Boeing (NYSE: BA) won a $216 million contract from the Air Force to upgrade the 59-jet KC-10 tanker fleet with a new communication, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) system. According to the firm, “the KC-10 upgrade will enable the fleet to comply with the forecasted 2015 CNS/ATM Federal Aviation Administration/Inte...

According to the Department of Defense, “Boeing (NYSE: BA) was awarded a $1, 528, 454, 053 contract modification that will procure eight C-17 aircraft.  At this time, $734, 400, 000 has been obligated.  516 AESG/PK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8614-06-D-2006).”...

According to the Department of Defense, “Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is being awarded a potential $5, 000, 000, 000, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with mixed payment provisions including firm-fixed-price, incentive arrangements and cost-reimbursable arrangements for contractor logistics support services in support of US SOCO...

According to the Department of Defense, “Boeing (NYSE: BA) is being awarded a $25, 000, 000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-04-C-0014) to incorporate engineering change proposal 6213R2SOW, “trailing edge flap honeycomb redesign” into the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft.  Work will be performed ...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) will work together  to support task orders from the FAA’s NextGen initiative, a 10-year, multi-billion dollar contract vehicle “to further next generation air transportation advancements.” According to Lockheed Martin, “As part of the Boeing-led team, Lockheed Martin’s a...

Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) Space and Intelligence Systems (S&IS) division earned Maturity Level 3 re-certification of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for hardware and systems development. “This CMMI Level 3 rating is a significant accomplishment, given that less than 2 percent of organizations with more than 2, 000 employee...

According to the Department of Defense, “Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is being awarded a $12, 679, 497 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0098) for common cockpit provisioned items in support of the MH-60R and MH-60S helicopter programs.  Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y., and is expected to be comp...

According to the Department of Defense, “Boeing (NYSE: BA) is being awarded a maximum $40, 010, 030 firm-fixed-price, sole-source, indefinite-delivery type contract for procurement of items supporting the F/A-18 flight surfaces systems.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Navy.  There was originally one proposal ...

According to the Department of Defense, “Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) (FA8720-10-D-0001); Boeing (NYSE: BA) (8720-10-d-0002); DCS (FA8720-10-D-0003); BAE Systems (FA8720-10-D-0004); and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) (FA8720-10-D-0005), were awarded a $919, 640, 000 contract which will provide for the software development of mission planning syst...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has agreed to a license with AgustaWestland for U.S. production of the AW101 medium-lift helicopter to enter the U.S. Navy VXX Presidential Helicopter Program. According to Boeing, the agreement lends the firm full intellectual property, data and production rights for the aircraft in support of the VXX program. Per the deal, “...