CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received an $80.5 million task order to help a U.S. Navy warfare center develop mission technology to defend manned and unmanned aircraft platforms from drone threats. The company said Wednesday it will perform research, development and analysis work for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to update ...
President Joe Biden has nominated William LaPlante, president and CEO of Draper Laboratory and a national security leader, to serve as undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense. LaPlante has nearly 40 years of experience in the defense industrial base, acquisition, technology and sustainment, the White House said Tu...
The Defense Logistics Agency has exercised an option period worth $149 million under its contract with the joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary for V-22 Osprey engineering and logistics services. Bell Boeing Joint Project Office will support the joint service tiltrotor aircraft platform for the U.S. Air ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $124.9 million contract modification to produce 42 more Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles for the U.S. Air Force and Navy. The funds cover lot six production of LRASMs along with two dozen weapons datalinks, the Department of Defense said Monday. DOD pegged the contract’s cumulative face value at $549.7...
Christopher O’Donnell, acting assistant secretary for acquisition at the Department of Defense, will keynote a Nov. 3 virtual event hosted by Executive Mosaic’s flagship Government Contracting Wire (GovCon Wire) to provide insight into the Pentagon’s current priorities to advance capabilities for the U.S. military. O’Donnell ...
Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense subsidiary has received a $591.6 million modification under the U.S. Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle acquisition contract to produce additional military trucks and trailers. This award covers the delivery of 1,669 JLTV tucks, 868 trailers and associated kits and components to domestic and foreign militar...
Voyager Space has agreed to purchase a majority stake in Space Micro, a San Diego-based maker of satellite communications, electro-optical and digital systems, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to help the latter expand its technology portfolio in support of defense, civil and commercial customers. “The satellite constellation market stand...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has received a potential two-year, $86.6 million task order from the U.S. Navy to integrate command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems on military vehicles. The company will perform C4ISR production, engineering and fielding work for the lan...
Extreme weather events continue to increase in frequency and severity on a global scale, and climate change is gaining greater importance across federal government agencies’ priorities and concerns. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information, the U.S. has experienced at least...
Golden Max, doing business as Optimal, has won a $147.6 million contract to supply military and federal civilian customers with infusion pump kits via the Defense Logistics Agency’s electronic catalog. The DLA Troop Support organization received 152 responses for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense s...
