GovCon Wire Your Direct Source for Government Contracting News 
The State Department approved 68 foreign military sales agreements worth $83.5B combined during the government's 2020 fiscal year, Defense News reported Thursday.
Read More »FY 2020 State Dept-Cleared Arms Sales Hit $83.5B
ACC-DTA Awards Mission Essential Contract to Provide Linguist Support Services; Al Pisani Quoted
The Army Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) has awarded Mission Essential a five-year contract to provide critical linguist support to the U.S. Armed Forces in the Republic of Kosovo, the company reported on Monday.
Read More »BGOV: Lockheed F-16, Raytheon Missile Tech In Demand Among Fiscal 2019 FMS Clients
The Raytheon-built (NYSE: RTN) AIM-120C-7 medium air-to-air missile and the F-16 fighter jet from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) were the most popular weapon systems the U.S. sold to allies in fiscal year 2019 through the foreign military sales program, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.
Read More »Lockheed Teams With Raytheon-Thales JV on NATO Missile Defense C2 Effort
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 19, 2018 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has partnered with a joint venture between Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Thales to deliver command-and-control technology in support of NATO’s air and ballistic missile defense system, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. ThalesRaytheonSystems will serve as system integrator and work with Lockheed to …
Read More »SOSi Lands $78M Army Contract for Intelligence Technical Services
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 3, 2018 — SOS International will provide intelligence technical services in support of U.S. Army operations in Europe under a potential $78.2 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday the fixed-price contract covers support for the Army 409th Combat Support Battalion based in Germany, with work locations …
Read More »Cubic Unit Lands Work for Analytical Support to EUCOM Training Programs; Dave Buss Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 20, 2018 — A Cubic (NYSE: CUB) business unit will provide analytical services in support of the U.S. European Command‘s joint training events with partners in Europe under a recent contract, ExecutiveBiz reported. The company said Cubic Global Defense will support the Joint Exercise Program and Title X exercises in efforts to …
Read More »PwC: Global Aerospace, Defense M&A Hit $72B in 2017
A new PwC report says the value of global mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace and defense sector reached $72 billion in 2017, exceeding the previous record of $67 billion set in 2015. PwC reported that A&D companies worldwide recorded 454 M&A transactions last year with an average deal size of $411 million. Significant …
Read More »Orbital ATK-Built Multimission Satellite Preps for Launch
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 12, 2018 — The Orbital ATK-built (NYSE: OA) GovSat-1 multimission satellite has been shipped to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in preparation for its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at the end of the month, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. GovSat said Thursday the satellite will work to support a …
Read More »AECOM Promotes Fred Werner as President of Major Pursuits; Michael Burke Comments
Fred Werner, formerly president of AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) design and consulting services group in the Americas, will assume a new role as president of major pursuits in line with the company’s strategy. The global infrastructure firm said Monday the appointment is part of efforts to build a diversified executive leadership team that …
Read More »Symantec Studies Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Energy Systems in Europe, NA
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 12, 2017 — Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has unveiled its findings on the recent activities of a cyber espionage group called “Dragonfly” that has targeted the energy sector in Europe and North America, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Wednesday Dragonfly appears to have re-emerged in late 2015 and …
Read More »