Seven companies have landed spots on a potential three-year, $43.1M contract from the U.S. Navy to provide a range of supplies and services throughout the watercraft life cycle.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 29, 2019 — The U.S. Navy named seven companies that have been selected to provide engineering support for U.S. military air traffic control and landing systems under a potential $98.6M multi-award contract, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Department of Defense said Thursday the contract tasks BAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 12, 2019 — A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) business unit has secured a position on a potential $40M U.S. Navy contract for design and engineering services in support of marine platforms, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Department of Defense said Friday the contract covers architectural, civil, electrical, electronics, environmental, industrial, mechanical and […] More

Ron VanCourt, a more than two-decade naval program management veteran, has been named director of strategic development at Systecon’s North American business. He will oversee deal strategy, relationship-building and customer interface efforts in his new role, Systecon said. VanCourt previously served as program manager for the Naval Sea Systems Command 05V aircraft carrier engineering contract at Gryphon […] More

General Electric has unveiled a new company to help build traffic management systems designed to support the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace. AiRXOS operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of GE and has been tapped to serve as a partner on several programs to support the development of UAS traffic management […] More

The Federal Aviation Administration has teamed up with Sensofusion, Gryphon Sensors and Liteye Systems to perform research and develop platforms that work to detect and track unmanned aerial systems near airports as part of the Pathfinder program. FAA said Monday the initiative aims to detect unauthorized operations of drones at airports and facilitate the integration of UAS […] More

Mission Secure Inc. has secured funding from investors to further transition the System-Aware Cybersecurity architecture into a commercial product. The Charlottesville-based company will pour the seed financing, led by private equity firm Ballast Fund, into moving System-Aware Cybersecurity into the advanced prototype and testing stage, MSi said Tuesday. “MSi’s technology addresses cyber attack challenges faced by legacy and new […] More