After six days of downward direction, the Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) reversed its direction to close up 0.807 percent to 108.070. The GCI had several stocks close up more than 2 percent, including KBR, Vextrus, Harris Corp., Maximus Inc., and McKesson Corp. Advancing shares outpaced declining 2 to 1. The three major indices all ad...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 31, 2017 ” A Cubic (NYSE: CUB) business unit recently participated at a three-week military exercise in Sweden and provided its CATS Metrix exercise control software to support brigade-level activities and after-action reviews, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 23. Cubic Global Defense supplied the training platform f...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 31, 2017 ” American Systems will support the Air Education and Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph under a potential $6.9 million task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 24. “The size and scope of Joint Base San Antonio requires a sound IT and logistics infrastructure,” said Pete...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 31, 2017 ” Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) will provide engineering, material procurement, program management and other services for the U.S. Navy‘s USS Ralph Johnson destroyer under a $9.9 million order, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday HII will also support...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 31, 2017 ” Inmarsat has named Arianespace as the launch services provider for the upcoming fifth Global Xpress communications satellite that Thales Alenia Space is building based on the updated Spacebus 4000 B2 platform, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Arianespace said Friday it will launch GX-5 fr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 31, 2017 ” Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has completed a demonstration of a fleet of UTAP-22 Mako unmanned aircraft systems as part of a larger military exercise, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the multi-UAS operational demonstration focused on Mako’s autonomous functions, i...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 31, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added BG Ronald Stephens, Deputy Chief of Staff for Support, G-1/4/6, U.S. Army Medical Command of U.S. Army, as a panelist for the Operational Medicine Through the Lens of Defense Health Modernization Forum. In today™...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 30, 2017 ” CAE will continue its aircrew training support for the U.K. military at the company™s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility under an eight-year contract modification, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Oct. 23 that it entered into an agreement with the U.K. defense mini...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 30, 2017 ” General Atomics will collaborate with the University of Mississippi to develop acoustic-based navigation and sensing technologies that will work to support unmanned underwater vehicle platform systems for deep-sea missions, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The university said Thursday the partnership in...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 30, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Spain’s Navantia shipbuilder have entered into a renewed partnership to explore possible business opportunities in naval combat systems and surface ships, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The alliance will also work to deliver the Aegis Combat System and Spain-made senso...
