Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) have signed a partnership agreement to develop 5G technology platforms intended for U.S. military use across all battlefield domains. Under a strategic deal, the two companies aim to produce an integrated 5G.MIL network that can support the Department of Defense’s communications infrastructure...
The Department of Defense has awarded the U.S. business arm of British technology company Chemring a potential $99 million sole-source contract to produce technology that would detect biological warfare agents in maritime environments. Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems will deliver the Enhanced Maritime Biological Detection system to the DOD u...
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order delegating authority to the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense to release critical and strategic materials from the national defense stockpile. The order will cover the release of materials from the stockpile for national defense purposes only and exclude thos...
VersAbility Resources has secured a potential $126.1 million contract to help o help the Naval Supply Systems Command manage shipboard maintenance parts for afloat U.S. Navy vessels. The Hampton, Virginia-based nonprofit organization will support the military branch’s offloading and backloading operations within the continental U.S., Guam, Haw...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) a $108.8 million contract modification to continue logistics support of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems for South Korea. The company will perform the work for a second year to address a foreign military sales requirement and will receive $22.9 million in FMS funds at...
A network access service developed by Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS) has received a provisional authorization to operate at impact level 5 from the Department of Defense as confirmed by a DOD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide release. The company said Thursday the IL5 authorization enables Zscaler Private Access zero trust platform to handle governm...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $298.2 million contract modification to repair common unmanned aircraft system components for the U.S. Air Force. USAF tasked the company to service sensor suites, launch and recovery equipment and mission controls of both the MQ-4C Triton and RQ-4B Global Hawk platforms, the Department of Defense said Thu...
The U.S. Navy has awarded three shipbuilders a $114.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repair, maintenance and modernization of two ship classes homeported in Mayport, Florida. Fincantieri Marine Systems North America, Epsilon Systems Solutions and St. Johns Boat will compete for work on the Navy’s surface combatant...
Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) intelligence and space business has won a $340 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force operate and maintain a sea-based active electronically scanned array radar system. The company will support the Cobra King radar system‘s mobile sensors under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, ...
The U.S. Army has added BKM IDS as an awardee on a potential $2.41 billion contract vehicle to provide support services to the National Cyber Range Complex. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes work to plan events, operate and modernize ranges, manage technologies and secure sites, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Fourteen companies were...
