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  • Blue Sky Network to Provide Satellite Phones to International Monetary Fund - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Blue Sky Network to Provide Satellite Phones to International Monetary Fund

    The International Monetary Fund has selected Blue Sky Network to supply satellite-based communications systems for use by IMF personnel who travel to high-risk locations worldwide. Blue Sky Network said Thursday it will deliver Iridium 9575 Extreme satellite phones under a multiyear contract with IMF. Extreme is a military-grade handheld device designed with shock/water resistance, voice, data and tracking features. Gregoire […] More

  • AWS Introduces Continuous Threat Monitoring, Detection Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Introduces Continuous Threat Monitoring, Detection Service

    Amazon Web Services has unveiled a continuous security monitoring and threat detection service in a move to help customers identify potential threats to their AWS accounts. Amazon GuardDuty is designed to apply machine learning and scan public and AWS-generated data streams to detect malicious or unauthorized activity in users’ AWS environments, AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr wrote […] More

  • Sikorsky Gets Navy Order for Executive Transport Helicopter Rework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Gets Navy Order for Executive Transport Helicopter Rework

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary has been awarded a $15.1 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to perform rework services on two helicopter platforms built to transport high-level government officials. Sikorsky will provide security, project and sustainment engineering, integrated logistics, training, programming and material support services for the VH-3D and VH-60N  helicopters, the Defense Department said Wednesday. […] More

  • Elbit Systems Debuts Mission Training Center for Colombian Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Debuts Mission Training Center for Colombian Air Force

    Elbit Systems has opened a facility in Colombia to provide mission training support for fighter pilots, squadrons and ground crews of the country’s air force. The company said Monday its new Mission Training Center will train the Colombian air force’s personnel on how to operate aircraft systems and conduct missions in a simulated battlefield environment. MTC is […] More

  • Engility to Maintain, Update Navy Air Traffic Control Systems; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Maintain, Update Navy Air Traffic Control Systems; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has received a $20 million task order to provide maintenance and update services in support of the U.S. Navy‘s air traffic control systems. The company said Wednesday that it will maintain the AN/SPN-43 radar and related ATC systems and develop modifications to extend the systems’ service lifetime for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. Lynn […] More

  • Lockheed PAC-3 Intercepts Ballistic Missile Targets in Flight Test; Scott Arnold Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed PAC-3 Intercepts Ballistic Missile Targets in Flight Test; Scott Arnold Comments

    Five Lockheed Martin-built air defense missile systems have worked to neutralize  tactical ballistic missile targets during a recent U.S. Army-led flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed said Tuesday the intercept test involved one Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement and four PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative interceptors. Results of the flight test meet a requirement that will open the […] More

  • Kaman Receives $85M Air Force Bomb Fuze Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kaman Receives $85M Air Force Bomb Fuze Order

    Kaman‘s aerospace business segment has received a potential $85 million order to supply bomb fuzes to the U.S. Air Force and 18 foreign military customers. The Air Force issued the initial order under option 13 of the Joint Programmable Fuzes acquisition contract and the company is scheduled to deliver the JPFs over the next two […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Help Australian Defense Force Install Dome, Desktop Training Simulators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins to Help Australian Defense Force Install Dome, Desktop Training Simulators

    Rockwell Collins has secured a two-year contract to provide and install dome and desktop trainer simulation systems for joint terminal attack controllers and joint forward observer communities of Australia’s army and air force. The company said Tuesday it will supply eight custom domes and 11 desktop trainers in an effort to help Australian defense force perform JTAC and […] More

  • Iron Mountain Adds IT Equipment Disposal Services to GSA Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iron Mountain Adds IT Equipment Disposal Services to GSA Schedule

    Iron Mountain has included a suite of information technology asset disposal services in the company’s Schedule 36 contract with the General Services Administration. The company said Tuesday it will offer Secure eWaste and IT Asset Disposition services to help federal customers dispose of outdated technology platforms and devices as they migrate to new systems. GSA Schedule 36 covers document […] More

  • Saab Unveils Military Training Visualization Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Unveils Military Training Visualization Tool

    Saab has launched a new tool for military training leaders, observers and controllers to obtain a 360-degree view of battlefield exercises. The We:Are training application employs mobile augmented reality technology and works to help users visualize movements, targets and engagements in real time, Saab said Monday. The tool is based on Google Maps app and designed to be compatible with […] More

  • General Dynamics Secures $60M Army Ammo Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Secures $60M Army Ammo Production Contract

    General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems unit has been awarded a potential $59.9 million contract for the delivery of 30mm x 173mm ammunition to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Monday the company will supply armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot along with tracer cartridges under the firm-fixed-price contract. Work is scheduled to be completed by May 31, 2021. The Army […] More

  • IBM Tapped to Provide Cognitive Computing Infrastructure for Australian Defense Dept - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Tapped to Provide Cognitive Computing Infrastructure for Australian Defense Dept

    IBM‘s Australian unit has secured an estimated $3.1 million contract to provide cognitive computing infrastructure and support to Australia’s defense department, ARN reported Monday. IBM Australia will furnish the Watson artificial intelligence platform to the department over three years under the limited-tender contract, the publication said. A spokesperson for the department told ARN the platform will […] More