The State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy an extended-range configuration of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile system, related equipment and services under a potential $506 million foreign military sales agreement. The possible FMS transaction includes 63 AARGM-ERs and 20 captive air training missiles, the Defense Secur...
James Winnefeld, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, has been appointed chair of Acalvio Technologies‘ newly created board that will advise the cybersecurity company on federal business matters. Acalvio said Thursday the federal advisory board will offer their perspectives as the Santa Clara, California-based software provider aims to help government...
Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), will manufacture software-based airborne radio systems for the U.S. Navy under a $271.6 million. The service is procuring up to 2,390 Networked Communications Airborne Radios along with ancillary equipment and support services through the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite...
Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has secured a potential $708 million contract to manufacture and engineer eight-blade propeller systems for the U.S. Air Force’s military transport planes. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Collins Aerospace will supply NP2000 propellers, an electronic pr...
Canada has finalized a potential $14.2 billion agreement with the U.S. government to procure 88 Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for its air force. The Canadian government said Monday it expects initial F-35A deliveries to kick off in 2026 and anticipates the country’s air force to reach full operational capabil...
The year 2022 in government contracting featured new multibillion-dollar contract awards, major recompetes and some protests over agency procurement decisions. Before we shift into 2023, our editorial team is thrilled to share the most significant federal contracts of the past 12 months from Executive Mosaic’s media portfolio. Continue reading...
Dave Walsh, formerly a director at Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace subsidiary, has joined defense technology provider Parry Labs as vice president of engineering. He will be responsible for managing engineering, research and product development efforts in his new role, Parry Labs said Monday. In his most recent capac...
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Technologies-owned (NYSE: RTX) engine builder Pratt and Whitney a $619 million contract modification to procure lot 17 F-35 propulsion components and produce additional systems for the 15th and 16th batches of the fighter aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will use a portion of the funds t...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 92 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $900 million contract to come up with innovative approaches to advance the development of multidomain systems. The Air Force Life Cycle Management at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is the contracting activity and received 94 proposals for the indefinite-delivery/i...
A new McAleese & Associates report shows defense prime contractors recorded a 3 percent increase in sales during the third quarter of 2022 and sector operating margin of 11 percent. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, offered an analysis of the Q3 financial performance of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT...
