The Department of State has cleared a potential $1.75 billion foreign military sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Canada, with Lockheed Martin designated as the principal contractor. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday that it had already submitted the required certification to Congress. The Potomac Officers Cl...
The Naval Supply Systems Command has selected seven companies for the $10 billion multiple award, firm-fixed-price Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract Territorial Integrity of the U.S., or WEXMAC TITUS, program. WEXMAC TITUS Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Tuesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract co...
Amentum Services will provide organizational-level maintenance support for the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft systems, or RPAs, under a $995 million U.S. Air Force contract. The Chantilly, Virginia-based company secured the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract award in a competitive solicitation that received three offers, t...
Anduril is the ultimate disruptor in national security technologies. Competing against traditional contracting giants such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing, Anduril has found its niche in GovCon by operating more like a tech startup than a legacy defense prime, pushing software-first, rapid prototyping and iteration cycles measured in months instead ...
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $5.04 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the U.S. Army to supply components for the Coyote Missile System. Coyote Missile System Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Monday, under the agreement, Raytheon will deliver both fixed and mobile Coyote missile launchers, along with kinet...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond The clock is ticking for defense industrial base contractors because the Department of Defense begins enforcing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements across new solicitations and contracts on November 10. For the estimated 80,000 contractors handling controlled unclassified inf...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has secured a $10.86 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the Marine Corps over the next five years. The contract marks the largest quantity order ever received for the aircraft, the company said Friday. Deliveries are scheduled between 2029...
Intelligence professionals have never before had such a bounty of raw data at their fingertips. But they are struggling to manage and leverage such information provided in voluminous amounts by modern ubiquitous sensor technologies. This is a tipping point for the U.S. intelligence community, according to a leading intelligence executive. Glori...
AV has appointed Johnathan Jones, a defense executive, as senior vice president of cyber and mission solutions, or CMS. The defense technology company rebranded from AeroVironment to AV following its acquisition of defense technology firm BlueHalo in May. AV said Thursday Jones will oversee the strategic direction and operations of CMS to strengthen...
The Department of State has approved the request of the German government to purchase 400 units of the AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM, for an estimated cost of $1.23 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency named RTX as the principal contractor of the potential foreign military sale. FMS, including challenges ...
