ITT Exelis announced Tuesday it won a Air Force Cryptologic Systems Division contract to produce prototype self-encrypting devices. Exelis did not report financial details regarding the award. The McLean, Va.-based firm said the drivers will be used to protect data stored in mobile applications, including laptops and unmanned aerial vehicles. Chris Bernhardt, Exelis executive vice [...]
Lockheed Martin Corp. has delivered the 79th and final C-5 Galaxy aircraft to the Air Force through an avionics modernization program, the company announced Monday. The C-5 is the Air Force’s largest cargo aircraft and was originally introduced in the 1970′s. Lockheed said aircraft will be assigned to Air Force Reserve 433rd Airlift Wing, at [...]
Booz Allen Hamilton has won a $7,862,905 Air Force contract to conduct threat vulnerability assessments and research and development, the Defense Department announced Monday. The assessments will provide recommendations for position papers on threat topics and foreign media, according to the Pentagon. Work will occur in McLean, Va. and the Pentagon expects the work to finish [...]
Eric Eifert serves as ManTech’s cyber defense solutions business unit general manager and as of April 1, the Air Force veteran and cyber expert can add senior vice president to his list of titles. Eifert recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the larger voice this promotion gives him in the company’s future direction for cyber defense services. [...]
Raytheon Co. has received a $30.1 million contract extension from the Federal Aviation Administration for satellite navigation support services, the company announced Tuesday. The Waltham, Mass.-based contractor continue to manage the agency’s Wide Area Augmentation System for an additional two years. The company has served as the prime contractor for the system since it was [...]
On Jan. 2, Parsons Senior Vice President Bill Bodie was named manager of the national security and defense division within the company’s newly-organized government services business unit. He previously played a part in leading Parsons’ energy, systems and security business as division manager. He also previously spent time with defense services contractor KBR and as [...]
The U.S. Air Force wants to test a new fuel-reduction option on its Lockheed Martin-built Hercules aircraft, Defense Systems reports. Jim Grant, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics vice president, said Lockheed has been testing drag-reduction options for the C-130 Hercules aircraft in wind tunnels. Grant said the company wants to validate its simulation tests by putting the system [...]
