Amentum has won an eight-year, $475 million contract to provide maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy’s F-16 aircraft fleet. The company will help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division maintain F-16A/B/C/D variants at the organizational, intermediate and depot levels, the Department of Defense said Thursday. NAWCAD recei...
A Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) subsidiary has received from the U.S. Air Force three separate one-year contracts worth $110.5 million combined to provide data-as-a-service platforms to support command and control and decision-making operations. Palantir USG will support the Headquarters Air Force by enabling HAF to integrate personnel, health,...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has secured a five-year, $125.5 million contract to help the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command maintain crisis response electronic communication systems. The company will support operational requirements for crisis response and interoperable command, control, communications, computers and combat electronic s...
The peer and near-peer threat is top of mind for Pentagon officials and top decision makers. As global powers and major competitors continue to make technological advancements and jeopardize the United States’ dominance in key areas, defense leaders are honing in on a few elements that are proving to be critical for achieving and maintaining...
As adversaries continue to develop and deploy new technologies, cyberattacks pose a greater threat to the United States than ever before. To address these risks, the federal government recently released the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which aims to build a more secure and resilient cyber ecosystem nationwide. For the U.S. government, acquiring ...
Three companies have won spots on a potential nine-year, $246 million contract to inspect, repair and test complete engines that power fighter jets commonly used for the Navy’s simulated air-to-air combat training. Aero Turbine, RUAG Space and U.S. Turbine & Accessory will compete for individual orders to perform support work on J85-GE-21C...
The persistent threat of cyber attacks has been a top concern for the Department of Defense in recent years. Now, as the Pentagon moves forward with a zero trust approach to cybersecurity, DOD leaders are paying close attention to implementing security not just at the enterprise level, but also at the tactical edge, where threats...
A joint venture between Amentum and Seabrook Solutions will perform maintenance and logistics support work on aviation support equipment for the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centers under a three-year, $200 million contract. Arrow’s Edge won the cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competition re...
Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), will provide F-135 propulsion system spare parts and associated equipment to U.S. and international defense customers under an $888 million contract modification from Naval Air Systems Command. This award covers the procurement of parts; modules; packaging, handling, shipping an...
The General Services Administration has issued an interim security policy directing employees and contractors to limit the use of generative artificial intelligence systems that work with large language models from the GSA network and equipment owned by the government. GSA cited risks that LLMs, which train on public data sources and inputted data, ...
