Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has secured a potential $752.3 million supply chain management contract from the U.S. Navy to service two heavy-lift military helicopter platforms. The award has a five-year base value of $676.7 million to cover logistics support for the CH-53E Super Stallion and the MH-53E Sea Dragon, the Depar...
Twenty-two cargo airlines were awarded spots on a potential $1.5 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Transportation Command to conduct domestic and international shipments of defense equipment or items weighing from 150 lbs to over 300 lbs. The Global Heavyweight Service-2 program will cover global delivery service...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary can start to obtain long lead-time materials for the next five Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines after the business secured a $5.13 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy. General Dynamics Electric Boat will use the funds to procure and build critical components for Bui...
In recent years, the Department of Defense has placed high priority on programs and initiatives designed to increase the speed, connectivity and information advantage of our country’s warfighting capabilities. As the peer and near-peer competition heats up, U.S. military leaders are identifying technologies and capability areas that require improv...
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) business has received a seven-year, $225.8 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force maintain an electro-optical targeting system used by military aircraft. The Sniper Comprehensive Advanced Targeting Pod sustainment program covers support services to manage system availability and reliability between maintenance peri...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has landed a five-year, $2.02 billion contract to update systems of the Hornet and Growler aircraft platforms for the U.S. Navy. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which includes foreign military sales, calls for the company to support configuration set requirements for the implementation of new F/A-18 and EA-18G...
The U.S. Transportation Command has tapped FedEx, Polar Air Cargo Worldwide and United Parcel Service to handle package deliveries for government agencies and contractors under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award worth $2.24 billion in total face value. The Next Generation Delivery Service-2 program requires the awardees to provide dome...
The Department of Defense has issued a request for proposals for a potential $249 million program to provide staffing support for DOD’s artificial intelligence initiatives. The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office and Army Contracting Command-Rock Island plan to award 10 basic ordering agreements under the AI Talent 2.0 pr...
The Department of Defense’s fiscal year 2023 budget request includes the largest ever increase in spending for research and development. The $130.1 billion investment request is more than 9.5 percent over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, and it represents a major milestone in the DOD’s modernization and innovation efforts. To find out more ab...
Amazon Web Services will provide the Department of the Navy access to a cloud computing environment under a blanket purchase agreement worth potentially $723.9 million over five years. DON personnel will also receive training, certification and professional services from the cloud provider through the Enterprise Software License BPA, the Department ...
