Executive Mosaic is honored to present Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president of Defense Systems with Northrop Grumman, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for her efforts to drive modernization and support new technology offerings for the defense, security and military sectors. This marks Petryszyn first Wash100 Award. Executive Mosaic congratulates Mary Petryszyn and Northrop Grumman on her first Wash100 Award.
Read More »KBR Secures $93M Contract for Navy’s Counter-UAS Support; Byron Bright Quoted
KBR has been awarded a five year, $92.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide engineering, integration and sustainment services on counter unmanned air systems (C-UAS) for the Combat Integration & Identification Systems unit within the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). "Our work through this new win will have wide-reaching impacts within the DOD," said Byron Bright, president of KBR Government Solutions and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient.
Read More »Ben Kassel, Bruce Kaplan: Advancing DOD's Digital Engineering Strategy Requires Work in Model-Based Technical Data
Ben Kassel and Bruce Kaplan of LMI wrote in an opinion piece published Wednesday on C4ISRNET that the Department of Defense should pursue the implementation of its digital engineering strategy by advancing the availability of model-based technical data in policy.
Read More »Northrop Secures $3.6B USAF Contract for Aircraft Comm Node Support; Ben Davies Quoted
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $3.6 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue Battlefield Airborne Communications Node operations, sustainment and support. “We are honored to work with the Air Force to continue to bring the critical gateway communications capabilities of the BACN program to U.S. warfighters operating around the world,“ said Ben Davies, vice president and general manager of networked information solutions division at Northrop.
Read More »Lockheed-Led Team Receives $1.3B Global F-35 Sustainment Contract
An industry team led by Lockheed Martin has secured a $1.28 billion undefinitized contract action (UCA) from the F-35 Joint Program Office to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet through June 30. "This contract ensures F-35s remain ready to fly and accomplish the warfighter's mission," said Bill Brotherton, Lockheed Martin F-35 program acting vice president and general manager.
Read More »PAE Names Cristal Rice as VP of Readiness, Sustainment; John Heller Quoted
PAE has appointed Cristal Rice as the vice president of its Readiness & Sustainment group. Rice is an aerospace industry executive with that has deep experience in team leadership and business development. “Cristal has a demonstrated track record for leading high-performing teams and standing up new business development organizations,“ said PAE president and CEO, and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, John Heller.
Read More »Peraton Eyes Unmanned Surface Vessel Support Task Orders Under $982M Navy IDIQ; John Coleman Quoted
Peraton will compete for task orders in six functional areas to provide support services for the U.S. Navy's unmanned surface vehicle family of systems under a potential 10-year, $982.1M contract awarded in early February.
Read More »Honeywell Taps KBR for $77M Aircraft Logistics Subcontract; Byron Bright Quoted
Honeywell's aerospace business has awarded KBR a 10-year, $77M subcontract to carry out logistics services at Hill Air Force Base Depot in Utah.
Read More »LMI's Tovey Bachman, Pat Kumashiro: DoD Should Use Hedging Models to Address F-35 Parts Availability Issues
Tovey Bachman and Pat Kumashiro of LMI wrote in an opinion piece published Wednesday on Defense News that implementing hedging models could help the Department of Defense address sustainment issues with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Read More »Systems Implementers to Sustain, Integrate Air Force MRO System Under Potential $54M IDIQ
Systems Implementers has secured a potential seven-year, $54M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide sustainment and integration services to the U.S. Air Force's maintenance, repair and overhaul system.
Read More »Collins Aerospace to Help Sustain Coast Guard Aircraft Avionics Under Potential $83M Contract
United Technologies Corp.'s Collins Aerospace business received an potential five-year, $83.1M contract to provide sustaining engineering and technical support for the avionics systems of U.S. Coast Guard aircraft.
Read More »Gulfstream Receives $81M USAF Transport Aircraft Support Extension
General Dynamics' Gulfstream Aerospace subsidiary has received an $80.6M firm-fixed-price contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Air Force sustain its fleet of C-20 and C-37 transport planes.
Read More »Raytheon to Support USAF Global Hawk Ground Station Sustainment, Cybersecurity; Todd Probert Quoted
Raytheon's intelligence, information and services business has received a $65M subcontract from Northrop Grumman to help sustain and secure the ground control segment of U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft.
Read More »Lockheed Selects IFS Applications Product for Army Sustainment Effort
Lockheed Martin, looking to sustain over 300,000 fielded training aids, devices, simulators and simulations of the U.S. Army under a seven-year, $3.5B contract, has signed a deal to use some 2,600 user licenses of IFS Applications‘ supply chain and logistics software. IFS said Thursday its products are geared toward providing …
Read More »SRC to Provide Sustainment Support for Marine Corps Radars Under $93M Contract
SRC will sustain and upgrade AN/TPQ-49 radar systems under a potential five-year, $93M contract with U.S. Marine Corps. The company said Wednesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers production of new AN/TPQ-49A radar systems, program management, live-fire testing, technical manual production, sustainment spares, field service representative support, equipment training and kit installation. AN/TPQ-49 is a counterfire radar platform …
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