Robert Work, former deputy secretary at the Defense Department and a 27-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran, has been elected to the board of directors at Raytheon (NYSE: RTN). “Bob is well known in both the public and private sectors for his significant expertise in global security matters, most especially in the areas of defense strategy, ad...
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a potential 10-year, $8 billion contract to continue providing logistics support services to the country’s special operations forces. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also support program and enterprise management functions for USSOCOM’s pro...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Aurora Flight Sciences have won positions on a potential eight-year, $499 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to research, develop and demonstrate aerospace vehicle systems designed to deliver weapons, cargo and other payloads to warfighters. The Air Force Research Laboratory received six proposals for the indef...
Data Link Solutions and ViaSat (Nasdaq: VSAT) have received contract modifications worth $123.4 million combined to continue to develop, produce and sustain Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals for the U.S. Navy. The modifications to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefi...
John Hillen, executive-in-residence and professor of practice at George Mason University’s School of Business and a board member at several companies, has joined the board of advisers at Govini. The big data and analytics company said Wednesday Hillen, a 2015 inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100, will work with other i...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 9, 2017 ” Amazon Web Services (Nasdaq: AMZN) has utilized an artificial intelligence service designed to help recognize objects, scenes and faces in images in a demonstration of its potential applications for Defense Department programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday Amazon Rekognition&...
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 M...
The U.S. Army has awarded a potential five-year, $500 million shared contract to four companies for the supply of non-standard mortar weapon systems and ammunition. The Defense Department said Monday the service branch will provide work locations and funds upon issuance of individual orders to Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), Chemring Military Prod...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has secured a $227.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to provide horizontal technology integration; forward looking infrared and independent thermal viewers; and servo electronics unit assemblies. The Defense Department said Monday Raytheon will perform work through Sept. 25, 2018, and the Army will determin...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 7, 2017 ” AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) URS Federal Services business will provide transportation logistics and maintenance services in support of U.S. Army prepositioned stocks in Germany and Kuwait under two contract modifications worth $26.3 million combined, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Defense Department said ...
