U.S. Navy photo Delta Resources, National Technologies Associates Inc. and Wyle Laboratories, have won positions on a potential six-year contract to help the U.S. Navy plan and carry out aviation programs. Contractors will compete for task orders to perform work under the cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contracts,... 

DynCorp International has won a potential $388.5 million contract to help the U.S. Army refurbish rotary-wing aircraft and government-furnished property and equipment in Texas. The hybrid firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract contains one base year and four one-year options and was awarded through the Army Field Maintenance contract vehicle,... 

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has agreed to acquire the aviation business of Avio S.p.A., an Italy-based maker of aviation propulsion components and systems for civil and military aircraft, for $4.3 billion. Bloomberg reports GE is making the acquisition in an attempt to gain more control over its supply chain as Boeing (NYSE: BA) and EADS‘ Airbus... 

Randy Wotring URS Corp. (NYSE: URS) has won a $165 million U.S. Army contract to provide military pilots with undergraduate helicopter training, the company announced Tuesday. The contract has a one-year base period and two one-year option periods “Since 1986, we have trained more than 20,000 student pilots at the U.S. Army Aviation Center for Excellence,”... 

Steve Gaffney The parent company of DynCorp International has announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 ended Sept. 28, 2012. Delta Tucker Holdings reported a revenue increase of 8 percent over the prior year period to $1.01 billion, attributing itInformation Technology in part to new contract wins in the aviation group, which... 

GE Aviation (NYSE:GE) has won a $349,747,900 task order for the Adaptive Engine Technology Development Program. Under the contract, GE is tasked with improving jet propulsion engine technologies for combat aircraft. Work for the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio and is expected to be completed byBudget... 

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAI) has won a $152 million task order from the U.S. Army to provide information technology support services to the Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command. According to a company release, this order runs for 37 months and was awarded through the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 contract... 

Rachel Jackson ASRC Federal has appointed aerospace and aviation industry consultant Rachel Jackson vice president for strategic and aviation programs, the company announced Tuesday. Ken Asbury She will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic growth campaigns and will serve as the company’s primary interface to industry partners. “Rachel... 

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has won a $305 million contract modificationTypes: Administrative Change : A unilateral contract change that does not affect the contractual rights of the parties. Change order: A written order, signed byBudget Year the CO, directing that the contractor to make a change authorized byBudget Year the "changes" clause. Not issued... 

Discussions with governments on a potential merger between BAE Systems and EADS have been constructive, EADS’ CEO has reportedly told employees. Bloomberg obtained a letter to EADS employees from CEO Tom Enders, where he said he was pleased with the progress of talks so farFederal Acquisition Regulations as the companies attempt to get government...