Australia-based communications technology company Codan Group has agreed to acquire Kagwerks as part of a push to advance its strategic growth plan, broaden its market presence and expand the capabilities of its tactical communications business unit. Codan said Wednesday Kagwerks is a developer of radio-agnostic dismounted soldier systems that deliv...
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received two U.S. Navy contracts worth approximately $9.6 billion combined for the purchase of three San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships and one America-class amphibious assault ship. “It is an honor to continue our support of the joint Navy and Marine Corps mission to meet the mi...
Krista McKendree, former vice president at Cask Government Services, has joined cBEYONData as VP of business development. In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, cBEYONData said McKendree has two decades of experience in Department of Defense business development and will focus on the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps markets in her new role. McKendree most recently s...
KBR (NYSE: KBR) will conduct research, development, test and evaluation of aeronautical systems in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Mobility Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The company said the five-year effort is covered by an approximately $113 million task order awarded under the Department of Defense ...
The U.S. Army awarded five companies spots on a $249 million contract for professional architect-engineer services. The Department of Defense said Monday the contractors will compete for orders of the seven-year, firm-fixed-price contract. The following companies were awarded positions on the contract: AECOM Technical Services Arcadis CDM Feder...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a U.S. Navy contract worth approximately $319.3 million to provide automated maintenance environment system sustainment support for the F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft. The Department of Defense said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes sustainment engineering, system safety analysis, techn...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has been awarded a five-year, U.S. Army contract valued at $103.6 million for supplies in support of fielding the M10 Booker combat vehicles. The Department of Defense said General Dynamics Land Systems, a Sterling Heights, Michigan-based manufacturer of military vehicles, will provide tools an...
The U.S. Navy and the private sector have partnered to expand the production capacity of the U.S. submarine industrial base as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s maritime dominance and national security. Contract Award to Austal USA Austal USA said Monday it secured a potential $152 million contract from the Navy to invest in...
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has received a $99.8 million contract to extend access to the Maven Smart System to all military branches, including the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Space Force and Marine Corps. The company said Friday the five-year firm-fixed price contract from the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research ...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Earlier this Summer, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, announced more than $18.2 million in Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program awards to assist tribal nations with managi...
