Raytheon’s space and airborne systems division has secured an $80.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide systems engineering, software development and systems integrity services for the F/A-18A-D and E/F aircraft fleet of the U.S. Navy and various foreign nations. In addition to updating the Navy’s operational flight program, user data file and UDF generator, Raytheon will also […] More

Northrop Grumman‘s U.K.-based air traffic management subsidiary has received a contract to supply a remote control and monitoring system for air traffic control radios to a Canadian civil air navigation services provider. Park Air Systems will provide its MARC Server to NAV CANADA to monitor the country’s air traffic control radio system from various sites, […] More

ExecutiveBiz spoke with Bradley Feldmann about Cubic Corporation’s recent contract wins, aggressive growth strategy and where he sees the 2018 federal services market heading. “Put simply, ‘One Cubic’ is a collaboration, sharing strategy with a hybrid approach. So, on the one hand, we want to be decentralized with our businesses close to the customer to […] More

A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has received a contract from the NATO Communications and Information Agency to provide a communications system to an airbase in Podgorica, Montenegro. The company said Wednesday its Park Air Systems business will deploy an M7 radio system at Golubovci Airbase. M7 is built to facilitate very high frequency and ultra high frequency communications among defense forces and comply with NATO […] More

A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has received a contract from a state-owned air navigation service provider in Denmark to provide new ground-to-air communications equipment and associated support to the country’s airports. Naviair will use T6 air traffic control radios from Northrop’s Park Air Systems business to replace radio systems that currently support Danish airports and en-route operations as part of a national system upgrade […] More

A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has collaborated with U.K.-based National Air Traffic Services to modernize a ground-to-air radio communications system at London’s Heathrow Airport. Park Air Systems deployed new Park Air T6 radios for the airport’s Sapphire air traffic control system that works to help pilots and ATC personnel communicate with each other, Northrop said Wednesday. T6 is designed to comply […] More

Northrop Grumman has received a $16.8 million contract modification to perform cryptography upgrades on the U.S. Air Force’s intercontinental ballistic missile system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification falls under a previously awarded contract for ICBM prime integration services and seeks to address a request for equitable adjustment related to program changes. The company will perform […] More

“We bring a visibility to customers that help them understand the health and operational rhythm of their systems.” EM: Could you tell our readers about what Serco does and what federal markets do you serve? Dave Dacquino: Serco is a diversified public service company primarily serving the Federal government. Our business is focused on three market […] More

Rolls-Royce has opened a facility at the Purdue Research Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, Indiana, where the company will research and develop jet engine components for customers globally. The Purdue Technology Center Aerospace will house a Rolls-Royce group that aims to design, build and test engine parts, collaborate with Purdue University researchers via corporate partnerships and recruit student interns and graduates, […] More

Boeing has asked the state of Pennsylvania for a $30 million grant to help the company redevelop a vacant industrial building in Delaware County into a modification facility for V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday. Jacob Adelman writes a grant application filed through the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program and obtained by the Inquirer says that […] More

A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has been selected by Chile’s civil aviation authority DGAC to supply an air traffic management communication system for use on the country’s airport network. Northrop said Friday its Park Air Systems business will provide a turnkey system that consists of eight Sapphire very-high-frequency and ultra HF ATM communication systems as well as training, installation and commissioning support […] More

Compass Systems has received a potential five-year, $27.4 million contract to support the U.S. Navy‘s new technology development and aircraft procurement and sustainment efforts. The Defense Department said Friday the company will provide non-technical management and materials and non-materials engineering support services under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Naval Air Warafer Center Aircraft Division is the […] More