U.S. Transportation Command has awarded contract modifications to FedEx (NYSE: FDX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide to provide domestic and international small package delivery services. The Department of Defense said Friday the command’s directorate of acquisition at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois expects work t...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) have received contract modifications worth at least $41 million each from the Missile Defense Agency to further develop their Glide Phase Interceptor designs for MDA’s regional hypersonic missile defense program. MDA exercised options on other transaction agreements awarded in Nove...
Software investor Insight Partners has named seven public sector leaders to its newly created government advisory board to advise the private equity firm on investment strategy and programs meant to further build up its portfolio companies that are supporting government clients. “Our inaugural GAB members come with different experiences across the...
The U.S. Navy has released a solicitation for a follow-on effort to an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract for its combat instrumentation platforms used at training and test and evaluation ranges. According to a SAM.gov notice, Naval Air Warfare Center is seeking proposals to support and sustain the said equipment under t...
The Department of Defense has released a document providing a roadmap on how DOD will advance the responsible use of artificial intelligence. The Responsible Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Implementation Pathway lists proposed actions to promote responsible AI use across the department based on six foundational tenets: RAI governance; warfight...
James Myers, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has joined Applied Research Associates as vice president of program innovation and growth. In this capacity, he will seek defense-related opportunities and programs to enable ARA to deliver novel platforms for national security applications, the company said Tuesday. Myers “is the right person at the right...
A BAE Systems business in Rockville, Maryland, has won a $699 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to manage, operate and maintain computational systems for the Department of Defense’s scientific and engineering communities. The company’s technology solutions and services unit will provide program-wide support to Defens...
A Fincantieri subsidiary has secured a $536.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to design and build the third ship in the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates. The Department of Defense said Thursday Fincantieri Marinette Marine will also provide digital environment support for the future USS Chesapeake (FFG 64) in addition ...
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Pratt and Whitney a $4.38 billion contract modification to manufacture engines for the U.S. military’s 15th and 16th F-35 production lots. The Raytheon Technologies-owned (NYSE: RTX) engine builder will provide a total of 152 F135-PW-100 turbofans to the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, the Depar...
BlueHalo has received a potential 10-year, $80 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to build a virtual range meant to support modeling and simulation activities involving directed energy weapons. AFRL said Thursday it will use the virtual range to hold directed energy concept events to train joint warfighters with DEWs, address ca...
