Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a pair of contract modifications worth $1.06 billion combined from the U.S. Army to produce air-to-ground and guided air-and-missile defense systems. The Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered defense contractor will manufacture and deliver Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles under a $556.1 million contract modif...
John Murray, a retired four-star U.S. Army general, was added to the board of advisers of Klas Government to contribute defense and national security expertise to the military communications company. Highlighting Murray’s service and experience with the Department of Defense, Klas Government CEO Bill Ostrowski said in a statement published Mon...
Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) will build and deliver electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to the U.S. Air Force under new contracts worth $142 million combined, expanding a partnership that started through the AFWERX technology program in 2021. The contracts mark the execution phase for the delivery of up to six Archer-built Midnight eVTOL ...
A joint venture between Collins Aerospace and Elbit Systems of America has secured a two-year, $16.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to update a head-worn device that allows fighter pilots to cue aircraft weapons and sensors for target acquisition. Collins Elbit Vision Systems will develop, engineer and test the Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Cue...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has officially added a business segment upon the completion of the Melbourne, Florida-based aerospace and defense contractor’s $4.7 billion cash purchase of propulsion system builder Aerojet Rocketdyne. Both parties first announced the $58-a-share deal in December 2022, with the acquirer aiming to grow its bus...
Sixty-six vendors have secured positions on a potential 10-year, $900 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop approaches needed to build multidomain systems in support of the service’s warfighting missions. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio received 70 offers for the indefinite-de...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has elevated Noel Goldstein, a 24-year government services industry veteran, from senior business development director to a vice president position. Goldstein joined Parsons in February 2021. His responsibilities have included client engagement, capture management and campaign development functions for the Department of Defense a...
Crowley‘s government services business will continue to coordinate surface freight shipping operations for Department of Defense activities within the North American region after U.S. Transportation Command awarded the company a $480 million economic adjustment under an existing contract. The adjustment is part of the Defense Freight Transport...
Ten companies have won spots on a potential eight-year, $400 million U.S. Navy contract to carry out military construction projects for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Northwest. NAVFAC received 22 proposals for the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which includes a five-year option period, the Department...
At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Air Force Summit on July 18, retired Maj. Gen. Lee Levy said that too often, commentators reduce the conundrum of carrying out warfighting logistics in a contested environment to simply getting goods and services to the battlefield on time. While this is an important piece of the contested logistics puzzle,...
