Navy, Dominion sign energy agreement
In June, leaders from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, which provides weapons and munitions support to the U.S. Navy, and Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy signed an agreement to explore the development of a “reliable, resilient and responsible” energy source at the base. It could involve solar power, a small modular nuclear reactor or a natural […]
Fairwinds Landing partner promotes COO and SVP
Portsmouth-based advanced engineering and manufacturing company Fairlead, a Fairwinds Landing project developer, promoted Jeremy Jeffreys to SVP and COO.
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic welcomes new commander
On Friday Rear Adm. Carl Lahti was relieved by Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett as commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic in Norfolk.
Newport News reveals plans for $400M Navy housing project
Newport News plans to begin work next year on a more than 930,000-square-foot Navy housing development downtown.
V2X wins $4.3B Air Force contract
V2X announced that it has been awarded a $4.3 billion contract by the U.S. Air Force for supply services supporting the T-6 aircraft.
General Dynamics wins $987M submarine contract modification
The shipbuilding unit of Reston-based aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics won a $987 million contract modification.
RTX subsidiary wins $646M contract modification
Raytheon has been awarded a $646 million contract modification to continue producing the AN/SPY-6(V) family of radars for the U.S. Navy.
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[...]