Boeing (NYSE: BA) has agreed to buy Aurora Flight Sciences for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to accelerate the development of autonomous technology for aerospace vehicles. Chicago-based Boeing said Thursday it would integrate Aurora into the aerospace and defense contractor’s engineering, test and technology segment upon...
Dulles, Virginia-based contract management software company Compusearch has agreed to work with reverse auction services provider FedBid in a push to expand support for federal customers’ procurement processes. FedBid will maintain operations under its own brand and serve as the reverse auction provider within Compusearch’...
Michael Fallon, U.K. defense minister, will introduce a potential $1.33 billion framework to provide support services and maintain the British navy™s fleet of aircraft carriers, amphibious ships, frigates and other warships. The U.K. government™s Common Support Model aims to consolidate support contracts into a single structure to speed up...
The Justice Department has agreed to approve the pending $34 billion acquisition of Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) by CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), subject to court approval of certain conditions in a consent decree. CenturyLink said Monday the combined firm needs to divest 24 dark fiber strands that link 30 city-pairs acros...
Metal Shark has won a potential $90 million contract to build up to 50 next-generation patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. The Navy initially ordered 11 PB(X) vessels along with with trailers, spares, training packages and technical support services, Metal Shark said Monday. The company aims to construct a welded-aluminum pilothouse ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 2, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) has partnered with nonprofit organization Doc™s Friends to help build an interactive hangar and education facility for a company-manufactured B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft dubbed “Doc,” GovCon Executive reported Sept. 25. Doc’s Friends said Sept. 23 B...
Harris (NYSE: HRS) has received a potential $133.2 million contract to produce electronic countermeasure systems for integration into F/A-18 multirole combat jets of the U.S. Navy and Australia. The Defense Department said Wednesday Harris will deliver Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures Onboard Jammer ...
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TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 27, 2017 ” BAE Systems aims to establish a digital shipyard in Australia to support the construction of nine anti-submarine warfare ships for the country’s navy as part of the company’s bid for the SEA 5000 Future Frigate contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Thurs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 25, 2017 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will procure winch devices from Curtiss-Wright as part of the pre-production test article of the Variable Depth Sonar on the U.S. Navy‘s littoral combat ships, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Curtiss-Wright said Thursday Raytheon’s integrated defense systems business w...
