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KBR has won a potential eight-year, $514m contract to help the US Navy operate a military base on the island of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory. KBR will provide general management and administration, command and staff, environmental, public safety, air and port operations, supply, galley, bachelor quarters, ...

The US Navy has awarded International Marine & Industrial Applicators and QED Systems positions on a potential $260m contract to preserve and install coatings on various naval ships and vessels. Both companies will compete for individual delivery orders over a five-year period to provide single and multiple coat systems, ultra-high ...

Australian troops will be equipped with Bertin Technologies’ Second Sight MS stand-off detector of chemical threats. The France-based company, a subsidiary of the CNIM Group, was chosen by the Australian Defence Force to provide the system. The Second Sight MS is a remote gas-detection system employing an infrared sensor in ...

Northrop Grumman Systems has won a $99.5m contract modification to procure hardware and technical support to integrate the US Department of Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures on combat aircraft for the Navy and Air Force. Hardware includes weapon replaceable assemblies and support equipment, 302 advanced threat warning sensors, 41 control ...