Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide the U.S. Army various rocket pods for Israel, Finland, Jordan and Singapore under a $331.8 million foreign military sales contract. The Defense Department said Thursday Lockheed’s missile and fire control business will supply 290 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System alternative ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 17, 2016 ” Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has transferred custody of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha to the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday it is set to deliver the last two San Antonio-class vessels to the Navy to...
The GovCon Index rode the wave of buying activity in U.S. financial markets Friday and closed up 0.634 points to 7.206, which put the GCI at a weekly gain of 0.845 points to start May after a series of earnings reports from contractors that exceeded analyst expectations. Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: ...
The GovCon Index stayed clear of choppy activity in U.S. financial markets with a gain of 0.705 points — or 0.929 percent — to 76.572 on a first quarter earnings beat by shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a sharp spike in McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) shares. Huntington Ingalls rose 4.13 perce...
Three companies listed in Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index reported quarterly financial results before U.S. financial markets opened Thursday with one in-line against analyst expectations for earnings per share and below on revenue and the other two contractors above Wall Street’s outlook for both figures. Dulles, Virginia-based spaceÃ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2016 ” Teresa Weipert, senior vice president of Sutherland Global Services‘ government solutions business, has stated that government agencies should adapt their culture to engage citizens in support of service delivery transformation efforts, Executive Gov reported Monday. Weipert wrote in a guest p...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2016 ” Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has christened the USS Ralph Johnson destroyer in a ceremony attended by U.S. Navy and company executives, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Saturday the ship christening ceremony also honored the Vietnam war hero namesake of the 30th Arleigh Bur...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2016 ” A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) executive has urged the U.S. Navy to proceed with the LX(R) dock-landing ship development program in fiscal 2018 rather than fiscal 2020, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Reuters reported Tuesday HII CEO Mike Petters said starting the progr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 1, 2016 ” The U.S. Navy has awarded additional funds to General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) for the manufacture of two additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. USNI News reported Wednesday General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and Ing...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 30, 2016 ” General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) have agreed on the U.S. Navy‘s new build strategy for the manufacture of the Virginia-class and Ohio-class submarines through 2023, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. USNI News reported Monday the Navy’s “Submari...
