Flank Speed was one of the U.S. Navy’s top IT modernization priorities and the service’s CIO is applying lessons from its implementation to another critical modernization effort. What Is Flank Speed? Flank Speed is a unique U.S. Navy enterprise system for daily work, providing a secure ecosystem for working with colleagues, cloud computi...
The U.S. Navy has awarded a General Dynamics subsidiary a $1 billion contract modification to provide long lead time materials to support the construction of Block VI Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Scope of Contract Action The Department of Defense said Tuesday General Dynamics Electric Boat will perform work on the undefinitized ...
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics landed a potential $238 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the purchase of long lead materials, parts, components and related support services for F-35 aircraft production. Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Monday the new deal is an undefinitized modification to a fixed-price incentive contra...
The joint venture between Bell Textron and Boeing has secured a $590 million undefinitized modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for the production and delivery of a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft variant. CMV-22B Osprey Aircraft Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Friday the fixed-price incentive ...
The Department of State has cleared a potential $100 million foreign military sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems, or APKWS, to Saudi Arabia. BAE Systems will be the principal contractor in the FMS, according to an announcement of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which notified Congress of the proposed deal Thursday. BAE Sys...
RTX business Raytheon has received a U.S. Navy contract modification worth approximately $141 million for the procurement of Standard Missile-2 and spares. Scope of Contract Modification The Department of Defense said Thursday the contract action combines purchases for the governments of Japan, Australia, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands under the...
HII’s Mission Technologies division has landed a $147 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide shipboard and shore-based combat training support services. Combat Training Support Contract Scope The McLean, Virginia-based all-domain defense provider said Tuesday the five-year task order covers the delivery of engineering support for ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded a potential $243.9 million contract to eight companies for tactical combat and electronic warfare systems research and development services. The Department of Defense said Monday the selected contractors are as follows: Applied Technology of King George, Virginia Cutlass Systems Engineering of Laurel, Maryland Envision...
The U.S. Navy has tapped Charles Stark Draper Laboratory to provide specialized engineering on the inertial navigation measurement and analysis requirements of its Conventional Prompt Strike, or CPS, hypersonic missile program under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at about $308.3 million. The contract’s other tasks include support ...
Huntington Ingalls Inc. has booked a potential $358.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for services supporting the inactivation and defueling of the USS Nimitz. The Department of Defense said Thursday HHI will conduct advanced planning and procurement of material necessary for the eventual inactivation and defueling of the CVN 68 aircraft ca...
