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  • UST-Aldetec to Produce Power Supplies for Navy Shipboard Interrogator Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UST-Aldetec to Produce Power Supplies for Navy Shipboard Interrogator Tech

    A joint venture of United States Technologies, Aldetec and Broadband Wireless Technologies has received a potential five-year, $1.6 million contract to manufacture power supply units for a U.S. Navy shipboard interrogator system. United States Technologies-Aldetec Holding will perform contract work at a facility in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, UST said Thursday. The Navy will use power supplies from […] More

  • Jacobs Develops VR Environment for Welsh Highway Update Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Develops VR Environment for Welsh Highway Update Program

    The Welsh government has received a Jacobs Engineering Group-built virtual reality visualization environment which will be used to aid construction work on two sections of the South Wales-based A465 Heads of Valley highway project. Jacobs said Wednesday the VR platform adds to the company’s support for the A465 project which also includes road widening assistance […] More

  • Turkey's Aselsan Lands Work for Serial Production of Military Air Defense Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Turkey’s Aselsan Lands Work for Serial Production of Military Air Defense Systems

    Turkey-based Aselsan will begin the serial production of towed guns, air-defense systems, airburst ammunition and a fire-control center for the Turkish military under a contract with the country’s defense procurement agency, Defense News reported Jan. 18. The report said Aselsan’s indigenous air-defense gun system platoon is programmed to perform low-altitude air-defense operations to counter air-to-ground and cruise missiles, […] More

  • Nick Michaelides: Cisco Cloud Security Platform Receives FedRAMP ATO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nick Michaelides: Cisco Cloud Security Platform Receives FedRAMP ATO

    A Cisco-built cloud security offering has received an authority to operate at the moderate level from the program management office of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Nick Michaelides, vice president of Cisco’s U.S. federal sales organization, wrote in a blog entry posted Wednesday the Cloudlock platform also met eligibility requirements for impact level 2 […] More

  • Carahsoft to Resell Secureworks Threat Intell Products, Services to Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Resell Secureworks Threat Intell Products, Services to Public Sector

    Carahsoft and Dell Technologies‘ Secureworks subsidiary have partnered to offer a suite of threat intelligence products and services to the public sector government contract acquisition vehicles. Secureworks said Wednesday its offerings are designed to help organizations avoid breaches and are now available to agencies through Carahsoft’s positions on the General Services Administration Schedule 70 and NASA‘s Solutions Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract. Carahsoft […] More

  • Lexmark Unveils Self-Service Documentation Kiosk for Govt Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lexmark Unveils Self-Service Documentation Kiosk for Govt Agencies

    Imaging systems vendor Lexmark has rolled out a kiosk offering designed to help government agencies provide documentation assistance to citizens. MFP Kiosk is a self-service platform that guides citizens through paperwork and documentation processes, Lexmark said Wednesday. The company incorporated its “smart” multifunction tools and an intuitive touchscreen interface into the kiosk system. “The slow, manual processes associated with […] More

  • BAE Unveils Modernized CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unveils Modernized CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

    BAE Systems has introduced a new variant of its CV90 infantry fighting vehicle at the International Armored Vehicles Conference in London. CV90 MkIV is designed to feature a Scania-built engine with up to 1,000 horsepower, updated drive train capacities along with active damping technology built to help increase speed and handling in the battlefield, BAE Systems […] More

  • BAE Tests Modular Bridging System for Military Use - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Tests Modular Bridging System for Military Use

    BAE Systems has demonstrated the performance and safety of a platform the company designed as a means for military personnel and vehicles to cross water obstacles. The company said Tuesday a Challenger 2 main battle tank crossed the Modular Bridging System more than 22,000 times during simulated tests held at BAE’s facility in Telford, England. The platform was also […] More

  • Leonardo Delivers Upgraded Naval Vessel to Bahrain Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo Delivers Upgraded Naval Vessel to Bahrain Military

    Leonardo has completed the first unit delivery of an upgraded naval vessel to Bahrain’s navy, following an agreement signed in 2015. The delivery occurred in Mina Salman and covered the first of six Al Manama naval vessels with modernized weapon control systems, the company said Tuesday. The agreement also entails the provision of complementary training and logistics services. The effort […] More

  • Upskill-Built Augmented Reality Tech Now Compatible with Google Glass - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Upskill-Built Augmented Reality Tech Now Compatible with Google Glass

     An Upskill-developed industrial augmented reality system designed to support fieldwork, heavy manufacturing and warehouse production for aerospace, defense, logistics and field service clients can now be used with the Google Glass Enterprise, i-HLS reported Monday. The company’s Skylight technology, which is also compatible with enterprise AR devices, combines worker experiences with gesture- and voice-driven applications as well […] More

  • BAE to Update US Naval Gun Systems; Joseph Senftle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Update US Naval Gun Systems; Joseph Senftle Comments

    BAE Systems has received a $46.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to update the service branch’s current naval gun systems. The company said Monday it will deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns with the Mod 4 configuration designed to increase the weapon’s firepower and range capacity. “Mod 4 updates make the system easier to […] More

  • Army Orders $71M in Additional Raytheon Excalibur Projectiles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Orders $71M in Additional Raytheon Excalibur Projectiles

    Raytheon has received a $70.7 million order to manufacture additional satellite-guided heavy artillery shells for the U.S. Army, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. The order is for the production of M982 Excalibur 155-millimeter Increment Ib projectiles under option six of a previously awarded contract from the Army Contracting Command. Raytheon’s missile systems business will perform […] More