Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business has received a potential 13-year, $1.9 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue production and support of training systems for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. As the Air Force continues investing in platforms like C-130J and training systems that sustain mission readiness, g...
The U.S. Army has awarded three firm-fixed-price contracts worth $1.27 billion for the development, production and testing of the Binocular Night Observation Device, or BiNOD. L3Harris received a $466 million award, Elbit Systems of America – Night Vision secured a $450.6 million contract and Photonis Defense was awarded $352.6 million, the Depart...
IonQ added three executives to its federal go-to-market organization as it looks to deepen engagement with defense, intelligence and civilian agencies, according to a LinkedIn post from the company on Tuesday. Who Is Steve Harris? Steve Harris, named senior vice president of federal GTM and public sector, most recently served as Dynatrace’s ge...
The U.S. Navy is seeking a vessel construction manager, or VCM, to lead the procurement and buildout of medium landing ships, a key platform for future Marine Corps operations. Naval Sea Systems Command said Wednesday that the selected VCM will manage work at Bollinger Shipyards and Fincantieri Marinette Marine, which secured contracts in Septe...
The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, or NAWCTSD, has issued a sources sought notice for the Navy Fielded Training Systems Support VI, or FTSS VI, program. According to the notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov, NAWCTSD seeks potential contractors capable of providing comprehensive training systems support services for Navy and no...
Cubic Defense has added Mike Byrne to its Air Combat Training leadership team. What Is Mike Byrne’s New Role at Cubic Defense? Tammy Schmidt, who was appointed as Cubic Defense’s vice president and general manager of advanced training solutions in November, said in a LinkedIn post Monday that Byrne will serve as the company’s vice...
The U.S. Navy has released a draft solicitation for a potential nine-year, $321.7 million multiple-award contract to identify contractors that could support the revision and sustainment of pilot and aircrew training curriculum across Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs. The effort, known as Pilot and Aircrew Curriculum Revision and Maintenance I...
Virtualitics has appointed Chris Brown as its public sector chief technology officer, adding a senior technology executive with decades of experience in federal consulting and analytics to the company as it expands its defense business. Brown, who announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post, is now responsible for shaping technical strategy for Vir...
Potomac Officers Club, the nation’s leading GovCon networking events organization, is excited to confirm Michael Duffey, under secretary of war for acquisition and sustainment, as the opening keynote speaker for the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, taking place Jan. 29. Duffey joins Emil Michael, under secretary of war for research and engineering...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-award-fee contract valued at $30.9 million to support its fleet of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships. The contract includes options that, if exercised, will raise the total value of the program to $286.8 million, the Department of War said Wed...
