CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Republic of Singapore (Aug. 21, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) arrives pier side at Changi Naval Base, Republic of Singapore following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. Significant damage to the hull resulted in flooding...
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson released this statement Aug. 21 on USS John S. McCain, which was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21. (U.S. Navy video/Released)...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 18, 2017 ” Globecomm Systems has helped Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) equip the U.S. Navy‘s USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier with onboard communications and entertainment technologies as a subcontractor on the program, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Globecomm said Wednesday the&...
Weekly Roundup August 14 – August 18 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week the GovCon industry witnessed a number of significant contract awards, many of which focused on R&D, space, IT services and missile defense. Let’s take a quick lo...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed down today, dropping by 0.133 percent to settle at 100.632. Declining shares outpaced advancers 24 to 6. The major indices closed up today with the S&P500 advancing 0.14 percent to 2,468.11, while DJIA moved up by 0.12 percent to 22,024.87, and the NASDAQ Composite incr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 16, 2017 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and its industry partners Battelle, Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and Riptide have demonstrated several battlespace technologies at a U.S. Navy exercise in collaboration with the Naval Surface Warfare Center – Panama City division, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesd...
A joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a five-year, $133.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for the delivery of Javelin equipment and associated parts to three foreign military sales customers. The Defense Department said Tuesday Javelin Joint Venture will provide non-recurring ...
Weekly Roundup August 07 – August 11 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson At the tail-end of May the Department of Defense released its FY 2018 budget request, while the Comptroller of the Department of Defense published the Defense Budget Overview, a succi...
The State Department has approved Nigeria’s request to procure 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft and weapons under a potential $593 million foreign military sales deal. Nigeria’s request also covers training, spare parts, aviation and ground support equipment, hangar, facilities and other required infrastructure, the Defens...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) topped the 100 mark to close at 100.389 up 1.111 percent. Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) reported “second quarter earnings that exceeded expectations” to lead the GCI closing with a 8.36 percent increase. The major indices closed mixed. The S&P500 down 0.22 percent, while the DJIA...
