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Raytheon wins $900M contract modification
The Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency has awarded a $900 million contract modification to Raytheon, a subsidiary of Arlington County’s RTX, according to a DOD notice posted Friday. Under the extension, Raytheon, a defense contractor that is also based in Arlington County, will continue operations and suppo[...]
Leidos wins $331M Army IT contract
The U.S. Army has awarded a $331 million IT contract to Leidos to modernize its network, the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Monday. The Army Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Network (PEO C3N), formerly known as the PEO C3T, awarded the contract, which has a one-year base pe[...]
Raytheon to pay $950M+ to resolve fraud, bribery charges
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that Arlington County’s Raytheon, a subsidiary of aerospace and defense contractor RTX, has agreed to pay more than $950 million to resolve multiple allegations that include fraud and bribing a Qatari official. Under Wednesday’s settlement, Raytheon must pay the following penalties: For two counts of major fraud in […]
HII’s Mission Technologies wins $458M DOD contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division won a $458 million federal defense contract to modernize information technology architecture. Under the five-year task order, which HII announced Tuesday it had won, the division will use model-based systems engineering to develop, assess and implement t[...]
A smart defense
In late 2020, the Air Force made headlines when it announced that an artificial intelligence co-pilot, named ARTUµ, helped command and control a U.S. military spy plane for the first time in history. If the name, pronounced R-2, sounds familiar, it is. Think R2-D2, or “Artoo,” Luke Skywalker’s lovable droid and X-Wing cop[...]
Colbert leaves as CEO of Boeing’s defense, space sector
Theodore “Ted” Colbert III is no longer president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, the Arlington County aircraft and aerospace manufacturer reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday evening, Sept. 20. The announcement comes weeks after NASA decided it was unsafe to send two U.S. a[...]
Pittsylvania tapped as home for $1.5M+ training center
TECHnista, an education consulting company that develops curriculum for K-12 programs in defense and advanced manufacturing industries, will invest about $1.56 million to establish a National Training and Technology Center in Pittsylvania County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The project, which is expected to create 15 jobs, will assist in the implementation of a five-year […]
Kongsberg to build $101M missile plant in James City County
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, a subsidiary of Norway’s Kongsberg Group, plans to establish its first U.S. defense assembly plant in James City County, investing more than $100 million and creating an estimated 180 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. The company expects to invest $71 million in a 150,000-s[...]
CACI strikes $1.27B deal to buy RF electronics provider
CACI International has entered into a $1.275 billion definitive agreement to acquire Azure Summit Technology, the Reston-based Fortune 1000 government contractor announced Monday. Based in Fairfax and founded in 2007, Azure Summit develops high-performance radio frequency (RF) hardware and software for the U.S. Department of Def[...]
Peraton taps new chairman, president and CEO
Stu Shea, Peraton’s chairman, president and CEO, has stepped down, and Steve Schorer has been named to succeed him at the Reston-based federal contractor owned by Veritas Capital. According to Tuesday’s announcement, Schorer will start Sept. 9. “On behalf of Peraton and Veritas, I’d like to thank Stu for his many[...]
Serco wins $323M contract for Space Force base construction
Herndon-based technology and management contractor Serco Inc., a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Serco PLC, has won a contract worth an estimated $323 million for construction work at the U.S. Space Force’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. Under the four-year U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract, which Serco announced las[...]
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 c[...]
