Germany is set to initiate a foreign military sales process with the U.S. government to buy five Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) maritime surveillance planes for approximately $1.3 billion. The German defense ministry said Thursday it chose the P-8A Poseidon aircraft platform to address a capability gap that arose following the completion of its P-3C Orion ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $1.80 billion contract to perform recurring logistics work for domestic and international military customers that received F-35 air systems. The company’s aeronautics segment will conduct depot activation, ground maintenance, supply chain management and initial training efforts as part of the unde...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a $328.16 million contract to manufacture lot 21 of updated AIM-9X Sidewinder multimission missiles for U.S. and foreign military customers. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the three-year contract from Naval Air Systems Command covers the production of Block II all up round tactical and air tra...
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is working with other agencies to replace the periodic reinvestigation of federal employee and contractor security clearance holders with a continuous vetting process as part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 framework. DCSA — which took over the responsibility for the management and operation of ...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has secured a potential two-year, $61.7 million contract to help the U.S. Navy install and sustain an integrated system designed to detect and engage targets under the sea. Work covers ship installation, life cycle sustainment and logistics and fleet support services for AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 surface ship undersea warfare systems, the ...
During Potomac Officers Club’s Trusted Workforce Forum, elite private and public sector executives will discuss the future of Trusted Workforce 2.0, major initiatives and policies to accommodate future technology-driven Trusted Workforce capabilities and how private industry can assist with reducing the security clearance backlog. William Lietza...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a potential 15-year, $3.12 billion contract to manufacture APG-82 radar systems for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15 fighter jet fleet. The company will also modernize and provide support services for the radar system through the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense sai...
WCC Global will provide the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Transition Initiatives with geographic information systems, project management, communications support and other services under a five-year, $82 million contract. The management consulting firm said Tuesday it teamed up with Nickol Global Solutions and XL Associa...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $1.01 billion sole-source contract from the Space and Missile Systems Center to provide logistics services supporting the Space Based Infrared Surveillance system. SMC expects Lockheed to complete the requirements under the fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-reimbursement contract b...
The State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy 29 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, built by Boeing (NYSE: BA), along with associated equipment and support services under a potential $3.5 billion foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government. The transaction also includes 29 Modernized Target Acquisition Designation S...
