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  • MDA Extends Colsa's Missile Defense Research Center Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Extends Colsa’s Missile Defense Research Center Support Contract

    Colsa has received a $41.1 million contract modification to continue design and operation support work at a research facility that provides simulation services to the Missile Defense Agency. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification extends by one year the ordering period under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Advanced Research Center support services and increases the contract’s ceiling […] More

  • SSL to Continue Robotic Satellite Assembly System Devt Under NASA Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL to Continue Robotic Satellite Assembly System Devt Under NASA Contract Modification

    Space Systems Loral has received additional funds from NASA through a contract modification to advance the design of a robotic platform for use in on-orbit satellite assembly work. SSL and its parent company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates collaborate with NASA and aerospace firm Tethers Unlimited to develop the Dragonfly in-orbit satellite assembly system under the […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls to Support Navy Cruiser, Destroyer Long Lead Materials Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls to Support Navy Cruiser, Destroyer Long Lead Materials Procurement

    Huntington Ingalls Industries will help the U.S. Navy procure and manage long lead-time materials for cruiser and destroyer ships under a one-year, $12.8 million contract modification. The Defense Department said Monday the company will help plan yard services for the service branch’s CG-47 cruisers and DD 63 destroyers. HII currently provides engineering, technical, planning, ship configuration, data and […] More

  • Boeing to Supply Additional Parts for Air Force B-1B Integrated Battle Station - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Supply Additional Parts for Air Force B-1B Integrated Battle Station

    Boeing has secured a potential $23.8 million contract modification to provide diminishing manufacturing source life-of-type parts for the U.S. Air Force‘s Integrated Battle Station. The Defense Department said Friday Boeing’s defense, space and security unit will supply additional DMS LoT parts in support of the B-1B fleet. The service branch received its first B-1 bomber aircraft equipped with a company-built Integrated […] More

  • Honeywell Gets $65M Modification on Navy Aircraft Power Tech Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Honeywell Gets $65M Modification on Navy Aircraft Power Tech Support Contract

    Honeywell International has been awarded a $64.9 million contract modification to repair, replace and provide program support for auxiliary power units of the U.S. Navy’s  F/A-18 A/G, P-3 and C-2 auxiliary power units. The company will also support F/A-18 main fuel controls and electronic control technology and P-3 engine driven compressor, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD said the modification will increase […] More

  • Rolls-Royce to Continue Sustainment Support for Air Force C-130J Propulsion Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce to Continue Sustainment Support for Air Force C-130J Propulsion Systems

    Rolls-Royce has received a $40 million contract modification to continue to help the U.S. Air Force sustain propulsion systems of the service branch’s C-130J transport aircraft fleet. The Defense Department said Monday that Rolls-Royce will provide inventory control point management, sustaining engineering, repair, sustainment and technical data support services under the modification. The Air Force Life Cycle […] More

  • SAIC to Incorporate Survivability Upgrades Into 3 Marine AAV Prototypes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC to Incorporate Survivability Upgrades Into 3 Marine AAV Prototypes

    Science Applications International Corp. has received a potential $11.3 million contract modification to rebuild three command variant prototypes of an assault amphibious vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will equip the prototypes with the AAV Survivability Upgrade design under the firm-fixed-price modification. SAIC has modernized 10 AAVs as part of a […] More

  • ARCTEC to Extend Air Force Radar O&M Support in Alaska - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ARCTEC to Extend Air Force Radar O&M Support in Alaska

    ARCTEC Alaska, an ASRC Federal Primus–ATCO Structures and Logistics joint venture, will continue to help the U.S. Air Force manage a military radar system installed in Alaska under a $37.9 million contract modification. The modification exercises a 12-month option under the company’s Alaska Radar System operations and maintenance contract with the service branch, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

  • Leidos Gets $61M Contract Funds to Help Army Sustain Aerial IED Neutralizer Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Gets $61M Contract Funds to Help Army Sustain Aerial IED Neutralizer Platform

    The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos a potential $61 million contract modification to help manage an aerial platform built to help U.S. and international security assistance forces neutralize improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan. Leidos will support operations, sustainment and integration of Saturn Arch quick reaction capability systems through Sept. 16, 2018, under the modification, the Defense […] More

  • General Dynamics to Continue Army Mission Command Network Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Continue Army Mission Command Network Support

    General Dynamics‘ information technology unit has received a one-year, $14.9 million contract modification to continue to help the U.S. Army manage a mission command network. GDIT will extend its network operations and maintenance services at an Army facility in South Korea through July 31, 2018, the Defense Department said Monday. The service branch will obligate $14.8 million […] More

  • Airbus Secures Army Funds for Lakota Helicopter Sustainment, Logistics Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Secures Army Funds for Lakota Helicopter Sustainment, Logistics Support

    Airbus‘ helicopter manufacturing division has received a $35.2 million contract modification to sustain and provide logistics and parts support for the U.S. Army‘s UH-72 Lakota helicopters. The Army has revised contract line item numbers to increase the number of total estimated flying hours and amount of funds for the flying-hour rate, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work […] More

  • Lockheed to Provide AEGIS Support for Australian Destroyer Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Provide AEGIS Support for Australian Destroyer Fleet

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $41.8 million modification to provide lifetime support for the Advanced Electronic Guidance and Instrumentation System on the Australian navy’s Hobart-class air warfare destroyers. The modification exercises a foreign military sales option under a potential $421 million contract awarded to the company last year, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Lockheed’s mission systems […] More