An RTX (NYSE: RTX) division will supply tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided missiles to the U.S. Army under a three-year, $322.5 million contract. Raytheon Land and Air Defense Systems will provide the TOW 2B variant of the long-range anti-armor, anti-fortification and anti-amphibious landing weapon system as part of the fixed-price-in...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) One Source business will continue providing the U.S. Army with geospatial services under a $99 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The contractors will vie for each order of the award to determine funding and locations of work, which is expected to run through May 12, 2024, the Department of...
Data is continuously transforming all facets of the modern battlefield, and recognizing its potential, the U.S. Army is working to unlock the benefits it offers for the warfighter. One area in which data has huge potential is contested logistics, which has evolved along with technology. “When you hear ‘contested logistics,’ itR...
As data’s influence on the battlefield grows, the U.S. Army has zeroed in on its cloud capabilities to deliver this critical component of decision making to the edge. To advance this goal, the service branch established its Enterprise Cloud Management Agency, which is now home to several cloud architectures. “I will argue that we’ve been ...
Nine companies will compete for work under an $800 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract to conduct government installation cleanup efforts focused on a fire suppressant containing perfluoroalkyl chemicals. The firm-fixed-price award covers film-forming foam removal, disposal and replacement services, the Department of Defense said Thursday....
Established in 2018, the Army Futures Command is dedicated to looking far beyond the present to ensure that the U.S. Army is properly equipped to reach its current goals and compete on the future battlefield. While working to deliver on the more near-term Army of 2030 initiative, the AFC is also drawing a blueprint for the service...
Although the United States Army has been strategically prioritizing the “Army of 2030” recently, the service’s modernization goals don’t stop there. Today, Army leaders are looking even further into the future and preparing for fights well beyond the next decade. During his keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Arm...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a pair of contract modifications worth $1.06 billion combined from the U.S. Army to produce air-to-ground and guided air-and-missile defense systems. The Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered defense contractor will manufacture and deliver Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles under a $556.1 million contract modif...
John Murray, a retired four-star U.S. Army general, was added to the board of advisers of Klas Government to contribute defense and national security expertise to the military communications company. Highlighting Murray’s service and experience with the Department of Defense, Klas Government CEO Bill Ostrowski said in a statement published Mon...
A Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) Dynetics subsidiary has received a potential four-year, $428.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to build prototypes of the Common-Hypersonic Glide Body system. Dynetics Technical Solutions will perform work in Huntsville, Alabama, through July 23, 2027, the Department of Defense said Monday. Army Contracting Com...
