The Missile Defense Agency has awarded contracts to seven companies and a nonprofit organization to further develop their respective hypersonic weapon concepts. MDA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday contractors will work on their proposed kinetic and non-kinetic hypersonic glide and terminal defense weapon systems through the contracts wor...
The Food and Drug Administration has awarded four companies contracts worth up to $75M each to develop automated methods for reporting adverse drug events. IBM (NYSE: IBM), Acumen, Dovel Technologies and IQVIA Government Solutions will use artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing and other automation...
Siemens‘ U.S. government subsidiary will design and install energy conservation systems at three U.S. Navy facilities located in Italy and Spain under a potential $171.5M task order. The Defense Department said Wednesday Siemens Government Technologies will modernize boiler plants, chiller systems, motors and water and lighting syste...
LMI has received a potential five-year, $220M task order to provide acquisition life cycle and engineering support services to the U.S. Border Patrol™s program management office directorate. The General Services Administration‘s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center awarded the Acquisition Program Management and Tech...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has wrapped up its purchase of Millennium Space Systems in a move that adds small satellite technologies to the Chicago-based aerospace contractor’s portfolio. El Segundo, Calif.-based Millennium Space Systems will operate as part of its parent company’s Phantom Works research-and-development unit, Boeing...
Charles Davis, former acting president of L3 Technologies™ (NYSE: LLL) reconnaissance mission systems business, has been appointed senior vice president of the company’s international subsidiary. He will work with Stephen O™Bryan, corporate SVP and chief global business development officer, to manage global customer outreac...
L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has purchased unmanned surface vessel developer ASV Global for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand its autonomous maritime capabilities. The acquired company will operate as L3 ASV and will help L3 broaden its range of offerings such as integrated unmanned undersea and surface vessels, autonomous off-board se...
Robert Mullins, a 20-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, has been named senior vice president for corporate strategy and business development at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in a move that takes effect Oct. 8. He will serve as a corporate officer and succeed Stephanie Hill, who will transition to the role of deputy executive...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 21, 2018 ” Todd Probert, vice president of mission support and modernization for Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) intelligence, information and services business, has highlighted the company’s use of the crowd development strategy to drive potential technology pursuits and investments, ExecutiveBiz repor...
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) has received a five-year, $2.46B modification to an existing contract for the delivery of depot level repairables and consumable parts in support of the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Logistics Agency awarded the modification that raises the base contract’s value to $4.93B and brings the cumulative work durat...
