Kongsberg‘s defense and aerospace business unit has received a $499.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for work in support of a weapon station system mounted on armored vehicles and used by military for target identification and engagement. The Department of Defense said Monday work under the contract modification for the Commo...
Four U.S. military branches have placed orders worth more than $70 million for FLIR Systems‘ (Nasdaq: FLIR) Centaur ground robots and associated equipment. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps ordered around 600 units of the medium-sized Centaur unmanned ground vehicle intended for explosive ordnance disposal missions, FLIR said Monday.&...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $105.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to build and maintain XM813 Bushmaster chain guns for the U.S. Army’s Stryker infantry carrier vehicle weapons modernization program. The Army is procuring the new configuration of 30×173 mm caliber cannons, a derivative of Northrop’s ...
General Motors has appointed Steve duMont, a former executive at the intelligence and space segment of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), as president of its defense business arm, replacing Tim Herrick, who has been holding the post on an interim basis. duMont brings two decades of experience in working with big defense industry players, having serv...
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $663.7 million contract modification to continue the production of Hellfire II air-to-ground missile systems. Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business will perform work in Orlando, Florida, through Sept. 30, 2024, the Department of Defense said Friday. The Hellfire II weapon has thre...
An Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) subsidiary has received initial delivery orders worth $146.8 million from the U.S. Army for new and upgraded trucks, as part of a three-year Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle IV contract extension. Oshkosh Defense said Monday it will build or modernize 353 heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks, palletized load systems vehicl...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2021 — Gabe Camarillo, senior vice president of the Army business unit at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), said a potential $830 million contract won by the company to support the military service’s software, simulation, systems engineering and integration directorate reinforces its position as...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $959.1 million contract from the U.S. Army to build aircraft common infrared countermeasure systems following the service branch’s decision to clear the IR-guided missile defense technology for full-rate production. The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price contract includes orders w...
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has promoted Jennifer Chronis, a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient with over 25 years of experience in digital transformation, to the role of senior vice president of its public sector business from her most recent post at the company as VP of federal. The company said Wednesday Chronis will now be responsible for...
Michael Rutkowski, a 29-year U.S. Army veteran and a former executive at customer management technology provider MCI, has joined B3 Group as director of strategic initiatives. He will be responsible for growing B3’s business relationships in the federal sector and its product modernization efforts, the company said Wednesday. The retired colon...
