Airbus has secured a $506 million contract from the U.K.’s defense ministry to provide in-service support for the Atlas A400M airlifters of the British air force. The ministry said Thursday the contract covers maintenance, upgrade and repair services for the country’s Atlas fleet through 2026. Julian Young, chief...
Ryan Elliott, formerly vice president of business development at BNL, has joined Comprehensive Health Services as VP of federal domestic programs at the Cape Canaveral, Florida-based workforce medical services contractor. CHS said Thursday he will report to Doug Magee, senior VP for business development, and oversee the...
L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL), then L-3 Communications, has wrapped up its purchase of Implant Sciences™ explosive trace detection business for $117.5 million cash through an asset purchase agreement. Michael Strianese, chairman and CEO of L3, said in a statement released Thursday the acquisition will help expand L3™s presence in nation...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received a potential five-year, $202 million subcontract from CACI International (NYSE: CACI) for intelligence, analytical operations and training services in support of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. Leidos will support JIDO™s global Focused Support/Decisive Effort that seeks to facilitate the Def...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index moved slightly lower Thursday on a mixed market closing with the Dow and S&P 500 down and NASDAQ up. The board markets closed down as retail stocks dropped on reports of disappointing holiday results. Huntington Ingalls lead the GovCon Index once again for the fourth consecutive day of gains, up almost ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2017 ” The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) a $9.1 million contract modification to provide system verification test services to Qatar’s air and missile defense operations center as part of the foreign military sales program, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company’s inte...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2017 ” A Research and Markets report has named General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) and BAE Systems among the key players in the global military ammunition market through 2026, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Global Military Ammunition Market 2016-2026 study covered the industry’s k...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2017 ” An L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) subsidiary has secured a series of contracts worth at least $90 million for electro-optical/infrared imaging systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. L-3 WESCAM will provide its MX-series systems to the U.S. Navy, Department of Homeland Security, Air Force Speci...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2017 ” Noblis has transferred its corporate headquarters from Falls Church, Virginia, to a new 160, 000-square-foot facility at Edmund Haley Drive in Reston, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The scientific research and engineering services provider said Monday the office features multiple conference roo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 5, 2017 ” The U.S Air Force has awarded a $9.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee-contract to Sotera Defense Solutions to develop a predictive analysis software prototype, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company will serve as the architect and integrator of the software prototype and provide systems that support&...
