Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman, as a 2021 Wash100 awardee for leading the company in efforts to create value through portfolio management, as well as her continued focus on growth through executive hires and contract pursuits in the federal sector. …
Read More »Air Force Releases RFP for F-15EX Engine Procurement
The U.S. Air Force has issued a solicitation for the purchase of a complete propulsion system for its fleet of F-15EX fighter jets. The service plans to launch a full-and-open competition to buy up to 461 engines and related components in lots 2 through 9 for the F-15EX aircraft.
Read More »GE Aviation Books $101M Navy Contract Modification for King Stallion Helicopter Engines
General Electric‘s (NYSE: GE) aviation segment will manufacture 21 turboshaft engines for the fifth batch of lot 5 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a $101.5M contract modification from the U.S. Navy. GE Aviation will receive the full amount at the time of award and also provide programmatic and logistics support …
Read More »State Department OKs Potential $4B Sale of AH-64E Apache Helicopters to Kuwait
The State Department has approved Kuwait’s request to buy Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) AH-64E Apache helicopters, related equipment and services under a potential $4B foreign military sales agreement.
Read More »GE Aviation Lands $126M SOCOM Aircraft Engine Support IDIQ
General Electric’s (NYSE: GE) aviation business has secured a potential seven-year, $126.5M contract to provide life cycle support for YT706-GE-700 turboshaft engines that power U.S. Special Operations Command aircraft.
Read More »GE Receives $220M Contract Option for Navy Super Hornet Aircraft Engines
General Electric (NYSE: GE) will manufacture 48 F414-GE-400 turbofan engines and associated devices for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet production units after the service branch exercised a contract option valued at $220M.
Read More »State Dept OKs Potential $27.2B Sale of Fighter Jets, Munitions to Finland
The State Department has approved the Finnish government’s $27.2B in procurement requests for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler and F-35 aircraft to help increase self-defense readiness.
Read More »Pentagon Awards $600M to Advance 5G Experimentation; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Department of Defense has made $600M in awards to support 5G testing and experimentation projects with 15 companies at five U.S. military installations. “The Department of Defense is at the forefront of cutting edge 5G testing and experimentation, which will strengthen our Nation’s warfighting capabilities as well as U.S. economic competitiveness in this critical field,” said Michael Kratsios, acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and U.S. chief technology officer.
Read More »Switzerland Gets State Dept OK for $16.2B in F-35, Super Hornet, Patriot Procurement Requests
The State Department has cleared Switzerland’s request to buy F-35 fighter jets, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft and Patriot Configuration-3+ modernized fire units under three foreign military sales agreements worth approximately $16.23B combined.
Read More »Michael House Joins Siemens Government Technologies as Business Dev’t VP; Tina Dolph Quoted
Michael House, a veteran GovCon industry leader, has been named vice president of business development of Siemens’ U.S. federal government subsidiary. He will oversee Siemens Government Technologies’ business capture planning, proposal and development operations in his new role, SGT said Thursday.
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