Four companies have won spots on a five-year, $300 million contract to restore and modernize ground test facilities for the U.S. Air Force. The military service received eight offers for the Facilities Acquisitions for Restoration and Modernization II contract via a competitive acquisition process, the Department of Defense said Monday. Awardees cou...
Steve Arnette, a senior vice president of Jacobs (NYSE: J), has been appointed to succeed Dawne Hickton, as executive VP and president of the company’s critical missions solutions unit in a move slated to take effect April 1. Hickton, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2022, has led the CMS line of business since...
An industry team composed of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Leonardo and Avio Aero has secured a potential $426 million contract to provide technical and logistical support services to Italy’s fleet of C-130J military transport aircraft. The Italian defense ministry’s aeronautical armaments and airworthiness directorate cleared the five-ye...
Castellum has agreed to acquire government contractor Lexington Solutions Group for an undisclosed sum and expects the transaction to close within the next six weeks. Bethesda, Maryland-based Castellum said Friday the definitive purchase agreement came two months after it signed a letter of intent to buy LSG. Mark Fuller, president and CEO of Castel...
Steve Landau, a long-time official of the U.S. Department of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Program, has been appointed chief engineer and director for naval undersea systems at Systems Planning and Analysis. In his new role, Landau will manage SPA’s portfolio of products and services designed to support naval undersea missions and national nuclea...
The State Department has approved a $1 billion foreign military sales request to procure services and equipment from the U.S. government for a project to modernize Kuwait’s defense ministry headquarters complex. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will oversee life cycle design, construction, engineering, project management, facility and infrastr...
The State Department has approved Poland’s request to buy 250 M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks, manufactured by General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), through an approximately $6 billion foreign military sales agreement. Pieces of equipment covered by the FMS package include 250 AN/VLQ-12 counter-improvised explosive device systems, 26 M88A2 Hercules combat rec...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will develop a 5G communications network testbed for the U.S. Marine Corps and the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering under a $19.3 million prototype project agreement with the Department of Defense. Lockheed said Wednesday it will work with Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), DISH Wireless, Rampart Co...
Gregg Burgess, former chief technology officer of the space systems business at Sierra Nevada Corp., been appointed vice president for space systems within General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems group. He will oversee GA-EMS’ portfolio of satellite systems and space technologies designed to work with laser-based radiofrequency and optical ...
Christopher Calio, president of Pratt & Whitney since January 2020, will transition to a new role on March 1 as chief operating officer of the aircraft engine manufacturer’s parent company Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX). He will oversee the four business segments of Raytheon and manage various corporate functions such as supply chain, t...
