On August 15, Navy Comptroller Russell Rumbaugh will join other U.S. Navy leaders, government decision makers and naval experts as they discuss the service branch’s top priorities, challenges and opportunities. Join the 2024 Navy Summit, hosted by the Potomac Officers Club, to meet, learn from and network with Rumbaugh in person. Read on to lea...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $1.46 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy for nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and related support. The Department of Defense said Friday the award covers four aircraft for the Navy and five for Japan, and is expected to wrap up by March 2029. In March 2023, the...
The State Department has approved a potential $138.3 million foreign military sale transaction with the government of the Czech Republic for Hellfire missiles, advanced precision kill weapon systems and related support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday it informed Congress of the possible deal, which covers 200 Hellfir...
The shifting global security landscape, emerging technologies and workforce trends are all shaping how the government and the GovCon industry operate. GovCon Wire sat down with Rich Sawchak, CEO of Systems Planning and Analysis, to get his perspective on the GovCon trends influencing the federal landscape today. Sawchak took the reins as ...
BAE Systems has won a potential six-year, $737.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver Mk 41 Vertical Launching System canisters for the U.S. government and foreign military sales customers. The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price contract has a two-year base term worth approximately $78.8 million contract and...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company, has received a U.S. Army contract modification worth $251.5 million for UH-60M aircraft delivery. The Department of Defense said Thursday Sikorsky will perform contract work at its Stratford, Connecticut location until June 30, 2027, the award’s estimated completion date. The full contract modif...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics business has secured a $1.56 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to provide F-35 logistics support services for domestic and international military customers. The contractor will perform ground maintenance, depot activities, automatic logistics information system operations and maintenance, supply chai...
The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) a potential five-year, $998.8 million contract to develop, produce, sustain and retrofit Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals. The Department of Defense said Monday Naval Information Warfare System Command received three offers for the indef...
Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary Collins Aerospace, has received a potential five-year, $999 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce, retrofit and sustain Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity co...
The Army’s 100-day investigation of risks tied to artificial intelligence implementation is coming to a close, and now, the service branch is exploring what the findings mean for the next phase of its AI journey. Dan Andrew, software systems architect with the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Data, Engineering and...
