A new report by consulting firm McAleese & Associates says Boeing (NYSE: BA) has begun to œself-fund research and development work on some Defense Department programs as it aims to win new contract opportunities. Jim McAleese, founder and principal at McAleese & Associates, wrote that one of those opportunities is th...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has won a potential 16-year, $9.2B contract to build up to 475 T-X trainer aircraft and 120 ground-based training platforms for the U.S. Air Force. œToday™s announcement is the culmination of years of unwavering focus by the Boeing and Saab team, Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing™s defense, space and sec...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a potential six-year, $482.3M contract to update MK 15 Close-in Weapon Systems for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army as well as the governments of Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. The company will also overhaul systems and provide hardware for the CIWS platform used to defend against&n...
The U.S. Army has awarded 134 companies spots on the potential nine-year, $12.1B Information Technology Enterprise Solutions recompete contract for services. Army Contracting Command received 187 bids for the ITES-3 Services contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The contractors will compete for task orders under several areas: cybersec...
The U.S. Navy has picked five companies to help the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division update ship hull, mechanical and electrical systems under a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. NSWCPD received nine offers for the project with a five-year ordering period that runs through September 2023, the Defense...
General Dynamics™ (NYSE: GD) Electric Boat business has received a $480.6M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to support the construction for the lead Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine in fiscal years 2019 and 2020. Electric Boat will also procure long-lead time materials needed for the production of the fleet under the Integrate...
United Technologies Corp.™s (NYSE: UTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary has landed a $266M contract to sustain F-35 aircraft of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, non-Defense Department users and foreign military sales customers. The Navy-awarded contract provides for non-recurring sustainment support; dep...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 12, 2018 ” Engility (NYSE: EGL) will provide development, engineering, analysis and test services for the U.S. Navy‘s naval aviation warfare systems under a potential $85M contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 23. The company said Aug. 23 it will also help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircra...
John Fraser, formerly an executive vice president of ASM Research, has been promoted to president of the Fairfax, Va.-based subsidiary of Accenture™s (NYSE: ACN) federal arm. He succeeds the retiring Eric Warden, a 25-year ASM Research veteran who assumed the role of president in September 2016, Accenture Federal Services said. œJohn Frase...
Alion Science and Technology has secured a potential $74.7M contract from the U.S. Navy to provide professional support services to Naval Sea Systems Command 21. The company will help NAVSEA’s surface warfare directorate manage key programs and support planning and readiness, financial, engineering and logistics activities,...
