As the U.S. Air Force continues its aggressive pursuit of modernization and prepares for the future fight, the head of the service wants to put words into action and get meaningful military capabilities into the hands of warfighters faster than ever before. “I’m not very interested in experimentations or demos. I’m prepared to accept r...
In today’s federal contracting landscape, data is one of the most important and useful assets an organization can leverage. Data coming from multiple endpoints, sources and sensors can provide agencies with critical insights into business processes, IT environments, security and more — if harnessed properly. Top-level government and industry exe...
Electronic warfare is becoming a top priority for the U.S. Army, especially following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which put the latest EW tactics in the global spotlight. Defined by the Department of Defense as “military activities that use electromagnetic energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum and attack an enemy,” electronic warfa...
Aydin Mohtashamian, a more than two-decade aerospace and defense sector veteran, has joined mission computing technology provider Parry Labs as chief operating officer. He brings experience in digital transformation, large-scale systems integration, operational planning and execution and product development to his new position, the company said Mond...
Austal‘s shipbuilding business in Mobile, Alabama, has secured a four-year, $156.1 million contract modification to build two additional towing, salvage and rescue vessels for the U.S. Navy. The fixed-price-incentive modification exercises options for the production of the T-ATS 13 and T-ATS 14 ships and covers special studies, engineering and ind...
J&J and ALMS Mission Support Solutions, an Anchorage, Alaska-based startup, has won a potential $221.16 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide support services at Naval Air Station Pensacola and other Florida locations through March 2024. Base operating support services will include facility management and investment, pavement clearance ...
A subsidiary of engineering and construction firm Kiewit has won a three-year, $309.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend a military airport runway in Elmendorf, Alaska. The agency obligated $69.1 million at the time of award using military construction, defense-wide funds for fiscal 2022, the Department of Defense said ...
Acuity International will provide base operations and security services to Iraq’s F-16 program as part of a $127 million contract action by the U.S. Air Force to fulfill a foreign military sales requirement. The Department of Defense said Friday contract work will occur through Jan. 30, 2023, at the Martyr Brigadier General Ali Flaih Air...
The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts to General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) Bath Iron Works subsidiary and HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division to perform shipbuilder engineering and design analysis for the next-generation guided-missile destroyer program. The contractors will come up with design products in support of preliminary and contrac...
PAE, now part of Amentum, will help the U.S. Air Force operate and maintain aerial targets under a seven-year, $136.6 million contract. The service will work with PAE’s aviation and technical services division to test the lethality of key military weapons and munitions systems, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Headquarters Air Combat C...
