The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a potential $1.8 billion contract modification to build and launch the first two polar space vehicles under the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared program. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the company will also transition the Next-Gen OPIR Polar Space Vehicles 1 and 2 to operations ...
Raytheon has secured $676 million to continue manufacturing tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided TOW weapon systems for the U.S. Army. The awards comprise an annual production contract valued at $430 million from fiscal 2023 and an additional $246 million in 2024, Raytheon parent company RTX said Wednesday. Weapons Production in Tucso...
General Dynamics subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace has won a U.S. Air Force contract worth approximately $991 million to provide logistics support services for C-20 and C-37 aircraft used to transport high-ranking government and defense officials. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes ai...
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to move its massive biometric identity management system — containing more than 260 million biometric data points — to the cloud, according to a request for information posted by the department’s Office of Biometric Identity Management. If you’re curious about this biometrics ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded CACI International a task order valued at up to $805 million to provide engineering services and technologies in support of the NavalX Office. The five-year award will enable NavalX to enhance operational performance and integrate multi-domain systems, CACI said Monday. Under the deal, the Reston, Virginia-based contractor ...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Boeing a potential nine-year, $277 million contract to help develop electro-optics and directed energy technologies to support the Space Electro-Optics Division’s mission of advancing the country’s space superiority capabilities. The Department of Defense said Monday the company will perform...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information to identify top-tier investors that could be invited to participate in Venture Horizons, an initiative that seeks to provide them an opportunity to engage with DARPA’s subject matters and invest in the agency’s portfolio of technologies. According to the RFI initi...
BAE Systems has won two U.S. Navy contracts worth about $222.6 million combined to provide maintenance, repair and modernization support services for an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and a multipurpose amphibious assault ship. The Department of Defense said Friday work on the firm-fixed-price contracts will occur in Norfolk, Virginia,...
The GovCon market is facing some degree of uncertainty as the presidential election approaches and a continuing resolution puts a pause on funding growth. But one thing GovCon leaders know for certain is that the defense and government markets are rife with opportunities and poised for significant growth. At the Raymond James 2024 Defense and...
As the U.S. military operates in an increasingly competitive multi-domain landscape, officials believe the nation and its international partners must prepare to fight and win in contested logistics environments. During a panel discussion titled “The Importance of Logistics and Sustainment in Deterrence” at the Potomac Officers Club&...
