Moderna has received a six-month, $1.97B contract modification from the U.S. Army to manufacture 100M more doses of the company's messenger RNA vaccine against the novel coronavirus.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a two-year, $101.5M contract modification to perform F-35 Lightning II aircraft sustainment and day-to-day flight support work for the British defense ministry.

An investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Co. has purchased Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company CTS Engines for an undisclosed sum to help establish the latter's position in the global aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services market.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 28, 2020 — NCI Information Systems will assist the Defense Health Agency in wired and wireless local area network upgrade efforts at 24 military treatment facilities as part of a $28M follow-on task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 15.

The State Department has cleared Kazakhstan's request to buy King Air B300ER Scorpion multimission aircraft along with related intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment from the U.S. government through a potential $128.1M foreign military sales transaction.

During Potomac Officers Club’s 7th Annual Defense Research and Development (R&D) Summit, notable federal and industry leaders will meet to discuss the latest priorities across the R&D landscape. Featuring Dr. Victoria Coleman, director of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), as keynote speaker, the summit will also address advancements and challenges within the development and delivery of innovative solutions. 

TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 28, 2020 — Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) received a potential $112M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a $17.8M initial task order to support systems engineering and integration of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 satellite constellation, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 14.

Woolpert has purchased Data Cloud Solutions for an undisclosed sum in a move to bring cloud-based data visualization and awareness tools such as computer-assisted mass appraisal technology to additional markets. Scott Cattran, CEO and president of Woolpert, said the merged organization seeks to introduce an integrated data-as-a-service and SaaS platform and continue offering mass appraisal process support to government clients.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 28, 2020 — Anthony Robbins, vice president of NVIDIA's federal business and three-time Wash100 awardee, said the federal government has rallied industry to explore opportunities and challenges associated with artificial intelligence adoption as part of initiatives to transform agency systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 14.

A Battelle-led team that includes five universities and two small businesses will help the Department of Energy run the Savannah River National Laboratory under a potential 10-year, $3.8 billion contract. The Battelle Savannah River Alliance's subcontractors are Clemson University, South Carolina State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, TechSource and Longenecker & Associates.