Maxar Technologies was awarded the Commercial GEOINT Access Portal contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for the delivery of web-based commercial imagery and product offerings to users. NGA said the five-year, sole source contract valued at approximately $359 million is a follow-on to the Global-Enhanced GEOINT Delivery award. Ac...
NexTech Solutions has acquired Nomad Solutions, an information technology company specializing in government data and communication services, in an effort to boost its capacity to support critical government infrastructure. In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, NTS said the acquisition will help ramp up its support for federal civilian executive agencies...
David Rodgers, a defense industry executive, has joined Ultra Intelligence & Communications as vice president of global sales. Ultra I&C said Tuesday Rodgers will oversee the company’s domestic and international sales initiatives and support business development efforts for the U.S. military and foreign defense ministries. “David...
General Dynamics Mission Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has secured a $491.6 million contract modification from the Space Development Agency for satellite ground systems support. The Department of Defense said Friday the award will extend the existing contract for the ground management and integration of the SDA̵...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $197.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the full rate production of 56,000 FMU-139D/B bomb tactical electronic fuze systems. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also covers 500 FMU-139D/B fuze accessory kits, 50 FMU-139D(D-1)/B...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $3.43 billion contract modification from the U.S. Army to produce surface-to-surface weapon systems for the service branch. The Department of Defense said Friday the Army expects work on the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System supply contract award to run through Oct. 20, 2027. Army Contracting C...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX (NYSE: RTX) company Raytheon an approximately $1.05 billion sole source contract to upgrade the sensors on the F-22 Raptor fighter jets. The Department of Defense said Friday the fixed-price-incentive, undefinitized contract provides for Group B hardware, spares and support equipment. Work on the contract will be p...
RTI International and the Department of Defense have signed a cooperative agreement for the former to continue overseeing the Defense Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Consortium, or DSEC. The nonprofit research institute said Thursday the potential 10-year, $190 million deal is intended to boost STEM education among K-16 st...
Although elaborate technological demands are certainly one hurdle to the Department of Defense achieving Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, the quieter but no less pressing challenge is government bureaucracy, Breaking Defense reported earlier this month. “It’s a very complex political problem, I think the tech is the ea...
BAE Systems‘ San Diego Ship Repair business has received a potential $225.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to repair, maintain and upgrade an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. Work on the USS Halsey (DDG 97) Fiscal 2024 Depot Modernization Period will be conducted in San Diego, California, until April 2026. the De...
