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On September 5, the U.S. Air Force, on behalf of itself and at least 29 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) partners, awarded ELB Services LLC of Columbus, Georgia, a single-award, indefinite …
ELB Services Will Support Aircraft Mission Planning Systems Worldwide Under $600M Award Read More
The U.S. Army selected General Dynamics Land Systems and American Rheinmetall Vehicles to move forward on Phase 3 of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program, which is slated to …
Two Selected to Move Forward on Bradley Replacement Effort Read More
This past February, CAES was awarded a five-year, $38.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 2 program. This action made …
Multibillion-Dollar Development Effort Enhances Wide Array of U.S. Navy Sensor Systems Read More
On May 3, the U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company of Richardson, Texas, a $45.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (W56KGY-23-D-0005) for project manager support of Cross-Domain Enterprise All-Source User Repository (CENTAUR) intelligence …
Raytheon Gets a Re-Up for Support of U.S./Ally CENTAUR Intelligence Sharing Network Read More
On April 4th, the U.S. Air Force, on behalf of an unnamed Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer, awarded L-3 Communications Integrated Systems LP of Greenville, Texas, a $71.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee …
USAF FMS Partner Kicks Out the JAMMS Read More
After losing its seat as the incumbent on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program to AM General, Oshkosh Defense has filed a formal bid protest with the U.S. Government …
Oshkosh Defense Protests AM General’s $8.7 billion JLTV Award Read More
In January, Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems was awarded a $64 million contract modification for ongoing support of the U.S. Navy’s Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) program. This was only …
Steady Progress for Ambitious U.S. Navy Program to Enhance Self-Defense Systems Read More
Five companies have been awarded contracts for the USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. This 10-year, near $5 billion effort seeks to develop a prototype engine for a next-generation …
Five Companies Selected for $975 Million USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion Program Read More
L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor Inc’s AT-802U Sky Warden has prevailed in the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program. The team’s AT-802U Sky Warden system was selected over …
L3Harris and Air Tractor Win $3 Billion Armed Overwatch Competition Read More
The U.S. Air Force, on behalf of the Space Force, awarded InDyne of Sterling, Virginia, a $66.3 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract (FA2517-18-C-8000 / FA2518-22-C-0001) to exercise …
U.S. Space Force Extends Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar Contract with InDyne Read More