Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has secured a five-year, $504.3 million contract extension for in-service support to the Canadian air force’s fleet of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The company said Thursday it will continue to lead performance-based logistics for the operations, sustainment and maintenance of the 17-unit CC-13...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index turned downward in late morning trade Thursday then traded in slight negative territory during the afternoon session as investors looked ahead to the June labor report due for release before markets open Friday. The GovCon Index fell 0.263 points to 79.557 with Boeing (NYSE: BA) and CSRA (NYSE: CS...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 6, 2016 ” The U.K. government looks to stand up a local training center for remotely piloted aircraft such as the General Atomics-built MQ-9 Reaper as the U.S. training facility at Holloman Air Force Base limits slots for foreign allies, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Flightglobal reported Th...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed Friday with a gain of 0.178 points to 79.718 and recorded a weekly climb of 3.216 percent as it continues to recover from the previous week’s losses following the “Brexit” referendum vote in the U.K. Friday was also the second consecutive session in whi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2016 ” CAE and its provincial government partner in Quebec have extended an approximately $149 million agreement to research and develop simulation and training systems for healthcare through 2020, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday its office in Quebec has 3, 100 personnel and the...
The GovCon Index fell into narrow range in afternoon trade Tuesday and closed at a nominal loss of 0.099 points to 79.190 as global investors continued to gauge the possibility of Britain’s departure from the European Union in a Thursday referendum there with new polls indicating a close vote either way. Many lead GCI gainers fr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 17, 2016 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has received $111 million in contracts to establish a naval training center for the United Arab Emirates’ navy and and provide helicopter simulators to the country’s joint aviation command, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the contract for the tra...
The GovCon Index stretched its current streak of gains to five Tuesday by 0.212 points to 79.746 on an upgrade to L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) and a spike in Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) shares despite a full-year revenue guidance cut. Credit Suisse lifted its target price on L-3 to $169.00 and held a “Buy” rating on...
The GovCon Index started the month of June with a gain of 0.507 points to 78.613 Wednesday as U.S. investors digested several reports to gauge the country’s economy ahead of Friday’s jobs report and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s Monday speech. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) added $1.85 — or 0.78 p...
The GovCon Index closed Friday with a 0.395-percent gain, climbing 0.309 points to 78.504. CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) was GCI’s top percentage gainer and posted a close of 24.88 — up 2.94 percent to rebound from the previous two days of losses. The Index’s gain mirrored those of the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Aver...
