A Fincantieri subsidiary has secured a $536.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to design and build the third ship in the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates. The Department of Defense said Thursday Fincantieri Marinette Marine will also provide digital environment support for the future USS Chesapeake (FFG 64) in addition ...
Lockheed Martin has received a pair of contract options worth $130.5 million combined to produce an additional eight simulators for the U.S. Air Force‘s Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2 program. The award represents the third and fourth options on the ARTS-V2 development and test contract, which has a cumulative face value of $589.8 mill...
Quantum Computing Inc. (Nasdaq: QUBT) has closed its acquisition of QPhoton as part of efforts to launch and extend its full-stack quantum systems to government defense and security, fraud detection, underwriting and supply chain markets. QCI said Thursday it will combine its Qatalyst computational software with QPhoton’s quantum photonic system u...
Shareholders at Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) approved Wednesday the company’s proposed combination with Vertex and both parties expect the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2022. The combined entity will adopt the name V2X and trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “VVX” upon the deal’s closing, Vertex said Wednes...
Spectral Energies has won an eight-year, $184.3 million contract to conduct studies for the turbine engine division under the Air Force Research Laboratory’s aerospace systems directorate. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the company will aim to advance propulsion technology for DOD platforms through the Innovative Combustion and Propu...
The U.S. Air Force has released a request for proposals for the second iteration of a potential five-year, $1 billion contract vehicle to build and update test and evaluation systems for munitions, spectrum improvements, electronic combat and C5ISR platforms. Test and Evaluation Technologies for Ranges, Armaments and Spectrum II is a multiple-award,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) stands at the helm of America’s science and technology efforts related to air and space. Launched in October 1958, the federal agency oversees the country’s space explorations and aeronautics research endeavors. To maintain America’s edge in space and aeronautics technologies, NASA teams...
Bill Sheehy, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle program manager at BAE Systems, said the company has been building AMPVs for the U.S. Army at full-rate production levels in the past four months and plans to further speed up production but would need to invest in the expansion of its assembly line and machinery, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday....
Presidio has acquired systems integration company ROVE for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its digital platforms and service offerings and broaden its geographic footprint in the southeast region of the U.S., particularly in North Carolina and South Carolina. Founded in 2016, ROVE is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based veteran-owned bu...
Gerry Fasano, president of the defense group at Leidos, was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the third consecutive year that he’s received the honor, by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office. Executive Mosaic recognizes Gerry Fasano as a three-time winner of the most prestigious and illustrious awa...
