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John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI, said its work is vital to countering violent extremism in Southwest Asia and the Middle East.
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 […]

ACVs are designed to transport Marines from naval ships to shore and achieved initial operational capability status in November 2020.
Dec 11, 2020

BAE to begin $184M full-rate production on Marines amphibious vehicle

Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems has received approval from the U.S. Marine Corps to begin full-rate production of amphibious combat vehicles (ACVS) and received a $184 million contract modification to procure an initial 36 full-rate production of the vehicles for the service branch’s ship-to-shore operations. USMC will use fiscal 2021 procurement funds on the award […]

Dec 10, 2020

Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden to chair Aerospace Industries Association board

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) announced Tuesday it has named Northrop Grumman Chairman, President and CEO Kathy Warden to serve as the chair of the AIA’s board of governors for 2021. Mike Petters, president and CEO of Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries, will serve as vice chairman. Since 1919, the AIA has served as the […]

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 […[...]

Dec 7, 2020

Two Va. companies win spots on $211M Navy contract

The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. and Virginia Beach-based VT Group positions on a five-year, $211.6 million contract to help the branch sustain its technical insertion equipment, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, the two companies will produce, assemble and test Technical Insertion 2016 spare equipment, perform technical [&hel[...]

Dec 4, 2020

Navy awards Bechtel $1.14B in contract modifications

The U.S. Navy awarded Reston-based Bechtel Corp.’s plant machinery company two contract modifications with a combined $1.14 billion in value to provide propulsion components for the branch’s nuclear-powered ships, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. The goal is to provide the military with effective nuclear propulsion plants and ensure that they are safe and reliable, [&helli[...]

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[...]

Scott Stapp. Photo courtesy Northrop Grumman
Nov 25, 2020

Northrop Grumman names chief technology officer

Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Wednesday it has promoted Scott Stapp as chief technology officer (CTO). Stapp was most recently Northrop Grumman’s vice president of resiliency and rapid prototyping and has also previously served as vice president of applied research and technology development.  In his new role, he […]

USS Wasp. Photo courtesy BAE Systems
Nov 25, 2020

BAE Systems lands $237.7M Navy contract

The U.S. Navy awarded BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, a business unit of Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc., a potential $237.7 million contract to drydock and perform maintenance and modernization work on the USS Wasp assault ship, the company announced Tuesday.  Under the contract, BAE Systems will begin working on the 843-foot-long USS Wasp […]

Nov 24, 2020

Parsons Corp. completes acqusition of Colo.-based aerospace firm for $300M

Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. announced late last week that it has completed its acquisition of Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Braxton Science & Technology Group LLC (BSTG) and its subsidiaries for $300 million.  The acquisition was first announced in late October — marking Parsons’ fourth acquisition since October 2018. BSTG provides services for satellite ope[...]

An artist depiction of the Columbia-class submarine for the U.S. Navy. Photo courtesy General Dynamics
Nov 24, 2020

Newport News Shipbuilding lands $2.2B sub contract modification

Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)’s Newport News Shipbuilding division received a $2.2 billion contract modification from Reston-based General Dynamics Electric Boat for construction of the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, the company announced on Monday. The U.S. Navy in early November awarded Electric Boat a $9.474 billion contract modification to[...]

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