The State Department has approved a pair of foreign military sale deals worth potentially $774.2 million combined for the government of Morocco to procure High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and Joint Standoff Weapon systems from the U.S. Morocco asked to buy 18 M142 HIMARS launchers along with 350 pieces of related equipment and support...
The U.S. Air Force has added Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) and Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary as awardees on a $400 million contract for aerospace system research and development services. Fifteen bids were submitted to the Air Force Research Laboratory for the Advanced Aerospace Systems Technolo...
The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest filed by Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary over the U.S. Army’s award of the potential $7.1 billion Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft development contract to Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary. “In denying the protest, GAO concluded that the Army reasonably eval...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) have joined the list of awardees on a U.S. Air Force research and development contract worth up to $400 million over seven years, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Five companies now hold spots on the Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research program. General Atomics, Lockheed...
Photo Contributor: Tsuguliev/Shutterstock The defense industry is one of the world’s largest and most competitive industries. The U.S. federal government agencies under the Department of Defense are actively procuring defense products and upgrading existing systems with the latest technology to strengthen the nation’s military fo...
Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has booked a potential $140 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform repairs on the propeller system of C-130 military transport planes. The sole-source award includes $116.8 million in options and a firm-fixed-price pricing provision, ...
Executive Mosaic is honored to feature DeEtte Gray, president of business and information technology solutions at CACI International, on this year’s Wash100 list for her leadership role in driving IT modernization and promoting STEM education. This marks the seventh time Gray has been selected to receive the Wash100 award, reflecting her staying p...
Wes Postol, a 22-year U.S. Army veteran, has been named senior vice president of business development at information technology company Electrosoft. The retired Army chief warrant officer will oversee the company’s overall BD strategy to advance its cybersecurity offerings in the defense and civilian markets, Electrosoft said Monday. “We...
GovCon industry veterans Katie Selbe, Sarah Otchet and John Fant have joined the executive leadership team of Eqlipse Technologies, a newly formed platform of Arlington Capital Partners. The appointments come one week after ACP announced the formation of Eqlipse to pursue national security business opportunities in cyber, signals intelligence engine...
Kevin McSweeney, a nearly 43-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, has been named president and CEO of Solon, Ohio-based military expeditionary equipment maker HDT Global. He succeeds Juan Navarro, who has held the chief executive role over the past year and will remain with the company as a senior adviser to specific strategic programs, HDT...
