TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 16, 2016 ” Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall has granted Milestone C approval to Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Boeing is due to receive two contracts worth a combined $2.8 billion...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 16, 2016 ” Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) will build a high school specializing in design and engineering fields at its headquarters in California in efforts to develop the future workforce, GovCon Executive reported Monday. ABC7 News reported Friday that the planned Design Tech High School is scheduled to open in Septemb...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 16, 2016 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) continues to work with NASA to analyze data from a second qualification test on the company-built booster engine for the Space Launch System, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The space agency said Friday initial test results indicate that the booster functioned...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 16, 2016 ” BAE Systems has unveiled a cybersecurity and threat intelligence hub in Malaysia in support of cyber awareness and cyber technology adoption efforts in the country, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Thursday the Malaysian Nerve Center in Kuala Lumpur will work alongside BAE’s&...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed at another all-time high Monday with 28 out of 30 companies including all 11 S&P 500-listed stocks in green and middle- to large-tier defense contractors as the session’s top advancers. L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) led all net gainers after the military technology maker was sele...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 15, 2016 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has set a goal of launching its Antares flight vehicle in the second half of September after the rocket completed a stage test in May, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company is working with NASA to set the return-to-flight date for Antares...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 15, 2016 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) could receive approximately $100 million each in U.S. missile defense funds for Israel through their respective work on the Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 programs with Israel Aerospace Industries and Iron Dome and David’s Sling programs with Rafael, ExecutiveBiz...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 15, 2016 ” BAE Systems will provide logistics services in support of the U.S. Army‘s tactical signal intelligence payload system under a potential $38.2 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract covers support for the company-built payload through Au...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 15, 2016 ” Phacil has received recognition from CRN as one of the 2016 Fast Growth 150 companies for its revenue growth from 2013 to 2015, GovCon Executive reported Friday. The company said Aug. 8 this is the fourth year that it has been included in the list by The Channel Company‘s CRN brand....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 15, 2016 ” SAP National Security Services has created machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to support the government’s efforts to thwart online terrorism activity, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday Fast Company reported Thursday SAP NS2 collaborates with federal agencies and Threat...
