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 […]
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 […[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 ope[...]
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[...]
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 […]