Tag Archives: missile defense agency

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 28, 2017 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) aims to update the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle in response to a Missile Defense Agency requirement for a drone with capacity to carry heavy loads including a laser weapon, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Flightglobal reported Thursday that MDA’s high-altitude, …

Katrina McFarland, formerly assistant secretary for acquisition at the Defense Department, has been appointed to the government advisory board at Chicago-based credit reporting and data management services provider TransUnion (NYSE: TRU). She will work to provide insights to the leadership team as TransUnion works to meet the public sector’s requirements, the …

Weekly Roundup August 14 – August 18 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week the GovCon industry witnessed a number of significant contract awards, many of which focused on R&D, space, IT services and missile defense. Let’s take a quick …

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has won a potential five-year, $91.5 million contract to advise and assist the Missile Defense Agency on the cybersecurity management and computer network defense of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The Defense Department said Tuesday Booz Allen will help MDA acquire, manage and operate information technology assets …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 9, 2017 — A Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) business unit will continue its test and integration support for the Missile Defense Agency‘s ballistic missile defense system under a $66.4 million modification to the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Monday the award to Raytheon Missile …

The U.S. military successfully launched its first-ever missile defense test involving a simulated attack by an intercontinental ballistic (ICBM) missile. During the test, a Boeing-developed interceptor, carrying the Raytheon-built EKV, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, following the launch of an ICBM from Kwajalein Atoll, stated an Aerojet press …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2017 — Parsons will provide advisory and support services for the facilities lifecycle management, military construction and environmental management programs of the Missile Defense Agency under a potential $70 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company’s government services business will perform work at …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a potential five-year, $1.1 billion contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency to continue to provide development support for the Redesigned Kill Vehicle program. The modification increases the total value of a previously awarded contract from $4.7 billion to $5.8 billion, the Defense Department said …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $112.2 million contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency to continue to provide field support services for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system. The modification increases the ceiling value of a previously awarded indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from $449 million to $561.2 million, the Defense Department said Thursday. …

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a potential one-year, $332 million contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency to continue to provide technical integration and operational support services for the ballistic missile defense system. The modification increases the contract’s total value from $3.85 billion to $4.18 billion and extends the …