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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 customers [[...]
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 […]
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 […]
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 operati[...]
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 bui[...]
Navy selects Leidos for $82M medical study contract
Leidos Holdings Inc., a Reston-based defense, aviation, information technology and biomedical research company, has been selected by Naval Medical Logistics Command to continue studying warfighter performance and operational medicine in support of the Naval Health Research Center. Under a potential five-year, $82 million contract, Leidos will employ a data-driven research modeling approach to augm[...]
PAE closes on $92M acquisition of Metis Solutions
Defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) has closed its $92 million cash acquisition of Metis Solutions as part of its efforts to expand its offerings and capabilities in intelligence analysis, training and program support areas. Both companies are headquartered in Arlington. John Heller, president and CEO of PAE, says the transaction […]
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 […]
Reston software, engineering contractor names VP, general manager
Reston-based software and systems engineering contractor Pragmatics Inc. has hired Blake Nelson as vice president and general manager. With more than 25 years of experience, Nelson was most recently the cloud strategic solutions-DOD cloud practice lead with Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services. In his new role, he will work with the company’s business development team and […]
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, op[...]
Two Va. companies land spots on $496M Washington Headquarters Service contract
Arlington-based Washington Headquarters Service awarded two Virginia companies spots on a potential five-year, $496 million contract to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Chantilly-based engineering and tech contractor American Systems Corp. and Alexandria-based Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (alon[...]
Alexandria company wins $85M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Alexandria-based Systems Planning and Analysis Inc. (SPA) an $85 million contract to provide technical support for the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile system, the company announced this week. Under the contract from the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office, SPA will provide technical services, arms control support, program support, assessm[...]
