The U.S. Space Force has awarded United Launch Services and SpaceX firm-fixed-price contracts to perform launch services under the second phase of the National Security Space Launch program.
Read More »Lockheed Confirms Pursuit of MDA’s Next-Gen Interceptor Program
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) executive has said the company submitted a bid to develop a next-generation interceptor system for the Missile Defense Agency to counter adversaries' intercontinental ballistic missiles, Defense News reported Monday.
Read More »Damian DiPippa Named Perspecta Intelligence Group SVP, GM; Mac Curtis Quoted
Damian DiPippa, a GovCon industry veteran with over 25 years of experience supporting customers within the Intelligence Community, has joined Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) as senior vice president and general manager of the intelligence group.
Read More »State Dept Announces Policy Update to Facilitate Military Drone Exports
The State Department announced that the Trump administration approved a policy change to reinterpret an arms control agreement in order to facilitate exports of unmanned aerial systems designed for military use and help U.S. allies meet their national security requirements.
Read More »NASA Selects Five Contractors for Potential $6B Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV IDIQ
Four companies and one nonprofit research organization have won spots on a potential $6B multiple-award contract from NASA to provide spacecraft and mission support services to the federal government.
Read More »Four Companies Win Spots on $400M Air Force Skyborg UAV Prototyping IDIQ
Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ (Nasdaq: KTOS) unmanned aerial systems business and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) have won spots on a potential six-year, $400M contract to develop Skyborg unmanned air vehicle prototypes.
Read More »Hensel Phelps Wins $92M to Build Air Force’s GBSD Mission Integration Hub
Hensel Phelps has won a $91.8M contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help establish a facility at Hill Air Force Base in Utah for integrating the future intercontinental ballistic missile system. The project to build the integration hub for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent mission drew nine bids, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Read More »Northrop Secures $70M IDIQ to Develop Navy Training System Architecture
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a five-year, $70.3M contract to develop an open architecture and provide lifecycle support for the U.S. Navy's reconfigurable training systems.
Read More »Northrop to Provide US Military Counter-UAS C2 Platform
The Department of Defense has selected Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to provide a command-and-control technology for interim use by the U.S. military to defend against small unmanned aerial systems. The selection of Northrop's Forward Area Air Defense C2 system came after a service board evaluated "best of breed" offerings that could support joint Counter-sUAS missions, the company said Wednesday.
Read More »State Dept Clears $4.5B in Aircraft, Stryker Vehicle Purchase Requests From Four US Allies
The State Department has approved approximately $4.5B in foreign military sales agreements with France, Lithuania, Argentina and Indonesia.
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