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Boeing (NYSE: BA) will continue supporting the U.S. Special Operations Command’s MH-47G Chinook aircraft modernization program under a $271.2 million contract modification. Under the delivery order award, the aerospace company will be responsible for the procurement of MH-47G rotary wing renew build aircraft for SOCOM, the Department of Defen...
Stephanie Pope, executive vice president of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and president and CEO of its global services business, is ascending to the rank of chief operating officer, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Beginning Jan. 1, she will have oversight of the performance of Boeing’s three business units with responsibility for driving supply c...
The State Department has approved a possible $271 million foreign military sale agreement with the South Korean government for F-35 munitions and related equipment. South Korea has requested to buy 39 AIM-120C-8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles along with tail kits, guidance sections, all-up rounds, bombs, munitions and spare and repair par...
Ted Colbert, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, has been elected to serve as chair of the Aerospace Industries Association’s board of governors for 2024. Colbert, who also serves as an executive vice president at Boeing, succeeds Tom Gentile as chairman and will serve on the association’s exe...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received the U.S. Air Force’s tenth aircraft production lot contract to supply 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers. The company announced Tuesday that it was granted a $2.3 billion contract modification, which will be fulfilled by its defense, space and security business. The project was last modified in January, with a ...
The State Department has approved a potential $2.53 billion foreign military sale of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment to the government of Romania. The potential FMS deal includes 54 M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 vehicles, 54 M1A1 structures, four M88A2 Hercules combat recovery vehicles, four M1110 joint assault bridge...
Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer for military communications and positioning, navigation, and timing at Space Systems Command, said the U.S. Space Force plans to release in January a request for proposals for the space vehicle segment of a potential $8 billion satellite constellation designed to provide nuclear command, control and commun...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has dropped plans to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 aerial refueling fleet recapitalization program after it decided not to respond to a request for information. Lockheed partnered with Airbus on the recapitalization program, offering the LMXT strategic tanker based on the latter’s A330 Multi Role Tanker ...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and AAR‘s (NYSE: AIR) government services subsidiary were awarded contract modifications worth $182.8 million combined to help repair, replace and maintain maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft engines for domestic and international military customers. Both contractors will deliver P-8A Poseidon aircraft depot-level mai...
The U.S. Space Force has issued two solicitations for the third phase of the National Security Space Launch program. The service has adopted a dual-lane approach to acquisition under NSSL Phase 3 to ensure assured access to space and meet warfighter needs, according to solicitation notices published Wednesday. Under the first lane, the service plans...
