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Two Va. companies included in $165.1M Army, Navy contract
Two Virginia-based companies were awarded parts of a $165.1 million contract to provide program management and technical services for the U.S. Army and Navy’s assault craft, submarines and surface ships. A total of five companies will work on the contract. Virginia Beach-based QED Systems Inc. was awarded $30.4 million and Arlington-based Gibbs & Cox was […]
Arlington defense contractor wins $62M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. a $62 million contract to supply 118 motor control panels for the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS), which is used by the Army and international allies. Under the contract, Leonardo DRS’s airborne and intelligence systems business units will produce the panels that control the […]
General Dynamics wins $428.2M Army contract
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based government contractor General Dynamics Corp.’s land systems division a five-year contract worth up to $428.2 million to perform maintenance work on the Army’s Stryker combat vehicles, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide equipment training, maintenance and fielding services, according to th[...]
Leidos lands $649M Army contract
The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based federal contractor Leidos a $649 million contract to provide operations and support services to the Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Tactical Airborne Multi-Sensor Platforms mission, the company announced Monday. The one-year contract (with four one-year option periods) was awarded through the U.S. Army’s Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services[...]
PAE hires homeland security director
Guy Torres has joined Falls Church-based Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) as the director of its homeland security portfolio, according to reports. Torres was most recently a Department of Homeland Security account executive at Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. During his career, he has also served as director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s information […]
BAE Systems Inc. lands $350M+ in defense contracts
Arlington-based defense company BAE Systems Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc) announced Monday it has won a $211.6 million U.S. Navy contract and a $144 million U.S. Air Force contract. BAE Systems’ ship repair business in Jacksonville, Florida, will work on the U.S. Navy contract and update, repair and maintain two Arleigh […]
Perspecta names SVP, general manager for intelligence group
Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. announced Wednesday it has hired Damian DiPippa as senior vice president and general manager of its intelligence group. DiPippa was most recently with Herndon-based defense contractor ManTech International Corp. as senior vice president and general manager of its mission and intelligence solutions business unit. In his new role, he will [&helli[...]
Fredericksburg firm lands $55M Navy contract
The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) awarded a $55 million contract to Fredericksburg-based engineering and technology contractor SimVentions Inc. to provide systems engineering and software development services, the company announced Friday. Under the five-year contract, SimVentions will work on the Track Management Engineering Analysis and Support system out of the NS[...]
Navy awards $87M contract to Herndon company
The U.S. Navy awarded an $87 million contract to Herndon-based defense contractor ManTech International Corp. to provide information technology research, development and engineering for the Naval Sea Systems Command, the company announced Thursday. ManTech was awarded the contract through the U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s Multiple Award Contract, which are awarded [...]
Leonardo DRS lands $120M Navy contract
Arlington-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. announced Monday it has won a $120 million U.S. Navy contract to provide engineering design and test software for aircraft protection systems. The contract was awarded through the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, and the project will be completed on the AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure (DAIRCM). The DAIRCM […]
Perspecta Labs lands $37M defense contract
Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. announced Tuesday that its research arm, Perspecta Labs, has landed a $37 million contract to develop network hardware to speed up complex computing applications for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Perspecta will work on DARPA’s Fast Network Interface Cards program with a goal to accelerate — by 100 […]
Navy raises General Dynamics submarine contract to $9.47B
Reston-based Fortune 100 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. on Tuesday received an $869 million modification to its 2017 contract to produce two U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines. The modification raises the contract value to $9.47 billion. The original Integrated Product and Process Development contract supported the design and construction of Columbia-class ballistic mi[...]
