https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ycZwlAta0 This video contains footage of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 working with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 to refuel two F-35’s, commonly known as Joint Strike Fighters. The Joint Strike Fighters received fuel from the KC-130 aircraft as their engines continued running preparing the...
Reston, Virginia-based risk management and operational support services contractor Constellis has closed its acquisition of Palms Beach Gardens, Florida-based Centerra Group and its subsidiaries from an affiliate of Alvarez & Marsal Capital for an undisclosed sum. Both companies first announced the deal in March and Constelli...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUjq8nG4eIM B-roll of Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and C-17s Operations from the 517th Airlift Squadron. The flight consisted of Air Refueling, Cargo Drop and a nighttime personnel jump over the Malamute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK on Apri...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 24, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will offer research, development, sustainment, engineering and update support for the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division™s Combat Environment Instrumentation Systems through its position in a $198 million U.S. Navy contract, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The com...
The U.K.’s ministry of defense has awarded MBDA three contracts worth $689 million combined to produce and maintain various missile systems for the British armed forces. MBDA will supply Meteor and Common Anti-air Modular Missile weapons as well as maintain Sea Viper missiles in support of various ships ...
Weekly Roundup April 17 – April 21 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson We™re rapidly approaching the middle of FY 2017, and amidst all of the news surrounding President Trump™s FY 2018 budget plan, the border wall, and attempts at healthcare refor...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2017 ” Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP‘s (NYSE: SAP) U.S. national security business, has urged policymakers to promote collaboration between government and industry in efforts to combat cyber threats against networks and critical infrastructure, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. He wrote in an opinion pie...
Jonathan Schildkraut, formerly senior managing director for equity research at investment and consulting firm Guggenheim Partners, has joined CyrusOne (Nasdaq: CONE) as an executive vice president and chief strategy officer at the Dallas-based data center provider. He will report directly to CyrusOne CEO Gary Wojtaszek and oversee the company™s...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed up as advancing stocks outpaced declining 2 to 1. U.S. markets closed mixed as the economy grew at modest to moderate rates per the Bloomberg report. IBM reported weak earnings which helped hold the markets back. At market close WTI was also down $1.86 to $ 50.55 per barrel in response...
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) has wrapped up its purchase of airline cabin equipment provider B/E Aerospace (Nasdaq: BEAV) for approximately $8.6 billion in a push to diversify and expand its product portfolio and accelerate its global growth initiatives. The companies originally disclosed the $6.4 billion cash-and-stock transaction in Octo...
