The Department of State has approved a possible $445 million foreign military sale to Bahrain for F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft sustainment and related equipment. The proposed transaction adds new items to a previous FMS request valued at $47 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday. General Electric Aerospace and Lockhee...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond On Nov. 10, 2025, DFARS 252.204-7021 officially started requiring defense contractors to maintain CMMC certification at levels specified in their contracts. What many contractors don’t realize is that their eligibility for award is determined earlier in the process by a different...
Peerless Technologies has acquired Maryland-based defense contractor QED Systems. Peerless said in a LinkedIn post Monday that the acquisition is part of its effort to expand its capabilities to better support military customers. “Together, Peerless and QED offer expanded capabilities and stronger mission support to our warfighters,” sta...
The Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued up to $471.9 million to provide engineering support for Nimitz-class and Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. What Work Will HII Provide Under the Navy Contract? The award covers engineering, technical and design work along with logistics, configuration and d...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued the draft request for proposals and performance work statement for its Communications Capacity Services, or CSC, III effort. According to the presolicitation documents posted on SAM.gov, DISA requires hardware, operating software, storage, network management tools, automation tools and technical serv...
Pratt & Whitney‘s military engines business has received a potential $1.6 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to provide sustainment activities for F135 propulsion systems used across the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter fleet. What Is the Scope of the F135 Propulsion Systems Contract? The Department of Defense announced Friday ...
VTG has acquired Miklos Systems Inc., or MSI, a technology company based in Fairfax, Virginia. VTG said Tuesday that the transaction aligns with efforts to expand its presence in the national security market. What Is MSI? Founded in 1993, MSI offers full software lifecycle development, cloud services, cybersecurity, data science and systems engineer...
Agile Defense has finalized its integration of IntelliBridge, which the former acquired in January, completing a consolidation that creates a single enterprise focused on accelerating the delivery of digital, data, cyber and artificial intelligence capabilities across national security and civilian agencies. Agile Defense said Tuesday that the unifi...
The Department of Homeland Security expects to award a contract worth more than $100 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 for construction program management services tied to the ongoing U.S. southern border barrier effort. What Services Will DHS Require for the Border Wall Program? According to a DHS Acquisition Planning Forecast ...
Gregg Burgess has joined Arcfield, provider of government and mission support services, as president and general manager of Orion Space Solutions, its wholly owned subsidiary focused on space missions and data intelligence. Burgess, an aerospace and defense industry veteran with over 25 years of experience, will guide a team of nearly 100 scie...
