Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has received two contract modifications worth a combined $437.5 million from the U.S. Navy to support an engineered overhaul of a Los Angeles-class submarine and construction of a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock. HII will execute maintenance, repair, routine and test work on the&nb...
The House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee passed its 2018 appropriations bill via voice vote Thursday afternoon. The bill does not offer an alternative to President Donald Trump™s 1.9 percent raise offered in his budget proposal, which means federal employees have cleared a hurdle to receiving a p...
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) issued a Sources Sought notice on Thursday for a rapidly fielded and developed hyper-sonic, conventional air-launched strike weapon, Janes reported. Capabilities statements are being sought from potential sources “that are capable of accomplishing systems integration of all the elements of a hyper-son...
The State Department has approved Taiwan™s request to buy missiles, torpedoes and related components as well as operations and maintenance support for the East Asian state™s surveillance radar program under seven foreign military agreements worth approximately $1.36 billion combined. Taiwan requested to purchase follow-on sustainment servi...
L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has landed a potential $230 million contract to provide point detonating/delay and multi-option fuzes for U.S. Army mortars. The Army will use company-made M783 and M734A1 fuzes to perform close range and indirect fire support combat operations, L3 said Thursday. Todd Gautier, president of L3̵...
Lisa Atherton, formerly executive vice president of military business at Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell Helicopter subsidiary, has been appointed president and CEO of Textron Systems. She replaces Ellen Lord, who will be nominated by President Donald Trump as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Textron said Wednesd...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2017 ” Battelle will work to support the U.S. Army‘s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in efforts to address sustainment challenges associated with military support technologies under a $20 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday it will...
John Celli, president of SSL (Space Systems Loral,) will be stepping down after serving the satellites and spacecraft systems company for 36 years, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA), announced Wednesday. Dario Zamarian has been appointed Group President and Paul Estey has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief O...
The former Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Lt. Gen. David Deptula has a new report that offers the Defense Department suggestions as it writes a 25-year plan for unmanned aircraft. The U.S. military needs to overhaul the way it is buying and managing drones, says Deptula, who is now...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2017 ” BAE Systems has delivered the first of Oman’s 12-unit Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft order during a ceremony held Wednesday at the Adam Airbase in Oman, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday it rolled out the Eurofighter alongside the first of eight Hawk trainer aircra...
