Leidos‘ team has been selected to enter the final phase of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch aircraft prototype program. Leidos said Friday the company, Paramount USA and Vertex Aerospace, which were among five teams awarded a total of $19.3 million for prototype demonstrations, will work to advance Bronco II aircraft to the Phase […] More

BAE Systems has landed the prime spot on a five-year, $26.7M task order to help the Department of the Navy implement an infrared countermeasures system across a fleet of tanker and transport aircraft.

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Christopher Kubasik, chairman, president and CEO of L3 Technologies, said he has seen an increased domestic and foreign interest in communications and sensor technology platforms, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report noted Kubasik also believes winning additional contracts will help drive the New York City-based firm’s goal of becoming what it calls a “non-traditional sixth […] More

An L3 Technologies subsidiary has received a $37.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide additional engineering, logistics and maintenance services for 200 T-45 Goshawk trainer aircraft, systems and support equipment. Vertex Aerospace will also provide equipment, tools and direct and indirect materials to support the Navy’s T-45 flight and test and evaluation efforts, the Defense […] More

L3 Technologies has achieved on-time delivery of the first Boeing-built KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft under L3’s contractor logistics support contract with the U.S. Air Force. New York City-based L3 said Thursday its Vertex Aerospace division received the aircraft in January 2017 and performed heavy maintenance check on the KC-10 within six months, in partnership with subcontractor HAECO/TIMCO. Vertex Aerospace […] More

A division of L-3 Communications has begun to provide logistics support services for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft under a potential nine-year, $1.9 billion contract awarded in June. L-3 said Tuesday its Vertex Aerospace division commenced work after the Government Accountability Office rejected a competitor’s protest to the contract award. Madison, Mississippi-based Vertex Aerospace will maintain and operate base supply, provide field service representative […] More

A subsidiary of L-3 Communications has received a one-year, $49.2 million contract modification to provide logistics support services for the U.S. Air Force‘s T-1A Jayhawk trainer aircraft. The modification exercises an option on a previously awarded contract to L3’s Vertex Aerospace business for contractor-operated maintained base supply, on-equipment maintenance and data services, the Defense Department said Friday. Vertex Aerospace will perform work  through Sept. […] More

An L-3 Communications subsidiary has received a potential one-year, $13.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide logistics, repair and maintenance support services for the Chief of Naval Air Training. The indefinite-delivery, firm-fixed-price modification awarded to L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace exercises an option on a previously awarded contract and covers direct and indirect material, equipment, […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded an L-3 Communications subsidiary a $21.9 million modification to exercise the first option on a previously awarded contract for contractor-owned and operated business jet training services. L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace will provide the training services to support the Navy’s maritime air patrol, low/slow terrorist aircraft, air interdiction and air intercept/anti-submarine missions, the Defense […] More

An L-3 Communications subsidiary has been awarded a one-year, $160.2 million contract modification to perform support work on 200 T-45 trainer jets at multiple naval air stations in the U.S. The Defense Department said Tuesday that L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace will provide organizational, intermediate, logistics and depot-level maintenance services for the U.S. Navy‘s aviation training […] More

Several Virginia-based defense, aerospace and government services companies landed spots on the 2023 Fortune 1000 list, which ranks the 1,000 largest U.S. public and private corporations by total revenue, Virginia Business reported Monday. Boeing and Raytheon Technologies, previously based in Chicago and Massachusetts, respectively, relocated their headquarters to Arlington County in 2022. New to the […] More

Photo by aappp from Shutterstock.com AAR Corp. provides advanced aviation services and aftermarket expertise for federal government agencies. The company offers a range of government, commercial, and OEM solutions for aerospace and defense customers in over 20 countries. Check out the top government contracts won by AAR Corp. 1. USACE Secured a Hybrid Contract to […] More