Lockheed, Boeing Among Firms Tapped for Japan’s Potential $40B Fighter Jet Program Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Boeing (NYSE: BA) are among the companies Japan has contacted to potentially participate in the country’s planned $40 billion fighter jet program, E&T Magazine reported Thursday…

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Raytheon, Thales Restructure JV to Focus on NATO C2, Missile Defense Systems Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Thales Group have agreed to restructure their joint venture ThalesRaytheonSystems in order to focus on the delivery of ballistic and theater missile defense platforms as well as aerial command-and-control systems to NATO member countries and related agencies…

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Navy Awards Raytheon $292M Contract Modification for Sidewinder Block II Missiles Production Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a potential $291.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to build 660 full-rate production Lot 16 AIM 9X Block II Sidewinder tactical missiles and related components for several domestic and foreign military customers…

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General Dynamics Subsidiary to Build Virginia-Class Submarine Payload Under $116M Navy Contract Modification General Dynamics‘ (NYSE:GD) Electric Boat subsidiary has secured a $116.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to manufacture a payload module for Virginia-class attack submarines…

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Steven Shepro Nominated as NATO Military Committee Deputy Chairman President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Shepro, vice director of strategic plans and policy (J-5) for the Joint Staff, as deputy chairman of NATO’s military committee. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced in a notice published Friday that Shepro has also been designated for a promotion to the rank of lieutenant general…

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DHA Taps ProSource360 for Military Pharmaceutical Services Contract ProSource360 Consulting Services has secured a prime contract of an undisclosed value to help the Defense Health Agency and the Air Force Medical Support Agency develop clinical and administrative management strategies and policies…

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Orbital Insight Raises Funds for Satellite Imagery Analytics Tool Development; George Hoyem Comments Orbital Insight has raised $20 million in total funds for the development of algorithms that work to analyze satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle-based imagery in order to generate data-driven insights for use in decision making…

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General Dynamics Subsidiary Develops 3-D Paint Projection Tech for Aircraft Design Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics subsidiary, has utilized 3-D software technology in the design of paint schemes in efforts to build on aircraft design flexibility and quality. General Dynamics said Thursday Gulfstream engineers at the company’s Savannah Completions Center supported the development of the software, which projects a multidimensional paint scheme onto the aircraft to provide an alternative to flat design schematics…

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Maj. Gen. John Horner to Serve as Head of DoD Special Access Program Central Office Maj. Gen. John Horner, former deputy director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, has been appointed as director of the Defense Department Special Access Program Central Office…

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Harris Subsidiary Wins DSO Electromagnetic Spectrum Support Services Contract From DISA The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a Harris Corporation subsidiary a potential $41 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide electromagnetic spectrum services, applied engineering support and spectrum engineering services to the Defense Spectrum Organization…

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Canadian Commercial Corp. to Help US Air Force Design Flight Safety Software Canadian Commercial Corp. has received a $7.8 million task order to design and install a flight safety software for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will also provide software training, support and maintenance under the service branch’s Global Procedure Designer program…

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July 5 Morning Report: GovCon Index Continues Post-Brexit Recovery Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed Friday with a gain of 0.178 points to 79.718 and recorded a weekly climb of 3.216 percent as it continues to recover from the previous week’s losses following the “Brexit” referendum vote in the U…

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