Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded an $89.4 million contract to further develop an unmanned vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for the second and third phases of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s VTOL X-Plane program. DARPA received three offers for the acquisition program and is obligating&n...
Troy Clarke, CEO of Navistar International (NYSE: NAV), has indicated that the company could look to partner with other companies to boost sales of its military and commercial truck offerings, Reuters reported Wednesday. Nick Carey writes some analysts have said Navistar is a potential target for partnership or acquisition ...
CACI International™s (NYSE: CACI) U.K. subsidiary has completed its purchase of software and systems engineering services provider Purple Secure Systems for an undisclosed sum. “The acquisition adds significant growth to CACI Ltd.’s business and contributes to one of our strategic objectives to build a cybersecurity and defense...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has secured a three-month, $9.3 million contract modification to continue its lifecycle sustainment services for the U.S. Navy™s access control systems as well as command, control, computers, communications and intelligence platforms. The modification brings the total contract value to $107.1 million, the...
The Defense Department has started to accept bids for a potential 10-year, $17.5 billion contract that will cover global information technology services to military and defense customers, Nextgov reported Thursday. Frank Konkel writes the Defense Information Systems Agency issued the request for proposals for the Encore III contract t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 3, 2016 ” A BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) joint venture has received a $51.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply radio terminals to U.S. and foreign military forces, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Data Link Solutions JV said Tuesday it will provide Lot 4 Multifunctional...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 3, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is set to receive a potential $44.9 million sole-source contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide laser technology, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The U.S. Navy said in a notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps that it seeks diode-pumped laser designation technology ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 3, 2016 ” Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) will provide implementation and operations services to the NATO Communications and Information Agency in support of its training and analysis programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the potential three-year contract works to support NCIA’s servi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 3, 2016 ” CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) will continue to provide managed cloud hosting services to government agencies as part of a three-year extension to its Networx contracts with the General Services Administration, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday GSA extended its Networx Universal contract thr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 3, 2016 ” Fulcrum is one of the 33 finalists in the 2016 Helios Apollo Awards in the categories of employee onboarding, employment brand, employee mentorship and employee recognition, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. Helios HR said Friday it will honor the winners of the talent development awards across all ...
