The Week’s Top GovCon News Stories View this email in your browser Weekly Roundup April 30 – May 4, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-Up: Wash100 GCW Reader’s Choice Awardees, Recent M&A Activity and Top 10 Stories Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO Wash100: GCW …
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TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 3, 2018 — A Boeing (NYSE: BA) subsidiary will work with Aerospace Development, Fulcrum Concepts and Paramount Group as part of an industry team that will work to market the Bronco II precision strike aircraft to the U.S., ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Boeing said Tuesday its Aviall business joined the Bronco Combat Systems team …
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) has agreed to purchase aviation parts and services provider KLX (Nasdaq: KLX) for approximately $3.2 billion cash in a move to grow its services business. Boeing said Tuesday it will pay $63 per share in cash and assume $1 billion in net debt from the Wellington, Florida-based aerospace parts …
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TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2018 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has completed tests required for the KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft to secure a Supplemental Type Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration in efforts to establish airworthiness, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the tanker underwent tests including validation of the boom and drogue …
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TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2018 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has gathered 10 local companies in Germany to be part of an industry team that would bid on a potential $5 billion contract for the German military’s procurement of heavy-lift helicopters, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Reuters reported Wednesday that the group includes the …
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John Elbon, a 35-year veteran of Boeing (NYSE: BA), has succeeded Dan Collins as chief operating officer at United Launch Alliance. ULA said Thursday Elbon most recently served as vice president and general manager of the space exploration division at Boeing’s defense, space and security business. In this capacity, he led the …
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) will help maintain F/A-18 Hornets of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft fleet under a potential 10-year, $427 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency. The sole-source contract covers the delivery and management of consumable materials for the structural repair, modification and depot level maintenance of Hornets, Boeing said Thursday. Work will …
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TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 23, 2018 — The U.S. Navy has granted Boeing (NYSE: BA) an $18.8 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order to embed Tactical Operational Flight Trainer sensor software updates to the service branch’s F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Chicago, Illinois-based technology company will also identify requirements, install updated …
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A Govini report says U.S. government investments in space and hypersonic technologies from fiscal years 2011 through 2017 reached approximately $83 billion and annual government spending on such platforms rose by 6 percent over the period, SpaceNews reported Sunday. United Launch Alliance ranked first in the top 15 vendors list …
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TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2018 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) is working to accelerate its effort to build the 11th and 12th Wideband Global Satcom satellites using the $600 million that Congress allotted for the program in the 2018 Defense Department budget, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Space News reported Wednesday that Rico Attanasio, …
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