Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $256.3 million contract option by Naval Air Systems Command to maintain fielded F-35 propulsion systems for domestic and international military customers. The engine builder will support depot-level F135 maintenance and repair activities under the exercised option, the Department o...
A business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) will supply drones for the U.S. Army’s aerial target activity under a firm-fixed-price contract worth $95 million over five years. The service is procuring subscale unmanned aerial target systems from Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems and will determine funds upon issuance ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will support technical refresh work on pilot and maintainer training equipment for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program under a U.S. Navy contract modification worth $122.7 million. The Department of Defense said Thursday the funds will cover training site standup, schedules, support capability and system maintenanc...
The U.S. Department of Defense’s high-level technology incubation arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was formed in early 1958 in response to the Soviet Union’s launch of the first artificial Earth satellite: Sputnik 1. Now, DARPA officials are seeing the viability of the Soviet Union’s space program nearly seven decades ago re...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has secured a potential $85 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide technical services in support of a unit responsible for manning and training information warfare forces. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award seeks to help Naval Information Forces bridge gaps in operational level...
Jack Sears, a more than 25-year GovCon industry veteran, has been named chief growth officer of Precise Systems, a technical and professional services provider to the Department of Defense. He will be responsible for the company’s capture, proposal and business development activities and help drive strategic growth efforts as a member of the execu...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will produce a set of equipment and communication tools for the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party-Modernization program under a $246.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Under the IDIQ award, L3Harris will manufacture tactical radios, ancillary components and radio sets and stations fo...
As adversaries continue to develop and deploy new technologies, cyberattacks pose a greater threat to the United States than ever before. To address these risks, the federal government recently released the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which aims to build a more secure and resilient cyber ecosystem nationwide. For the U.S. government, acquiring ...
The persistent threat of cyber attacks has been a top concern for the Department of Defense in recent years. Now, as the Pentagon moves forward with a zero trust approach to cybersecurity, DOD leaders are paying close attention to implementing security not just at the enterprise level, but also at the tactical edge, where threats...
Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), will provide F-135 propulsion system spare parts and associated equipment to U.S. and international defense customers under an $888 million contract modification from Naval Air Systems Command. This award covers the procurement of parts; modules; packaging, handling, shipping an...
