Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has landed a three-year, $199.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the full-rate production of lot 17 AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also produce AIM-9X Block II captive air training missiles, all-up-round containers, spare advan...
Point Blank Enterprises has won a potential four-year, $116.4 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide small arms protective inserts to the U.S. Air Force and Army. The Defense Department said Wednesday that DLA received three bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a competitive pro...
A business unit of Siemens has won a potential 10-year, $4.13 billion contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply U.S. military branches with radiology systems, accessories and training. The Defense Department said Tuesday that Siemens Medical Solutions USA will perform work in Pennsylvania through March 27, 2022, i...
Weekly Roundup March 20 – March 24 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The 2018 fiscal year budget blueprint released by the Trump administration last week has continued to be a hot topic in the GovCon community, particularly its request for an increased de...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has initiated talks with suppliers to generate $5 billion in cost savings on the F-35 program as the company negotiates a contract to produce the 11th batch of fighter jets, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Julie Johnsson and Anthony Capaccio write Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson, also an inductee into Executive Mosaic™...
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA March 21, 2017 ” Peter Smith, president and CEO of American Systems, has been selected for this year’s Executive Mosaic Wash100 for his leadership in the test and evaluation market. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public sector executives selected by Executive Mosaic™s organiza...
The State Department has approved the U.K.™s request to purchase AGM-114-R1/R2 Hellfire II Semi-Active Laser missiles from the U.S. government under a potential $150 million foreign military sales agreement. The U.K. government asked to buy 1,000 Hellfire II missiles, logistics assistance and related program services in orde...
Weekly Roundup March 13 – March 17 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson It™s been a busy week for the Trump administration, with further federal budget alterations, official appointments and executive orders. The changes implemented by President Trump a...
The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a five-year, $3.28 billion contract modification to produce lots 7 to 11 of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for Saudi Arabia as part of a foreign military sales deal. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will also provide remanufactured and new build AH-64Es and ...
SpaceX has won a potential two-year, $96.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch send a GPS III satellite into orbit. The Defense Department said Tuesday that SpaceX will conduct satellite launch vehicle production, launch operations, mission integration, mission and spaceflight worthiness efforts un...
