Boeing has secured a $1.2B contract with the Air Force for the production of the first lot of F-15EX fighter jets, which are slated to replace the service’s aging F-15C/D fleet. According to Boeing, the award includes an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a potential ceiling of $23B. Under the terms of the deal, Boeing will produce […]
The Department of Defense has awarded a $214.3M contract to GM Defense for the production, deployment and sustainment of the Army Infantry Brigade Combat Teams’ new Infantry Squad Vehicle, an all-terrain troop carrier intended for soldier transport. The contract award provides for the initial procurement of 649 ISVs, which constitute more than a third of the […]
The Department of Defense has announced $84.4M in Defense Production Act Title III actions to sustain the domestic industrial base capabilities and employees in the small unmanned aerial system, space technology and shipbuilding sectors. The actions will help retain critical workforce capabilities amid the coronavirus pandemic and restore some jobs lost because of the disruption, the […]
US21 has been selected as one of the contractors for the 10-year, $950M multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide equipment, training and product support services to roughly 3.5K Air Force Special Warfare operators. Contract work covers support for five mission areas, one of which involves providing capabilities supporting tactical zones of actions like drop zones and […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Royal Philips a 10-year contract for electronic intensive care technologies and research for the benefit of veterans. Through the contract, VA may invest up to $100M in Philips' services and technologies, including solutions for diagnostic imaging, sleep and patient monitoring, the company announced Wednesday. “VA’s relationship with Philips will […]
The Air Force has awarded Cubic Mission Solutions a $950M contract for the Advanced Battle Management System, the service's solution for fast global data transmission. Under the terms of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, CMS will help mature Air Force capabilities across platforms and domains to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control, the company said Tuesday. […]
The Air Force has announced the 18 companies that have received the second wave of contracts for the Advanced Battle Management System, all of which amount to a maximum value of $950M. The second batch of AMBS contractors includes Accenture Federal Services, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Black River Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, CAE USA Mission […]
The Special Operations Command has awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. a $700M contract for the development and procurement of radio-frequency countermeasure systems, the Department of Defense announced. SNC's systems will be integrated onto AC-130J Ghostrider and MC-130J Commando II aircraft operated by Air Force SOCOM, Defence Blog reported. "We are excited to expand our solutions for […]
Leonardo DRS, a military technology provider, announced it has won a $104M Army contract to deliver next-generation mission command computing systems. The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded the contract on behalf of Project Mission Command and the Army's Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday. “We are proud to be able to provide […]
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a $2.3B contract to produce seven gallium nitride-based AN/TPY-2 radars in support of Saudi Arabia’s procurement of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system. The requested radars are expected to power the THAAD systems shooting down incoming short, medium and intermediate-range ballistic missiles with a […]
