Orbital ATK to Support MDA's Medium-Range Ballistic Missile Under $182M Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 22, 2016 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) will provide production equipment, systems engineering support and associated services and equipment for the Missile Defense Agency's Medium-Range Ballistic Missile Type 3 Configuration 2 target system, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the $182.1 million contract also covers logistics, analysis and...
Raytheon's Tom Vecchiolla to Speak at Aug. 3 Executive Mosaic POC Forum
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 21, 2016 — Tom Vecchiolla, president of Raytheon's (NYSE: RTN) international sales and marketing business, will be a speaker at an Aug. 3 breakfast forum hosted by Executive Mosaic’s Potomac Officers Club, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The report said Vecchiolla, who is also an inductee into Executive Mosaic's Wash100 for 2016, will discuss the currently in-demand goods...
Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop, Orbital ATK, SSL Selected for NASA Mars Orbiter Concept Studies
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 20, 2016 — Boeing (NYSE: BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) and Space Systems Loral have received separate contracts from NASA to study concepts relevant to a potential Mars orbiter mission, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Monday the four-month concept studies will focus on...
Boeing Lands $127M Award for Risk Reduction Measures on Presidential Aircraft Recap Program
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 19, 2016 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) will continue to provide risk reduction measures for the U.S. Air Force's Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program under a $127.3 million contract modification, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Air Force said Friday the award works to determine approaches for the procurement, manufacture, modification and testing of the Boeing 747-8 as...
Lockheed, Battelle Land Contracts From USSOCOM
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 18, 2016 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Battelle have received separate contracts from U.S. Special Operations Command to respectively provide a dry combat submersible system and nonstandard commercial vehicles, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday Lockheed's contract is worth $166 million while Battelle's is valued at $170 million....
Lockheed-Northrop JV to Update Army Apache Fire Control Radars for $90M
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 15, 2016 — A joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will update the fire control radar systems on several Apache helicopters under an $89.8 million contract from the U.S. Army, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. Lockheed said Wednesday their Longbow JV will provide software updates and 84 radar electronic units for the FCR systems on the...
BAE, UK Gov't to Sign Agreement on Consolidated Support for Typhoon Fleet
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 14, 2016 — BAE Systems will partner with Leonardo-Finmeccanica as it anticipates a potential 10-year, $2.8 billion agreement with the U.K. government to provide support for the country's fleet of Typhoon aircraft, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The upcoming Typhoon Total Availability Enterprise agreement seeks to consolidate existing contracts with other European...
AECOM Lands $100M Contract for Program, Construction Mgmt Support at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 13, 2016 — AECOM (NYSE: ACM) will provide program and construction management support to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport under a $100 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Monday it will support both federal and non-federal-funded projects for airfield and landside improvements and new building projects at the airport....
Boeing, UK Gov't Enter Defense Pacts for Aircraft Procurement, Services, Exports
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 12, 2016 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured several defense pacts with the U.K. government for aircraft procurement, research and development spending and job creation, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The report said the U.K. plans to purchase nine P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft and 50 Apache AH-64E helicopters under foreign military sales deals worth a combined...
FBI Solicits Proposals for Microsoft Products Support Under Potential $900M Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 11, 2016 — A new FBI request for proposals seeks potential contractors that can provide consulting and engineering support for Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) products used across the Justice Department under a potential $900 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The bureau said in a solicitation posted Wednesday the contract will have unrestricted and small business...
FAA Awards $344M Contract to Lockheed for Flight Data Mgmt System
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 8, 2016 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide the Federal Aviation Administration a flight data management system that uses electronic flight strips under a $344 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. FAA said Wednesday Lockheed's Terminal Flight Data Manager will work to help air traffic controllers exchange real-time digital flight plans and make tactical...
Raytheon, Lockheed, BAE Named Primes on Proposed $140M Missile FMS Deal With Chile
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 7, 2016 — The State Department has cleared a potential $140.1 million foreign military sale of Raytheon-built (NYSE: RTN) Evolved Seasparrow Missiles to Chile, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the proposed sale also includes Evolved Seasparrow Telemetry Missiles and MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems. DSCA named Raytheon,...