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ICBM test launch. Photo courtesy Air Force
Feb 17, 2021

Northrop Grumman passes early stage of $85B Air Force ICBM contract

Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Tuesday it underwent the first major design review — a key baseline — for the Air Force’s $85 billion Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) contract. In September 2020, Northrop Grumman announced the Air Force had awarded it the first $13.3 billion phase of the expected $85 […]

Kari A. Bingen. Photo courtesy HawkEye 360
Feb 17, 2021

Herndon satellite company names chief strategy officer

Herndon-based satellite company HawkEye 360 Inc. announced Wednesday it has hired Kari A. Bingen, a former deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security, as its chief strategy officer. Bingen held her role with the Department of Defense from May 2017 through January 2020. In her new role, she will focus on space policy as […]

Feb 16, 2021

General Dynamics wins $111.8M Army contract

The U.S. Army awarded the ordnance and tactical systems unit of Reston-based Fortune 100 defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. a $111.8 million contract to provide bomb hardware to the branch, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide general-purpose tritonal bomb hardware, also known as Mk-90 series bomb components. General […]

Feb 16, 2021

Northrop Grumman wins $236.9M contract modification

The U.S. Navy awarded Falls Church-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. a $236.9 million contract modification to manufacture radar systems for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the modification, Northrop Grumman will manufacture eight gallium nitride (GaN) active electronically scanned array radar systems. Used on Ground/[...]

Feb 16, 2021

Serco. Inc. to acquire Reston contractor for $295M

Herndon-based tech company Serco Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Serco Group plc) announced Tuesday it will acquire Reston-based H.I.G. Capital affiliate Whitney, Bradley & Brown for $295 million. The acquisition, which is expected to close during the second quarter of 2021,will increase Serco’s program management services for the Department of Defense, according to a [&hellip[...]

ACVs are designed to transport Marines from naval ships to shore and achieved initial operational capability status in November 2020.
Feb 12, 2021

BAE Systems awarded additional $184M for Marines amphibious vehicle

Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems has received a $184 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under a contract option. In December, BAE Systems received approval to begin full-rate production of ACVs and received a $184 million contract modification to produce an initial 36 vehicles for the service branch’s […]

Feb 10, 2021

Perspecta wins $201.5M defense contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. a $201.5 million contract to provide content delivery services, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, Perspecta will perform work at government data centers both in the United States and worldwide.  The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization received four of[...]

Feb 9, 2021

SAIC wins $830M Army contract

The U.S. Army awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) an $830 million contract to provide engineering services for the branch’s Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC), the company announced Tuesday. Under the potential five-and-a-half-year contract, SAIC will provide hardware in-the-loop[...]

Feb 8, 2021

Calif.-based contractor buys Herndon spacecraft developer

San Diego-based energy and defense contractor General Atomics announced last week it has acquired Herndon-based spacecraft and space system developer Tiger Innovations Inc.  Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but Tiger Innovations will become part of General Atomics’ electromagnetic systems (GA-EMS) group.  Founded in 1997, Tiger Innovations develops specialty software,[...]

David Young. Photo courtesy CAES
Jan 28, 2021

Arlington company names chief technology officer

Arlington-based Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) announced last week it has hired David Young as its chief technology officer. Young most recently served as vice president of advanced program development at Lockheed Martin Space. In his new role, he will work with the company’s four operating divisions on the technical roadmap and business strategies. He […]

Todd Massengill
Jan 28, 2021

McLean analytics company names emerging technologies VP

McLean-based advanced analytics company Novetta announced Thursday that it has hired Todd Massengill as vice president of emerging technologies in the company’s information exploitation division. Massengill, a combat veteran with 28 years of military experience, most recently served as the senior military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security, where he [[...]

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[...]

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