A United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) subsidiary has reached an agreement with the Defense Department to produce lots 9 and 10 of F135 engines for the Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will build 167 F135 low-rate initial production propulsion engines for the three F-35 variants and pr...
Robert Leduc, a 35-year veteran of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has been named president of UTC’s aircraft engine unit Pratt & Whitney. He will succeed Paul Adams, who has led the business since 2014 and will retire by the end of February after a 17-year career at UTC, the company said Thursday. Ledu...
NASA has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), Sierra Nevada and SpaceX a second round of potential multi-billion dollar contracts to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station through 2024 in support of efforts to end U.S. reliance on Russia for access to space by 2017, agency officials said Thursday. Each new Commercial Resupply...
The GovCon Index attempted a recovery from steep morning and midday losses as Monday’s closing bell approached after another volatile day for U.S. markets but ended at a loss of 0.531 points to 73.407. Both the GovCon Index and S&P 500 composite index were down a full percentage point in mid-afternoon before a swing into...
John Urias will retire on Feb. 6 as executive vice president of Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE: OSK) and president of the firm™s defense segment. President and CEO Wilson Jones will head the defense segment until the company finds a replacement for Urias, who cited family health matters as reason for his retirement, Oshkosh said Wednesday. œ...
The GovCon Index bounced wildly in and out of positive territory Tuesday morning and sharply rose in the afternoon session to close at a gain of 1.259 percent to 76.801. The S&P 500 composite index turned negative in the early afternoon session from a volatile morning period then swung again to a gain of almost...
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) separate contracts worth a combined $52.8 million to develop radio frequency countermeasure platforms for integration with the U.S. Air Force™s MC-130J Commando II and AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft. BAE Systems said Monday it will develop the RFCM sy...
