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  • Engility Books State Dept. Logistics Training Support Order; Scott Whatmough Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Books State Dept. Logistics Training Support Order; Scott Whatmough Quoted

    Engility will provide logistics training services to support the State Department’s Africa Peacekeeping Program under a $12.2M task order awarded through the AFRICAP III  contract vehicle. The task order covers operations, maintenance, quartermaster and technical training efforts in the Central African Republic, Engility said Monday. AFRICAP III, which the company secured a spot on last year, has a ceiling value of $1.5B. […] More

  • Engility Books Government Training, Logistics Support Contracts; Scott Whatmough Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Books Government Training, Logistics Support Contracts; Scott Whatmough Quoted

    Engility has secured $27M in contracts to provide global training services and logistics management support to federal customers. The company said Tuesday it will also provide individual skills and collective training, procurement and advisory and assistance services through the contracts. Scott Whatmough, senior vice president of Engility’s defense and security group, said the company has […] More

  • Engility Selected to Provide Navy Support Services; Scott Whatmough Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Selected to Provide Navy Support Services; Scott Whatmough Quoted

    Engility has secured $25M in contracts to provide support services to U.S. Navy customers throughout the U.S. The company said Monday it will deliver systems engineering, cybersecurity, and research and development support to the Navy’s shore, afloat and expeditionary platforms. Other services include software engineering and testing, supply chain management, systems design and cloud migration. […] More

  • Engility Wins 2 Army Software Support Task Orders; Scott Whatmough Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Wins 2 Army Software Support Task Orders; Scott Whatmough Quoted

    Engility has won a pair of task orders under a potential five-year, $45M contract for support services to the U.S. Army’s Armament Software Engineering Center. The company said Friday it seeks to help the center develop and sustain software as well as provide process assurance support for military weapons, training and combat support platforms. Scott Whatmough, senior vice […] More

  • Engility to Support DoD's CBRNE Defense Efforts Under $8.3B Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Support DoD’s CBRNE Defense Efforts Under $8.3B Contract Vehicle

    Engility will assist in the Defense Department‘s research and development activities on defense systems against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives through the company’s position on a potential $8.3 billion contract vehicle. The company said Wednesday it landed a spot on the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense’s Joint Enterprise Research, Development, Acquisition […] More

  • Engility Opens New Office in Augusta, Georgia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Opens New Office in Augusta, Georgia

    Engility has established a new facility in Augusta, Georgia, as the company seeks to access the area’s cyber talent pool and expand support to customers at Fort Gordon. Chantilly, Virginia-based Engility said Monday its new office will also house program management personnel who coordinate the activities of approximately 100 company employees across the state. Scott Whatmough, senior […] More

  • Raytheon to Update Air Force Hercules Aircraft Comms Systems; Scott Whatmough Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Update Air Force Hercules Aircraft Comms Systems; Scott Whatmough Comments

    Raytheon has been awarded a $29.6 million contract to update the communications systems of the U.S. Air Force’s 178 C-130H Hercules aircraft in an effort to meet European air traffic management requirements. The company will install MXF-626K VHF systems on Hercules to provide 8.33 kilohertz channel spacing in the 118 to 137 megahertz range, Raytheon said […] More

  • Raytheon Receives Clearance for FAB-T Low-Rate Initial Production; Scott Whatmough Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Receives Clearance for FAB-T Low-Rate Initial Production; Scott Whatmough Comments

    Raytheon will kick off the low-rate initial production of communications terminals under the U.S. Air Force’s Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminal program after obtaining clearance from the service branch. The company will manufacture airborne and ground terminal variants and spares, and perform training, installation and logistics support, Raytheon said Thursday. The production of the […] More

  • Scott Whatmough: Raytheon to Complete FAB-T Qualification Tests by Year's End - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scott Whatmough: Raytheon to Complete FAB-T Qualification Tests by Year’s End

    Raytheon executive Scott Whatmough expects the company to complete qualification testing on the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals for the U.S. Air Force by the end of this year, Defense News reported Friday. Whatmough, president and general manager for integrated communication systems at Raytheon, said the company’s workforce has worked on the FAB-T program over the last 30 years. […] More

  • Raytheon to Add Software-Defined Radio on Army Helicopters; Scott Whatmough Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Add Software-Defined Radio on Army Helicopters; Scott Whatmough Comments

    Raytheon will update radio systems on U.S. Army helicopters with the RT-1987, a software-defined radio that is part of the company’s SkyFire product line and features both cryptography tools and Mobile User Objective System support. Raytheon said Sunday that it demonstrated the features of what the company says would be the first major upgrade of a radio system in nine years. Scott Whatmough, vice president […] More

  • Scott Whatmough: Raytheon to Produce Satcom Terminals for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scott Whatmough: Raytheon to Produce Satcom Terminals for Air Force

    Raytheon will manufacture 84 command post terminals for the U.S. Air Force to use advanced-extremely high-frequency satellite communications, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Stew Magnuson writes that Raytheon will build the service’s Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals under a $298 million contract. The A-EHF satcom constellation is built to avoid jamming and secure military communications in […] More