The U.S. Navy has disclosed that Boeing (NYSE: BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) are pursuing the airframe development contract for the next-generation fighter jet program, dubbed F/A-XX, Aviation Week reported Sunday. Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace are competing to build the engine for the service branch’...
A new McAleese & Associates report shows that defense prime contractors posted a 7 percent to 9 percent rise in sales during the second quarter of 2022 and record-high backlogs as the Department of Defense accelerates contract awards. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, presented an analysis of the...
Aerospace startup JetZero will develop a blended wing body aircraft prototype for the Department of the Air Force under a potential four-year, $235 million contract from the Defense Innovation Unit. The full-scale technology demonstrator is projected to take its maiden voyage in the first quarter of 2027 to validate the BWB design concept and demons...
Government contracts awarded by Air Force Research Lab have since been an effective collaboration between the government and private sectors. The purpose of these research and development programs is to advance technical and scientific expertise and apply what is gained to achieve national and agency goals The Air Force Research Laboratory (A...
Bradford Powell, a defense industry veteran, has joined Ultra’s intelligence and communications business as president of the command, control and intelligence segment. He will directly report to Ultra I&C CEO Jon Rucker as he oversees the development and implementation of the company’s growth strategy and all business operations within C2I, ...
Day and Zimmermann has acquired Empire Products Inc., which makes propellant and charge bags for the defense sector, in a deal aimed at expanding D&Z’s munition product manufacturing operations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and D&Z said Wednesday EPI has been a key partner for the company’s supply chain. ...
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will engineer systems for the U.S. Air Force’s intercontinental ballistic missile system modernization program under a $165.9 million task order. Under the three-year award, APL will also continue to research and develop specialized functions to support the Sentinel weapon system, the Dep...
Explore the largest military shipbuilding companies, building the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard fleet and ensuring maritime strength and security. Strengthening maritime presence has consistently remained a key priority of the U.S. federal government. In pursuit of this objective, the military engages in contracts with the largest shipbuilding co...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has secured an $81 million contract modification to continue supporting a joint initiative between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force to build a hypersonic air-breathing weapon system. The modification brings the total cumulative value of the company’s HAWC contract from $272 million to $...
Peraton has secured a potential five-year, $330.3 million contract from NASA to take over the responsibility of supporting suborbital flight operations at Wallops Flight Facility. Under the Sounding Rocket Operations IV contract, Peraton will perform suborbital payload design, fabrication and integration activities and conduct flight qualification t...
