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  • Navy Picks Global Technical Systems to Supply RF Countermeasure Hardware Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Picks Global Technical Systems to Supply RF Countermeasure Hardware Components

    Global Technical Systems has secured a $7.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of as many as 12,275 hardware components to be used for the Technique Control Modulator Hydra. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division will obligate $55,498 from the U.S. Air Force‘s fiscal 2015 missile procurement and fiscal 2016 […] More

  • FAA Receives 5,000th VHF-UHF Ground-to-Air Radio From General Dynamics - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA Receives 5,000th VHF-UHF Ground-to-Air Radio From General Dynamics

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems unit has delivered its 5,000th CM-300/350 V2 radio to the Transportation Department in support of the Federal Aviation Administration‘s NEXCOM 2 communications modernization program. The delivery is part of the 2012 NEXCOM 2 contract that sought to replace the existing ground-to-air radios at FAA facilities and military installations, General Dynamics said Tuesday. The company added that as a digital Voice over […] More

  • DRS-Roboteam Alliance Eyes Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotics Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS-Roboteam Alliance Eyes Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotics Program

    DRS Technologies and Roboteam have inked a strategic agreement to develop a new system that the team plans to offer for the U.S. Army‘s Common Robotic System – Individual program. The alliance will utilize Roboteam’s military robotics technology and DRS’ market presence, platform systems engineering services and production capacity to support their CRS-I program efforts, DRS said […] More

  • Whitescope to Build Wireless Comms Gateway for IoT Devices Under DHS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Whitescope to Build Wireless Comms Gateway for IoT Devices Under DHS Contract

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has awarded a $200,000 contract to Whitescope to provide a wireless communications gateway that will work to secure Internet of Things devices. DHS said Monday Whitescope’s GatewayX platform will work to perform passive and active detection of connected IoT devices and centralize the access to the devices. The award was given under […] More

  • iDirectGov Releases Updated Transmission Security Software for Remotes & Defense Line Card Portfolio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    iDirectGov Releases Updated Transmission Security Software for Remotes & Defense Line Card Portfolio

    iDirect Government has launched its Evolution 3.4.1 software that is designed to facilitate transmission security for airborne, maritime and land-based satellite communications using the 9-Series portfolio of remotes and defense line cards. The satcom provider said Monday the software works to support 950mp, 900 and 9350 remotes as well as DLC-T and DLC-R line cards via a single platform. iDirectGov added it also […] More

  • Navy Seeks Industry Sources for Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Industry Sources for Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle System

    The U.S. Navy seeks information on potential industry sources that can help develop a prototype of the Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle system designed to support the service branch’s underwater intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday that it wants information on structures and materials […] More

  • DoD Org to Evaluate Potential ISR, Security Applications of Tethered AeroVironment UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Org to Evaluate Potential ISR, Security Applications of Tethered AeroVironment UAS

    A Defense Department organization is examining the potential use of an AeroVironment-built tethered unmanned aircraft system to facilitate intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and security operations. AeroVironment developed the Tether Eye UAS as part of the company’s contract with DoD’s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office, the company said Monday. CTTSO operates under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict. “Having the […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium Mulls Satellite to Track Aircraft GPS Transponder Following EgyptAir Crash - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Desch: Iridium Mulls Satellite to Track Aircraft GPS Transponder Following EgyptAir Crash

    Iridium Communications eyes the possibility of launching by 2018 a satellite system that monitors an aircraft’s global positioning system transponder to help broadcast flight information in real time, CBS News reported Friday. “A global surveillance system can track that airplane down to the second and help you find it very quickly,” Iridium CEO Matt Desch told the news station. Existing systems […] More

  • Esri, Harris Form Federal GEOINT Data Production Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri, Harris Form Federal GEOINT Data Production Partnership

    Esri has partnered with Harris Corp. to develop new methods for the production of geospatial intelligence data within a web-based geographic information system in an effort to help federal agencies update their processes and outcomes. The companies seek to help agencies build new applications and tools through digital transformation initiatives and location-based technology, Esri said Tuesday. Esri’s WebGIS is a network designed to […] More

  • Harris to Incorporate Icaros Image Processing Software to Geospatial Analysis Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Incorporate Icaros Image Processing Software to Geospatial Analysis Tool

    A division of Harris Corp. will offer its geospatial analytics technology ENVI with the Icaros OneButton image processing software to support both manned and unmanned aerial sensor data extraction. Icaros said Wednesday it developed OneButton to provide geospatial end users with 2D maps and 3D models using frame-based imaging systems. Beau Legeer, data products business lead at the Harris geospatial solutions division, […] More

  • Ultra Electronics to Install Eectronic Intelligence Systems for NATO Country's UAV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ultra Electronics to Install Eectronic Intelligence Systems for NATO Country’s UAV

    Ultra Electronics‘ Ultra TCS business has received an $18 million contract from an unnamed NATO member country for a variant of the unit’s ALR-510 ELectronic INTelligence system and perform additional support services. The customer will use the ELINT system on unmanned aerial vehicles and control the UAV through Ultra TCS’ TALON software from a ground support center, Ultra said Thursday. Ultra TCS will […] More

  • SpaceNews: SpaceX to Help Launch NRO Satellite in March 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceNews: SpaceX to Help Launch NRO Satellite in March 2017

    A National Reconnaissance Office spokeswoman has said that Space Exploration Technologies is contracted to launch the NROL-76 national security payload into space for the agency in March next year, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Mike Gruss writes NRO did not disclose which rocket SpaceX will use to lift the NROL-76 satellite at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, nor did the agency provide details about […] More