Eleven companies will continue providing the U.S. Transportation Command with logistics services under a Multimodal Transportation Program contract modification. The award has a combined option value of $178.5 million and a 24-month additional period that could bring the potential contract value to $457.2 million if exercised, the Defense Department...
The State Department has approved the government of Poland’s request to purchase a configuration of the Patriot missile system equipped with Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System and related equipment under a potential $15 billion foreign military sales agreement. The deal covers the provision of the IBCS-enabled Patriot sur...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has secured a $625 million contract to produce and deliver Force Element Terminals, one of the two types belonging to the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals program of the U.S. Air Force. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity award covers equipment procurement, depot activation, research and contractor support fo...
Shea Ferring was elevated to the role of chief technology officer at Firefly Aerospace, where he recently served as senior vice president of engineering responsible for leading its four key launch vehicle product activities. In a LinkedIn post Wednesday, the AE Industrial Partners portfolio company highlighted Ferring’s contribution to the Fir...
A division of General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has received two contracts worth approximately $580 million for software development and cybersecurity services. The multiyear contracts awarded to GDIT’s intelligence and homeland security division in April expand the company’s portfolio in cybersecurity, cloud...
The U.S. Air Force is soliciting industry feedback on a draft acquisition strategy for the second iteration of a potential five-year contract for strategic transformation support services that could be worth $3 billion to $5 billion. The service branch intends to hold a full-and-open competition for the Department of the Air Force Strategic Transfor...
SES’ space and defense subsidiary will provide global X-band satcom services to the Department of Defense under a five-year, $134 million blanket purchase agreement. The U.S. Space Force formally awarded the contract to DRS Global Enterprise Solutions, which SES Space & Defense acquired in 2022, the satellite communications company said We...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will develop a long-range electronic warfare system prototype for the second phase of a U.S. Army program aimed at providing higher echelons with situational awareness through the detection and disruption of signals of interest from adversaries. The Terrestrial Layer System-Echelons Above Brigade is designed to support EW...
SkillStorm has proposed three steps public and private organizations should take to address the potential “technical skills shortage tsunami” by 2030 and one of the measures is allowing for more knowledge and skills-based professions that do not require a college degree. Organizations should recognize and accept potential candidates’ years of ...
The State Department has cleared a potential $5.9 billion foreign military sale of Boeing-manufactured (NYSE: BA) multimission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and related equipment to the Canadian government. Canada asked to buy 16 P-8A aircraft and 111 items such as joint tactical radios, GPS navigation systems and guardian laser transm...
