Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer for military communications and positioning, navigation, and timing at Space Systems Command, said the U.S. Space Force plans to release in January a request for proposals for the space vehicle segment of a potential $8 billion satellite constellation designed to provide nuclear command, control and commun...
The State Department has approved a potential $500 million foreign military sale of an extended-range version of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile system and related equipment to the government of Finland. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will serve as the principal contractor of the proposed FMS deal that includes 150 AGM-88G AARGM-ERs, dummy ...
York Space Systems has secured a potential $615 million contract from the Space Development Agency to build 62 Alpha satellites for the second tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s transport layer, Breaking Defense reported Friday. SDA Director Derek Tournear said the PWSA Tranche 2 Transport Layer Alpha satellites in low Ear...
Andrew Wallinger, a nearly 10-year ManTech veteran, has taken on the role of vice president of intel technology at the Herndon, Virginia-based federal technology services contractor, he announced in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday. He most recently served as the company’s technical director for the intel sector. Wallinger, a Certified Information Syste...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) NASSCO subsidiary has secured a potential seven-year, $753.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for depot maintenance of two Arleigh Burke-class ships. The service branch awarded firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action worth $15 million to repair, maintain and modernize the USS Chung-Hoon and USS James E. ...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will continue working on Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar Space Vehicles 1 and 2 under a $235 million contract modification from Space Systems Command. The Department of Defense said Thursday the award raises the contract’s total cumulative face value to $2.15 billion and covers work at the compan...
Shaleeza Altaf, a nearly two-decade industry veteran, has been named vice president and deputy general counsel at Peraton, according to a LinkedIn post published Friday. Before her appointment, Altaf was the company’s assistant general counsel for corporate compliance and investigations for over two years. Altaf moved to Peraton through its 20...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential three-year, $178 million contract from the U.S. Navy to expand the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at the Allegany Ballistic Laboratory in West Virginia. Work on the firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action will occur in Rocket Center, West Virginia, through September 2026, the Depar...
Contracts procurement executives hold one of the most crucial steps in the government contracting landscape. This process of contract procurement ensures the federal government meets the specific requirements for the capabilities, products, and solutions. These are requisites for major industries, such as defense, healthcare, intelligence, space, an...
The U.S. Army has exercised the second option period of its other transaction agreements with Griffon Aerospace and Texton Systems (NYSE: TXT) to continue to evaluate and demonstrate their vertical takeoff and landing system offerings. The contract covers the evaluation of the companies’ Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System designs leading...
