The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) a potential five-year, $95 million contract to provide engineering services the military branch’s extended-range guided artillery rounds. Raytheon’s missile systems business will engineer 155mm Excalibur projectiles under the cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-pri...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 29, 2018 ” BAE Systems has unveiled an updated version of its CV90 infantry fighting vehicle that the company plans to offer for the Czech Republic’s armored vehicle procurement effort, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the CV90 MkIV, which it introduced during...
Vince Stammetti, formerly a vice president of Alion Science and Technology, has been named senior VP of the company’s systems solutions business unit. The 37-year industry and military veteran has served as capture and technical lead for combat and C4ISR systems on Alion’s surface combat ship offering to Canada over the past year, t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 22, 2018 ” BAE Systems has developed a microwave close-in weapon system that it hopes to install on U.S. Navy vessels to supplement the Mk38 defense platform and counter threats such as aircraft, drones, missiles and other ships, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Drive reported Thursday the techn...
Subsidiaries of BAE Systems, General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) have received contract modifications worth a combined $237.7 million to maintain, repair and update surface combatants that are visiting or stationed at a U.S. Navy base in San Diego. The Defense Department said Friday the modifications exerci...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2018 ” BAE Systems could see a new international order for nine Hawk trainer aircraft after Qatari Defense Minister Khalid Bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah indicated government plans to increase its procurement from six trainers, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Dow Jones Newswires reported Wednesday that Al-Attiyah ...
Dave Wallen, senior vice president of ManTech International‘s (Nasdaq: MANT) cyber operations and exploitation business, will officially join KeyW on Jan. 29 as SVP of the Hanover, Maryland-based company’s advanced cyber business. KeyW said Tuesday Wallen will bring more than 30 years of experience in leading strategi...
The U.S. Navy has awarded $158 million in contract modifications to subsidiaries of BAE Systems, General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) to perform maintenance work on amphibious ships homeported in San Diego. BAE™s San Diego Ship Repair unit, HII™s Continental ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 16, 2018 ” BAE Systems has teamed with Iveco Defence Vehicles on a proposal to build the U.S. Marine Corps‘ amphibious combat vehicles following an engineering and manufacturing development phase, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. BAE said Jan. 9 the team’s offering for the Amphibious Combat...
Reginald Brothers, formerly a principal at The Chertoff Group, has been appointed as executive vice president and chief technology officer of Peraton in a move slated to take effect Feb. 19. Peraton said Tuesday Brothers will oversee the Herndon, Virginia-based contractor’s business development, mergers and acquisitions, strateg...
