The U.S. Army has awarded a potential $146.7 million contract to General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) land systems business arm to supply flat-bottom hull Stryker vehicles. The Department of Defense said Thursday the two-year firm-fixed-price contract is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2024, and includes orders. General Dynamics Land Systems̵...
The U.S. Navy has awarded StandardAero a contract modification worth $133.5 million to continue maintaining P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft engines. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award covers depot-level maintenance and repair support services for CFM56-7B27A/3 and CFM56-7B27AE engi...
John Abbot, an executive with over three decades of experience, has joined Dataminr to serve as chief financial officer responsible for the artificial intelligence company’s accounting, finance, legal and facilities functions. Dataminr said Thursday Abbot previously worked as CFO of security and software company Datto, where he provided suppor...
Space Systems Command has released a new request for proposals for the Sounding Rocket Program-4 contract to expand the pool of vendors that could provide suborbital launch support for payloads and flight hardware and perform technical and concept analyses to facilitate the launch of space assets in support of research and development programs. Inte...
NASA has started soliciting information on potential vendors that could meet the requirements of the third iteration of the Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract. The agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston expects SMAEC III to be a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the development of safety mis...
The governments of Norway and U.S. have signed an approximately $494 million agreement to equip the Norwegian air force’s F-35 aircraft fleet with an updated variant of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. Norway will acquire AMRAAM-D missiles, manufactured by Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), to boost the F-35 aircraft’s senso...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $45 million contract modification to deliver procurement and engineering support services to the U.S. Navy for small combatant propulsion system spares. The Defense Department said Wednesday the action was made under a potential $168.9 million award that could extend the performance period to October 20...
Lauren Ayers, a federal and industry acquisition and procurement executive, has joined the Professional Services Council as vice president of defense and intelligence. She oversees PSC’s policy, education and advocacy efforts in support of the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies. Ayers most recently worked at the Department o...
Centurum will help the U.S. Navy maintain and operate a restoration depot under a potential five-year, $140.1 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Navy facility hosts activities to calibrate, fabricate, overhaul, repair and restore electro-mechanical and mechanical airborne, ground and shipboard assemblies and subassemblies,...
Financial services company Baird hosted its annual Government & Defense Conference on Thursday, bringing together industry leaders from across the federal sector to discuss the state of the government contracting industry, the impacts of recent sociopolitical events on the economic landscape and business strategies for the future. Bair...
