Jason Weiss, a senior information technology modernization professional, has been appointed chief software officer at the Department of Defense, FedScoop reported Friday. He will lead efforts to modernize legacy applications and implement modern software development practices across DOD. Weiss joined the Pentagon in January as director of software m...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business has won a potential five-year, $275.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the design, development and testing of a maritime mine deployment system. The company will deliver a prototype of the Hammerhead system meant to detect and engage anti-submarine warfare targets, the Department of ...
General Electric‘s (NYSE: GE) aviation subsidiary has secured a nearly $284 million contract with the Defense Logistics Agency to provide helicopter engine supplies to the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force. The T-700 firm-fixed-price, requirements-type contract has a base performance period of five years and three months, ending on Dec. 31, 2026, ...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) will update as many as five Chinook heavy-lift military cargo helicopters for the U.S. Army under a $391.4 million contract. The military service intends to procure CH-47F renew aircraft through the fixed-price-incentive contract and expects the planemaker to complete work on Sept. 30, 2025, the Department of Defense said Thursday....
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has been awarded a potential $1.28 billion contract by Naval Sea Systems Command to provide full-rate production services to the Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2 program, a collaboration between the U.S. and several other NATO member countries. The firm-fixed-price contract has a $358 million initial value and cov...
James âHondoâ Geurts, formerly assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, has been named to the advisory board of the Silicon Valley Defense Group. âI am excited to join the SVDG team as the organization continues to bridge the gap between the Department of Defense and the technology community,â Geurts, a prev...
Anduril Industries has purchased Copious Imaging for an undisclosed sum to further expand its family of counter-unmanned aircraft systems and force protection platforms with the addition of the latterâs passive sensing technology. Copious Imaging is a Lexington, Massachusetts-based technology company that spun off from MITâs Lincoln Laboratory i...
Jacobs (NYSE: J) has received seven awards on the General Services Administration’s 10-year ASTRO acquisition vehicle for manned, optionally manned and unmanned platforms and support services. Bruce Crawford, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and senior vice president of strategic development at Jacobsâ critical mission solutions busine...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) land systems business will help the U.S. Army maintain and support production facilities of the Abrams battle tank under a potential five-year, $230 million contract. The company will support facility operations, maintain government furnished property and update production processes, the Department of Defense said ...
A Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business unit has secured a nearly $139 million contract from the U.S. Navy to procure, repair, overhaul and update parts of a radar-guided gun system for defending against anti-ship missiles and aerial threats. Under the three-year contract, Raytheon Missiles & Defense will also provider mini-stock point supp...
