TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured certification from the Federal Aviation Administration following a series of tests on the 767-2C airframe configuration of the KC-46 tanker aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the Amended Type Certification serves to verify the cor...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2017 ” Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has secured a funding opportunity with NASA to mature its proposed Dragonfly dual-quadcopter vehicle in the aim to fulfill requirements under the New Frontiers program, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The lab said Thursday the...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2017 ” The research arm of Vencore will work on the design, prototyping and demonstration of technologies that will serve to help the Defense Department monitor radio-frequency spectrum usage under $14.7 million in DoD contracts, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday Vencore Labs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2017 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will supply four-channel receiver cards for global positioning system tracking and navigation to the U.S. Air Force and Saudi Arabia under a potential $36.7 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract includes foreign mil...
Weekly Roundup December 18 – December 22 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This month there was a significant amount of year-end contract activity in the GovCon marketplace. Foreign nations announced their intent to purchase military vehicles and the commencement o...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 22, 2017 ” BAE Systems and its partners Hobson Industries and Penman MW Engineering will deliver post-design services in support of the U.K. army’s Pinzgauer, Land Rover and Light Trailer ground vehicles under an estimated $16 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The industry team will work t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 22, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) has pledged a new $300 million investment in several initiatives for workforce development and charitable programs related to veterans, military personnel, education and local communities, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the move aims to facilitate innovati...
Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has agreed to purchase Themis Computer for approximately $180 million in cash in a move to expand its presence in the command, control, communications, computers and intelligence market. Andover, Massachusetts-based Mercury said Thursday it expects to complete the transaction in the third quarter of its fisca...
Jim Simpson, a 35-year veteran of Boeing (NYSE: BA), has been named CEO of communications satellite operator ABS. ABS said Thursday Simpson will lead the company’s management team in efforts to create value for shareholders and strengthen business relationships with customers and vendors. “I look forward to leading ou...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a potential five-year, $7 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help sustain the U.S. Air Force‘s fleet of F-22 air vehicles. The Defense Department said Thursday Lockheed’s aeronautics business unit will perform work at various locations within and outside the continenta...
