Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary has secured a contract from the U.S. Navy to produce nine more CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. Lockheed said Thursday the nine helicopters are part of the Marine Corps’ 200 program of record aircraft and are expected to be delivered starting in 2025. CH-53K King...
Glen Ives, chief growth officer and CEO of the Navy and Marine Corps division at Castellum, has assumed the additional role of president of government sales and operations at the Bethesda, Maryland-based defense technology company. Castellum CEO Mark Fuller said in a statement published Monday Ives will have executive management responsibilities for...
Thomas Weidley, a 35-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, has been named chief operating officer at aerial delivery and survivability equipment supplier Capewell. He has led multiple USMC echelons during his military career and brings naval aviation experience to his new position, Capewell said Tuesday. His military service includes time as comman...
Veraxx Engineering has won a $46 million to help the U.S. Marine Corps update a virtual system for integrated and networked aircrew readiness programs. The company said Tuesday it will provide technical services to support the modernization of USMC’s Aviation Distributed Virtual Training Environment and the sustainment support for ADVTE equipm...
A joint venture between Tutor Perini (NYSE: TPC) and its Black Construction subsidiary will build a bachelor officer quarters at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz in Guam under a $98 million contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, DVIDSHub reported Tuesday. The project for Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV involves the construction of...
The U.S. Marine Corps has picked a Textron (NYSE: TXT) business segment and General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) land systems business to start contract negotiations to develop prototypes of the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal will award other transaction agreements for the ARV prototyping effort through the N...
Saab Inc., the Swedish aerospace and defense contractor’s U.S. subsidiary, has won a potential $127.9 million contract to provide instrumentation systems to the U.S. Marine Corps for tactical engagement training use. The company said Thursday it will replace the military branch’s instrumented and tactical engagement simulation system wit...
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Holicity, Astra Enter Into Merger Agreement; Chris Kemp Quoted Astra has agreed to merge with Holicity in a deal that would also transform the small satellite launch services provider into a publicly traded company. Alameda, California-based Astra said the transaction implies ...
Phil Jaurigue, founder and chairman of Sabre Systems, has been appointed as CEO again after Glen Ives stepped down from the chief executive and president roles. Ives, who joined Sabre in 2008 and is a part-owner, will continue to support the Warrington, Pennsylvania-based professional services provider in a strategic advisory post, the company said ...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $236.9 million contract option to manufacture eight gallium nitride active electronically scanned array radar systems for the U.S. Marine Corps. USMC exercised a firm-fixed-price portion covering three line items on its contract with the company to procure the additional GaN Ground/Air Task Oriented Radars...
