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  • CACI Receives Navy Contract Extension for Warfare Systems Program Office Support; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Receives Navy Contract Extension for Warfare Systems Program Office Support; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has received a five-year, $50 million task order from the U.S. Navy‘s Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide program and financial management support services to the center’s warfare systems program office. The company said Tuesday it will continue to support the business functions of WSPO as well as help the office implement new war room information technology systems and document management tools. […] More

  • Lockheed to Continue Development, Tests on Japan's Aegis Computer Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Continue Development, Tests on Japan’s Aegis Computer Systems

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $33 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification to sustain test and development services for Japan’s Aegis modernization baseline computer programs and equipment. The award exercises options on a previous contract to support the Japanese maritime self-defense force’s efforts to update Atago-class destroyers from Baseline 7 Phase 1R to Advanced Capability Build 12 with Technology Insertion […] More

  • Saab Receives Estimated $130M Order for Airborne Early Warning & Control System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Receives Estimated $130M Order for Airborne Early Warning & Control System

    An unnamed customer has placed an estimated $130 million order with Saab‘s airborne early warning and control division for the delivery of an AEW&C system. The contract covers work for Saab’s surveillance and support services business areas, the defense and security company said Monday. Deliveries will run from 2016 to 2018, Saab added. Saab’s AEW&C system is designed to facilitate situational […] More

  • Raytheon to Help Maintain US Army’s Persistent Surveillance Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Help Maintain US Army’s Persistent Surveillance Systems

    Raytheon has received a potential five-year, $49.8 million contract to operate and sustain persistent surveillance and dissemination system of systems for the U.S. Army. The company will carry out the contract work through July 1, 2020, at locations to be determined with each task order, the Defense Department said Thursday. The surveillance system is designed to be […] More

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    Thales Lands Civilian UAV Detection Tech Export Contract; Jose Sarnito Comments

    Thales has secured an export contract to deliver an integrated platform for identifying and detecting small civilian unmanned aircraft systems to a Southeast Asian country. The company said Thursday it will integrate a Gecko optronic system, Squire radar technology and thermal cameras in an effort to help the customer detect UAS at various deployable posts. “Thales is excited to embark on this project with […] More

  • Thomas Bussing: Raytheon, UVision Aim to Offer US Army Small Loitering Airborne Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Bussing: Raytheon, UVision Aim to Offer US Army Small Loitering Airborne Tech

    Raytheon and Israel-based unmanned air system manufacturer UVision to develop and offer small loitering airborne technology to U.S. military organizations. Raytheon said Friday it seeks to adapt UVision’s man-packed, canister-launched Hero-30 system to make it perform lethal target engagement, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions. The company intends for the modified technology to help address the U.S. Army‘s Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System requirements. Thomas Bussing, Raytheon vice […] More

  • State Dept Approves Javelin Guided Missiles Sale to Qatar - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Approves Javelin Guided Missiles Sale to Qatar

    The State Department has approved the sale of Javelin guided missiles, equipment and support services worth $20 million to Qatar under foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government. Qatar ordered 50 Javelins and 10 associated command launch units with an integrated day/thermal sight and container, 10 missile simulation rounds, one enhanced basic skills trainer, 12 non-rechargeable batteries, six rechargeable batteries, storage and […] More

  • Motorola's Video Surveillance, Data Analysis Platform to Support Detroit's Crime Deterrence Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola’s Video Surveillance, Data Analysis Platform to Support Detroit’s Crime Deterrence Initiative

    The Detroit police department has employed the help of Motorola Solutions‘ video streaming and data analytics platform to support DPD’s efforts to reduce crime in high-traffic establishments through Project Green Light. Motorola said Monday its CommandCentral Aware application is designed to aggregate and integrate video from surveillance systems and provide multiple feeds on a single screen for crime center […] More

  • Esterline to Support General Dynamics-Led Team on Canadian Search-and-Rescue Aircraft Program Pursuit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esterline to Support General Dynamics-Led Team on Canadian Search-and-Rescue Aircraft Program Pursuit

    An Esterline subsdiairy has been chosen to supply a suite of avionics systems for the C-27J Spartan platform a General Dynamics-led team aims to offer to Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program. Team Spartan comprises General Dynamics’ mission systems business, DRS Technologies and Leonardo-Finmeccanica‘s aircraft division, Esterline said Wednesday. The consortium seeks to integrate Esterline CMC Electronics‘ CMA-9000 Flight Management System, TacView Portable […] More

  • Linden Blue: General Atomics Subsidiary Forms UAV Training Partnerships With CAE, UND Aerospace Foundation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Linden Blue: General Atomics Subsidiary Forms UAV Training Partnerships With CAE, UND Aerospace Foundation

    A General Atomics subsidiary has signed partnership agreements with CAE and the University of North Dakota’s aerospace foundation in an effort to augment training services for operators of Predator and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. The UND Aerospace Foundation will provide a flight simulator system to help train students at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.‘s RPA Training Academy in North Dakota on how to operate a drone, General […] More

  • General Dynamics Delivers 30 Digital Manpack Networking Radios Under Army Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Delivers 30 Digital Manpack Networking Radios Under Army Contract

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems segment has shipped 30 two-channel manpack networking radios to the U.S. Army under the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit program. The company said Wednesday the digital radios are based on the AN/PRC-155 two-channel networking radios and work to communicate through the Mobile User Objective System network. General Dynamics was awarded a spot on a potential $12.7 billion contract to manufacture […] More

  • Canadian Air Force Selects ViaSat Small Tactical Terminal for Patrol Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Canadian Air Force Selects ViaSat Small Tactical Terminal for Patrol Aircraft

    ViaSat has been selected to provide a small tactical terminal to the Canadian air force for use in the service’s long-range patrol aircraft CP-140 Aurora. The broadband services and technology firm will work with General Dynamics’ mission systems business unit to manufacture the two-channel, software-defined KOR-24A terminal for the customer, ViaSat said Wednesday. The company […] More