The Utah State University Research Foundation has received a potential five-year, $99.4 million contract to research and develop space-based sensor platforms for the Missile Defense Agency. The foundation will perform work at its Logan, Utah-based facility through Aug. 16, 2021 under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense ...
Beltsville, Maryland-based government contractor ASRC Federal has acquired Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions for an undisclosed sum in a push to diversify the former’s portfolio of government services. Arctic Slope Regional Corp., ASRC Federal’s parent company, announced the acquisition Wednesday and said Vi...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index extended its losses Wednesday on another steep drop by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and declines by services contractor stocks despite an afternoon reversal by U.S. stocks into narrow range from red after the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes went public. GCI gainers slightly outnumbered laggers wi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 17, 2016 ” LMI has secured a one-year, $500, 000 task order for environmental remediation and systems engineering support services to the U.S. Air Force‘s civil engineer center, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. LMI said Monday it will collaborate with the Analysis, Planning, and Management Institu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 17, 2016 ” AT&T (NYSE: T) has rolled out an internet protocol-based interoperability service for first responders, public departments and transportation agencies that communicate using land mobile radio systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Inter-RF Subsystem Interface connectivity...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 17, 2016 ” Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has developed obstacle avoidance technology for unmanned aircraft systems in support of its efforts to expand into the UAS market, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. UAS Magazine reported Monday its RealSense sensor package offering and the new advisory roles of company executiv...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 17, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor system has reached initial operational capability status following a review by the U.S. Army, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday it previously achieved Milestone C approval for P...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 17, 2016 ” General Atomics has conducted a ballistic missile tracking test using a Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft equipped with Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) Multi-spectral Targeting Systems-B electro-optical infrared turret system, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The test was held dur...
David Lockwood, CEO of U.K.-based electronics firm Laird, will succeed Bob Murphy as CEO of Cobham by Jan. 1, 2017. Murphy will leave his post by the end of 2016 and will be succeeded by Lockwood on the company™s board of directors, Cobham said Wednesday. “David has a background in defense and communications technology which are...
Connectec has secured a five-year, $96.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide mortar weapon components and related support equipment to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will supply parts for 60mm and 81mm lightweight mortar weapons as well as mounts, baseplates, direct support tools...
