic plan development support for HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants Systems. HHS’ Operating Divisions and Office […] More

  • DISA Releases Commercial Satcom Services RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Releases Commercial Satcom Services RFP

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a small business set-aside solicitation for a range of commercial satellite communication support services. DISA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday it seeks a contractor to provide engineering, acquisition and program management support to the agency’s COMSATCOM Technical Support Branch. A selected contractor will provide business practices and […] More

  • Navy to Hold USS Delbert D. Black Destroyer Christening at HII Shipyard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Hold USS Delbert D. Black Destroyer Christening at HII Shipyard

    The U.S. Navy will conduct a christening ceremony for the future USS Delbert D. Black guided-missile destroyer at a Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ceremony to be held Nov. 4 at the Ingalls Shipbuilding facility will feature World War II Navy veteran and ship namesake MCPON Delbert Black’s widow Ima Black as the ship’s […] More