Sign In
Free Newsletter
Amentum wins $91.8M Navy contract
Chantilly-based federal contractor Amentum Services announced last week that it won a $91.8 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) to provide software engineering services that will help the U.S. Navy protect national security.
RTX subsidiary secures $580M Navy contract
Raytheon, a subsidiary of Arlington County-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor RTX, has received a $580.58 million U.S. Navy contract, the Defense Department announced May 15.
Strike averted as submarine designers in Connecticut agree to contract with Electric Boat
The union for about 2,500 submarine designers at Electric Boat in Connecticut, a subsidiary of Reston-based General Dynamics, has tentatively agreed to a new contract with the company, averting a strike that would have begun Monday.
Leesburg firm lays off 155 after Navy cancels $170M contract
Leesburg-based data company Pantheon Data this week laid off 155 workers — including 33 Virginia employees — after the U.S. Navy canceled its $170 million service contract with the company on May 12.
General Dynamics subsidiary wins $1B Navy contract
A Connecticut-based subsidiary of Reston-headquartered Fortune 500 contractor General Dynamics was recently awarded a $1 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to purchase long lead time materials for Virginia-class Block VI submarines. The subsidiary, General Dynamics Electric Boat, announced the award on Tuesday. The company designs, builds, repairs and modernizes nuclear submarines fo[...]
Inside South Carolina operations of the largest military shipbuilder in the US
A new division of the largest military shipbuilder in the U.S. is in full swing after establishing operations in South Carolina just two months ago. Newport News Shipbuilding-Charleston Operations, a facility in a division of Virginia-based Huntington Ingalls Industries, better known as HII, began in Goose Creek roughly 60 days ago. In two days, the […]
HII installs 3D printed valve manifold assembly on aircraft carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Tuesday that it has successfully used additive manufacturing for the first time to build a valve manifold assembly for a new construction aircraft carrier at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding subsidiary. NNS says it is integrating additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, into the shipbuilding process and is pursuing all opportunities […]
BAE Systems wins $251M contract to support Navy AEGIS Combat System
The U.S. Navy has awarded Falls Church-based federal contractor BAE Systems with a five-year, $251 million contract to provide critical system engineering and on-site technical expertise to the AEGIS Technical Representative (AEGIS TECHREP) organization. Under the contract, which was awarded in November 2024 and announced Feb. 17, BAE Systems will support the complex combat system […]
HII closes on South Carolina plant acquisition
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Monday it has closed on its purchase of a metal fabrication manufacturing facility in South Carolina, which will now be part of its subsidiary Newport News Shipbuilding. The company did not disclose financial terms. In December 2024, HII said it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all […]
HII division lands $6.7B Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division a $6.7 billion contract to provide electronic warfare engineering and technical services support, according to a Thursday announcement from the defense contractor. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract is the largest Mission Technologies has yet landed, according to HII.[...]
BAE Systems wins up to $238M Navy ship repair contract
Falls Church-based federal contractor BAE Systems Inc. has won a Navy contract worth up to $238.8 million to maintain, modernize and repair a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. The Department of Defense announced the $212 million firm-fixed-price contract award, which has options that would bring its cumulative value to $238.8 million, to the U.S. […]
V2X lands up to $747M Navy contract
V2X has received an up to $747 million U.S. Navy contract to maintain F-5 supersonic fighter jets used in military training exercises, the McLean-based Fortune 1000 aerospace and defense contractor announced Monday. Under the single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, V2X will be responsible for providing critical support and operational readiness of the F-5 aircraft, which t[...]
