The State Department has moved to clear a proposed $400 million foreign military sale of logistics services and associated equipment in support of the U.K.’s Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) C-17 military transport aircraft. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday the U.K. government requested sustainment engineering, quality assu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 23, 2017 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will fund the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ annual unmanned aircraft system design challenge for the third consecutive year in an effort to nurture innovative engineering and technical thinking among students, GovCon Executive reported Friday. Teams of e...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 18, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the U.S. Navy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a newly renovated facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida that will host company employees who will work on the military service’s Fleet Ballistic Missile program, ExecutiveBiz reported Tu...
Steve Fendley, formerly senior vice president, general manager and chief technology officer of the composite engineering business within Kratos‘ (Nasdaq: KTOS) unmanned systems division, will assume the role of corporate SVP and president of KUSD. The company said Tuesday Fendley will be in charge of programs on tactical unmanned com...
A joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell Helicopter subsidiary has secured a $138.6 million delivery order modification for non-recurring engineering services to support the integration of Japan’s configuration into the MV-22B Block C aircraft and MV-22 containerized flight training de...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell for a second straight session Thursday on continued declines by large aerospace and defense primes as U.S. stocks also tumbled with earnings season at the forefront of investor attention. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 2-to-1 ratio and two of its 11 S&P 500 components advanced with...
Engility Corp. (NYSE: EGL) has sold its international development services business to North Carolina-based nonprofit organization Research Triangle Institute International for $24 million as part of the former’s efforts to pay down debt and reshape its portfolio. Chantilly, Virginia-headquartered Engility said in a Monday regul...
ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has secured a potential five-year, $87 million task order to help the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division test and evaluate weapons and combat systems. The company said Friday it will provide comprehensive T&E services across the U.S. Navy‘s weapons and combat systems pro...
Four companies have secured positions on a potential $51.7 million contract to provide joint test and evaluation engineering services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Defense Department said Friday that USACE received four bids for the shared contract via the internet and will provide funds and performance locations&...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2017 ” Noblis has transferred its corporate headquarters from Falls Church, Virginia, to a new 160, 000-square-foot facility at Edmund Haley Drive in Reston, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The scientific research and engineering services provider said Monday the office features multiple conference roo...
