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Rolls-Royce wins $854M Navy contract
Reston-based Rolls-Royce North America has received an $854.3 million contract from the Navy for engine repairs on C/KC-130 Hercules aircraft. The Pentagon announced the award Monday, naming Indianapolis-based Rolls-Royce Corp. as the recipient. Rolls-Royce Corp. falls under the British aerospace and defense company’s North American operations. Work involves depot level repairs to AE2100 D3 engines, […][...]
Leidos buys Aussie special missions biz
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. has entered into an agreement with British technology aerospace manufacturer Cobham Ltd. to purchase the special missions business from its Australia-based Cobham Aviation Services subsidiary, according to a news release. Financial details of the deal, which will a[...]
HII receives $826M defense contract
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries will provide technology and other support to the Department of Defense under a $826 million contract. According to a news release, HII’s McLean-based mission technologies division will also provide threat analysis and analytics support as well as operations integration and operational effects support. The work will support Defense Department service […][...]
Northrop Grumman receives $3.3B missile defense contract
Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a contract worth nearly $3.3 billion from the Missile Defense Agency to help defend the homeland from ballistic missile threats. The Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor will design, develop and sustain new capabilities for the next Ground-based Midcourse Defense Wea[...]
Acuity International receives $127M Air Force contract
Reston-based Acuity International LLC has received a $127 million Air Force contract to provide base operational and security support for Iraq’s F-16 program, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, work will be performed at Iraq’s Martyr Brigadier General Ali Flaih Air Base and is expected to be completed by Jan. 30, 2023. […]
PAE aviation division receives $136.5M Air Force contract
Arlington-based PAE Aviation and Technical Services LLC has received a $136.5 million contract to provide aerial target operations and maintenance for the Air Force, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Under the contract, PAE will conduct lethality testing of major weapons systems and munitions programs at Tyndall Air Force Base in[...]
HawkEye 360 opens satellite manufacturing center
Herndon-based HawkEye 360 Inc. has opened a new facility to boost production of its satellites. The 19,000-square-foot center will also allow the company to streamline satellite integration, accelerate introduction of new capabilities and provide stronger security, allowing it to meet defense and intelligence customer requiremen[...]
Akima wins $109M Air Force flight training contract
Herndon-based Akima Logistics Services has received a 10-year, $109.7 million contract to support training squadrons at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Under the contract, Akima will provide organizational and depot maintenance and provide sortie support, scheduling, maintenance and aircraft recovery for flight, [...]
Leidos receives $291M Navy contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos has received a $291 million follow-on contract for work with the Navy’s Program Executive Offices’ Integrated Warfare Systems directorate, according to a news release. The single award, cost-plus-fixed-free contract includes a one-year base period with a four additional one-[...]
Newport News Shipbuilding promotes three execs
Newport News Shipbuilding has announced several leadership changes as the shipyard attempts to optimize and speed operations. Matt Needy is now vice president and chief transformation officer, after previously serving as vice president of Navy programs. In his new role, Needy is responsible for executing Newport News’ stra[...]
EY names eight Virginians mid-Atlantic entrepreneurs of year
Eight leaders from six Virginia businesses have been named winners of Ernst & Young LLP’s Mid-Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2022. The winners, named in early July by the Big Four multinational professional services company, include: 10Pearls | Imran Aftab, co-founder and CEO, Vienna Aireon LLC | Don Thom[...]
GDIT receives $908M contract
Falls Church-based federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has been awarded a $908 million contract to support IT and network systems operated by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. The award is for the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Europe-Wide Information Technology and Enterprise Netw[...]
