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Jan 22, 2021

Northrop Grumman lands potential $3.6B Air Force contract

The U.S. Air Force awarded Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. a potential five-year $3.6 billion contract for work on the branch’s airborne communications relay system, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will perform research, development, testing, evaluation, integration, operations and sustainment services for the branch’s Battle[...]

Jan 13, 2021

Northrop Grumman wins $325M Air Force contract

The U.S. Air Force awarded Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. a $325 million contract to support the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS). The contract goes toward work on the Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) program, which will provide program management, engineering technical support, aircrew and maintenance training, supply chain and spares management, [&[...]

Jan 7, 2021

Booz Allen demos in-flight AI algorithm for Air Force

McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. announced Wednesday it demoed the use of an in-flight artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command’s 9th Reconnaissance Wing U-2 Federal Laboratory. This marks the first time that a pilot has teamed up with AI to successfully complete a […]

Dec 30, 2020

Northrop Grumman awarded $246M contract modification

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. a $246.4 million contract modification that adds production pricing for exhaust pipes of the U.S. Air Force‘s B-2 bomber aircraft. The award falls under a firm-fixed-price indefinite-quantity contract with four base years plus one five-year option period, according to the Department of Defense. In […]

Dec 30, 2020

PAE awarded $152M task orders for military aircraft maintenance support

Falls Church-based PAE has been awarded two new business task orders to support aircraft maintenance with a combined value of up to $151.8 million. The task orders were awarded under the U.S. Air Force Contract Field Team Services indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity services contract, which has a ceiling value of $11.4 billion. Through these awards, […]

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Dec 11, 2020

CACI receives $160M Air Force network operations support task order

Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International has secured a potential $160 million task order to provide information technology support for U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Network Operations and Security Center (AFCENT NOSC). On Thursday, CACI said it will offer networking, cyber, help desk and technical support to multiple AFCENT NOSC sites for four-and-a-half years thr[...]

Dec 11, 2020

Northrop Grumman books $73M Air Force contract to update missile tech

Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $73.2 million delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to incorporate new capabilities into a remote visual assessment tool in support of the Minuteman III missile’s production and deployment. The company will modify the Remote Visual Assessment II program to enable […]

Dec 10, 2020

PAE lands $98M Air Force contract

Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Thursday it has been awarded a $98 million contract from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) to provide electronic warfare operations training and infrastructure maintenance support. Task orders under the contract are projected to be performed in the United […[...]

Glenn Hickok. Photo courtesy Noblis
Dec 3, 2020

Noblis names defense mission VP

Reston-based not-for-profit federal contractor Noblis announced Tuesday it has hired Glenn Hickok as vice president of its defense mission area, which provides advanced analytics services for warfighters. Hickok was most recently the president of mobile forensic software company MSAB’s North American subsidiary. At Noblis, he will direct the company’s work for Department of Defense cus[...]

Nov 30, 2020

Northrop Grumman lands potential $4.8B Air Force drone modernization

Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a potential $4.8 billion contract to update, refurbish and sustain the U.S. Air Force‘s fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Falls Church-based company includes task orders for specific UAS modernization services in line with the Air Force‘s Global Hawk program, the Department[...]

Nov 24, 2020

Northrop Grumman secures $186M Air Force contract

Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a 10-year, $185.7 million contract to extend engineering services for the U.S. Air Force‘s A-10 Thunderbolt jet fighter fleet. Built by Fairchild Republic Co. prior to its acquisition by Northrop, the A-10 aircraft is designed to help the Air Force perform airborne […]

Nov 23, 2020

PAE completes $208M acquisition, receives $98M Air Force contract

Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Friday it has completed its $208 million cash acquisition of Burlington, Massachusetts-based Centra Technology Inc. The acquisition was first announced in late October. “The acquisition of Centra expands PAE’s addressable market into new, attractive mission-critical business areas[...]

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