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Jan 25, 2021

Northrop Grumman lands $155M Missile Defense Agency contract

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a subsidiary of Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. a $155 million contract to work on space-based sensor technology for defending against hypersonic weapons, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. will perform on-orbit demonstration, launch and initial orbit testing work, according to the DOD.  [&hel[...]

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[...]

Jan 22, 2021

Norfolk communications equipment manufacturer to create 68 jobs

A $6.5 million expansion by Norfolk-based Tabet Manufacturing Co. will create 68 jobs in the region, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The communications equipment manufacturer will expand its operations by constructing a new manufacturing facility next to its current location at 1336 Ballentine Blvd.  Tabet was founded more than 60 years ago and developed the […]

Jan 6, 2021

Manassas company lands $124.1M Navy contract

The U.S. Navy awarded Manassas-based government contractor LTM Inc. a potential five-year, $124.1 million contract to work with the branch’s Naval Aviation Enterprise group, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, LTM will help the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East integrate maintenance and supply functions. It will also perform logistical, technical and [...]

ODU is working on a site-locating tool to aid offshore wind developers.
Dec 29, 2020

ODU mapping tool to help site wind turbines

The answer, they say, is blowin’ in the wind. In August 2020, Old Dominion University won a $775,000 grant from the Department of Defense that will help create a “wind energy siting solution,” enabling offshore and onshore wind-energy developers to avoid potential conflicts with military operations and trainings. The ODU grant followed Dominion Energy Inc.’s June 2020 installati[...]

Dec 28, 2020

Arlington-based Magellan Federal gets $111M for DOD personnel assistance services

Arlington-based Magellan Federal, a subsidiary of Phoenix-based Magellan Health Inc., has secured a potential five-year, $111 million contract from Washington Headquarters Services to help Department of Defense employees maintain work-life balance. According to the DOD, Magellan will help the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service manage an employee assistance program under the indefinite-del[...]

Dec 22, 2020

McLean federal contractor buys Pa.-based software company

McLean-based federal technology contractor NuWave Solutions LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired Allentown, Pennsylvania-based software company ProModel Government Services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. This marks NuWave’s second acquisition since it was acquired by Boca Raton, Florida-based private equity firm AE Industrial Partners LP in June. Earlier in December[...]

Dec 18, 2020

Navy awards potential $797.3M contract extension to Perspecta

The U.S. Navy awarded a potential $797.3 million extension to Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. for its Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract for network support, net centric data and information technology support services, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the contract extension, Perspecta will provide information security, testing, voice, vide[...]

Dec 7, 2020

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[...]

Nov 20, 2020

Two Va. companies land spots on $496M Washington Headquarters Service contract

Arlington-based Washington Headquarters Service awarded two Virginia companies spots on a potential five-year, $496 million contract to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Chantilly-based engineering and tech contractor American Systems Corp. and Alexandria-based Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (alon[...]

USS Stout. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy
Nov 18, 2020

BAE Systems wins potential $100M 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 one-year, $100.5 million contract to perform work on the USS Stout ship, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair will perform ship maintenance, repair and modernization […]

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