Progeny Systems, a division of General Dynamics' mission systems business arm, has secured a potential $82.9 million contract to design and build submarine sonar subsystems for the U.S. Navy. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract covers engineering design, development and supporting material and travel procurements for sonar subsystems installed in the service branch's submarines.

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Allison Transmission has secured a one-year, $83.3 million contract to deliver upgraded and new X1100 transmissions for Abrams main battle tanks. Deliveries will run through December and cover enhancing the armored vehicles used by the U.S. Army and foreign military sales clients in Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, the company said Thursday.

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SAIC has been selected for a $63 million U.S. Navy contract focused on hypersonics and strategic mission support. Contract services will be provided to the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs and Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Crane, Indiana Strategic Hardware Division, SAIC announced from its Reston, Virginia headquarters Thursday.

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Gecko Robotics, a developer of software and robotic technologies that work to build and maintain physical assets, announced raising $100 million from the extension of its Series C funding round in addition to the $73 million it had already received. Gecko Robotics said Tuesday that part of the Series C extension involves the expansion of its corporate board with the addition of U.S. Innovative Technology Managing Director Gaetano Crupi and Founders Fund Partner Trae Stephens.

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EmeSec, a cyber risk management company, will perform cyber-related services at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas; and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The U.S. Air Force awarded an approximately $83 million task order to the Reston, Virginia-based contractor under the General Services Administration's Veterans Technology Services 2 governmentwide acquisition contract for Defensive Cyber Realization, Integration and Operational Support II services.

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KPMG has received a potential $53 million labor-hour contract modification from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to provide auditing services. Under the award, the company will conduct audits on the financial statements of the U.S. Army's general and working capital funds over a one-year period until Nov. 30, 2024, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

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A General Dynamics subsidiary will work to modernize the Medicaid program of Alabama under a $63 million contract awarded by the state's Medicaid Agency. General Dynamics Information Technology will use its cloud computing, data management and cybersecurity capabilities to enhance the information technology applications and infrastructure of Alabama Medicaid programs.

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An RTX business has received a $53.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to further provide support for the dual band radar systems installed aboard Gerald R. Ford and Zumwalt-class ships. The modification exercises the fiscal 2024 option for DBR design agent and technical engineering follow-on requirements on a previously awarded contract, the Department of Defense said Monday.

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BAE Systems will repair, maintain and modernize the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) under a potential $93 million award from the service branch. The ship's fiscal 2024 docking selected restricted availability work will include labor, equipment, production, testing, quality assurance and other services.

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Northrop Grumman will provide retrofitting services in support of U.S. Navy and Australian MQ-4C Tritons and the unmanned aerial system’s operating platform under an $83.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order. The award covers the modification of two MQ-4Cs and one main operating base to an Integrated Functional Capability Four, multiple-intelligence configuration, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Majority […] More

The Defense Health Agency has awarded $82.5 million in contracts to procure financial and enterprise support services from Advancia‘s aeronautics and technologies businesses. Advancia Aeronautics will provide DHA’s Office of the Comptroller with accounting, budgeting, financial, property, system support, business process re-engineering and training support services under a $64 million firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of […] More

The State Department has approved France’s request to procure $203 million in Lockheed Martin-built Hellfire missiles along with related equipment and support services under a government-to-government transaction. The possible foreign military sale includes 1,515 of the missile system’s AGM-114R2 variant and the French government aims to build its capacity to defend against national security threats […] More