Leidos subsidiary Dynetics, a company specializing in hypersonics, has received a $670.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to supply the U.S. Army with the common-hypersonic glide body and thermal protection system. Dynetics Contract Scope Dynetics will perform work at its headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama. The project is expected to ...
RTX business Raytheon has received two U.S. Navy contracts worth $360.4 million combined to repair, replace and upgrade parts within two of the 13 major subsystems of the Aegis weapon system. The Department of Defense said Thursday the awards cover support for two major Aegis subsystems: the MK99 fire control system and the Army Navy...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded five companies positions on a potential 10-year, $751 million contract for depot maintenance support services. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the Air Force Sustainment Center launched a competitive acquisition process for the Depot Onsite Contract Augmentee Teams Fifth Generation program, also called DOCAT 5,...
Prism Maritime has secured a $25.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy to provide alteration installation team and in-service engineering agent support. The Department of Defense said Wednesday that the contract includes options that, if exercised, will bring the total value of the effort to $218.4 million. Under the contract, th...
AeroVironment has agreed to acquire BlueHalo for approximately $4.1 billion in an all-stock transaction to establish a diversified defense technology company with a portfolio of capabilities, including uncrewed platforms, space technologies, short- and long-range loitering munitions, cyber and electronic warfare systems. In a joint release published...
Northrop Grumman has received a U.S. Navy contract worth approximately $318.7 million to continue providing technical engineering and integration support services for the Trident II (D-5) submarine-launched ballistic missile and underwater launcher systems of guided missile submarines. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the sole-source contract ...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond The Department of Defense released its long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program final rule (32 CFR Part 170) on October 11. Announced in 2019 by the Pentagon as a response to growing cybersecurity threats targeting sensitive defense information, the CMMC program aims to es...
Assertive Professionals has won a Missile Defense Agency contract worth about $127.3 million for general and executive administrative support services. The Department of Defense said Monday MDA launched a competitive procurement process through the SAM.gov website and received nine offers for the five-year contract. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract ...
Dave Scher, former managing director of MITRE Labs Infrastructure and Networking Innovation Center, was elevated to the role of deputy chief information officer at the not-for-profit corporation, he announced in a LinkedIn post Sunday. The executive has been with MITRE for over a decade, starting as a project lead in 2011. He then assumed roles...
Textron Aviation has received a contract modification worth $276.8 million from the U.S. Navy for T-54A aircraft, equipment and other related items and services. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Wichita, Kansas-based company will produce 26 units of T-54A aircraft, 24 of which will be under Lot 3 while the remaining two will be under...
