Tag Archives: Australia

Australia-based communications technology provider Codan has agreed to buy Herndon, Virginia-based Domo Tactical Communications from a private equity company. Codan said Tuesday it expects the acquisition to close by the end of April, subject to regulatory conditions in the U.S. and U.K. DTC specializes in MIMO Mesh networks or next-generation …

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $329.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to supply Australia with electronic warfare technology for mitigating the risk from explosive materials that can be detonated by radio signals. The company will provide mounted and dismounted systems for Increment One Block One of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device, spares, auxiliary kits and engineering services, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

Jacobs (NYSE: J) and John Holland, an Australian rail group, will partner to deliver design and construction services to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) under the approximate two-year, $195 million More Trains, More Services - North Works Package project, Jacobs announced Tuesday.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) a $333.4M contract modification to facilitate the low-rate initial production of three MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial systems for the Australian government.

The Department of State has approved a potential $990M foreign military sale of Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) long-range anti-ship missile systems and associated equipment to Australia. The FMS deal will cover the procurement of 200 AGM-158C LRASM systems and 11 units of the ATM-158C LRASM telemetry systems, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured an $831M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to deliver F-35 aircraft with conventional takeoff-and-landing capability and related red gear to the Australian government.

Boeing (NYSE: BA), StandardAero and AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR) have secured one-year contract modifications worth  $412.9M combined to continue providing support services for P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes of the U.S. Navy, Australia and other foreign military customers.

A new PwC report says the U.S. aerospace and defense industry recorded $244B in 2018 sales and was the A&D exports leader last year with $132B in revenue.

A Leonardo DRS subsidiary has secured a potential seven-year, $830.7M contract from the U.S. Navy to design, produce and install workstations, processors and network systems for service branch and the governments of the U.K. and Australia.

On Thursday, March 28th, GovCon leaders from public and private sectors gathered at the 2941 Restaurant in Falls Church, Va. for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Border Protection Innovations and Technology Forum.   Following a thoughtful keynote address from John Sanders, chief operating officer of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, …