Tag Archives: Air Force

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has landed a two-year, $191M contract modification to continue producing a command and control communications system for the U.S. Air Force's nuclear-armed bomber fleet.

A team composed of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) and Ball Aerospace has received a $7.2M contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to build a Multi-Band, Multi-Mission satellite antenna prototype.

Two companies have won contracts worth a combined $105.4M to supply medium-sized body armor inserts to the U.S. Army and Air Force. The Defense Logistics Agency received three bids for both firm-fixed-price contracts and will pay for orders using fiscal 2019 defense working capital funds, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) are moving to the next bidding round for a U.S. Air Force competition that seeks to build a new intercontinentinal ballistic missile weapon system.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded the System of Systems Consortium a $355M contract modification to support research, development, test and evaluation work on propulsion technologies.

On Wednesday, it was reported that Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, director of the Joint Staff, was the frontrunner to assume the role due to his experience in cyber warfare. That report was confirmed on Thursday with President Trump approving Gilday’s nomination during a meeting with Navy officials at the White …

The Air Force Research Laboratory has collaborated with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to explore the potential applications of commercial quantum technology to U.S. Air Force operations. AFRL said Tuesday it will work with the company's researchers to examine optimization challenges, quantum chemistry simulation and machine learning algorithms on actual hardware through the IBM Q Network.

Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp. has secured a potential 10-year, $246M contract to engineer, develop and sustain avionics and electronic warfare systems for the U.S. Air Force.

David Buck, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, has established a consulting company to help space, nuclear and cyber companies develop engagement strategies and match their capabilities with government requirements.

Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has purchased integrated electronic security systems provider Advantor Systems for $44M from McCarthy Capital and Infrasafe.