United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), will provide Atlas V 541 launch services to NASA for a follow-up rover mission to Mars. NASA said Friday it estimates that the Mars 2020 launch will cost $243 million, including spacecraft and planetary protection processing, rocket...
DRS Technologies has received a potential $400 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a new Joint Assault Bridge system. DRS™ sustainment systems business unit will oversee the production of the hydraulic bridge launcher and M1A1 chassis assembly as well as system integration work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity c...
The U.S. Navy has awarded five companies spots on a potential $155.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide a range of support services for the Joint Staff J6 Directorate’s C4/Cyber program. The Defense Department said Tuesday contractors will vie for analytical, engineering and program manageme...
Mark Anderson, formerly executive vice president of worldwide field operations at Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), has been promoted to president at the Santa Clara, California-based firewall provider. Palo Alto Networks said Monday he will report directly to Chairman and CEO Mark McLaughlin and be responsible...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded five companies positions on a potential three-year, $78.4 million contract to provide information technology support for the military branch’s weapons and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems. The Defense Department said Thursday the indefinite-delivery/indefini...
Mike DeMaioribus, executive vice president of business operations at Dynetics, plans to retire from the company on Sept. 14 after a 39-year career at the Huntsville, Alabama-based engineering, applied science and information technology contractor. He is responsible for corporate finance, contracts, security, facilities, project s...
The U.S. Navy has awarded positions on a potential $15 million contract to Cobham, Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY) and EDO for the replacement of obsolete parts of the AN/ALQ-99F tactical jamming system. The Defense Department said Tuesday contractors will compete for task orders to develop manufacture and ...
Leidos Holdings‘ (NYSE: LDOS) impending merger with the information systems and global solutions segment of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) seeks to both diversify customer mix and lower risk to potential spending downturns in fewer market areas for the future combined company, Leidos CEO Roger Krone told investors at the New ...
Seven companies have won positions on a potential five-year, $135 million contract to provide technology research and development support to the U.S. Army. The Army Contracting Command awarded the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive acquisition process with 19 proposals received, the Defense Departm...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded contract modifications worth a combined $88 million to 12 companies to provide information technology application services through the military branch’s Network-Centric Solutions-2 vehicle. The Defense Department said Tuesday work will occur through June 20, 2022 and the Air Force will determine ...
