BAE Systems will help the U.S. Navy modernize, repair and maintain nine kinds of cruiser and destroyer ships at Pearl Harbor under a five-year follow-on contract. The company has been maintaining those ships under an initial seven-year MSMO agreement with the branch’s Naval Sea Systems Command, BAE said Monday. Vessels covered by the multi-ship, multi-option award include USS […] More

Boeing will maintain and perform engineering work on a system used by the U.S. military to rescue warfighters in distress under a four-year, $32.5 million contract. The company will also help train Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy on how to use the Combat Survivor Evader Locator tool, the company said Thursday. “With this first-ever multi-year CSEL support contract, Boeing will […] More

A General Dynamics business unit has opened a facility in Scottsdale, Ariz. to assess radio terminals that are intended to support the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System communications network. General Dynamics C4 Systems equipped the MUOS Radio Testing Lab with hardware and software tools to simulate radio interoperability with the satellite constellation’s ground station, […] More

CACI International has been awarded a position on a potential five-year contract vehicle to sustain electronic surveillance systems for the U.S. Navy‘s anti-terrorism and force protection programs. The company is one of three contractors that will compete for work over three base years and potentially two option years under the Naval Electronic Surveillance Systems program, […] More

OceanWorks International has delivered additional ocean floor nodes to Harris CapRock Communications for running and maintaining CSnet International‘s offshore communications system. Scientists work to gather real-time data from seafloor sensors by using the offshore communications backbone infrastructure, OceanWorks International said Friday. The OceanWorks-built communications system consists of five seafloor nodes that form the seafloor observatory. […] More

BAE Systems has awarded Siemens‘ industry sector with a contract to install a diesel engine on a multi-purpose subsea support and construction vessel for Oceaneering International, Maritime Executive reported Wednesday. The publication reports that Siemens Industry will fit its Blue Drive diesel-electric propulsion system into the commercial ship being built by BAE for OI’s offshore […] More

ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Tina Kuhn, a top cybersecurity executive with Northrop Grumman Information Systems, on Northrop’s international expansion, opportunities for transformation within the government budget environment, how to “build-in” cyber defenses, and more in the cyber space. Kuhn joined Northrop in 2012 after holding a series of GovCon leadership roles focusing on intelligence and […] More

A joint venture between Jacobs Engineering Group and HDR has been awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract to provide engineering services to U.S. Navy facilities at various sites worldwide. The joint venture will work to restore, modernize and maintain the facilities and infrastructure of the U.S. Navy and Defense Department, Jacobs said Tuesday. Tom McDuffie, Jacobs group vice president, said the company will continue […] More

PAE has won a potential $167 million contract to provide range operation, maintenance and logistics services to a U.S. Navy training center, the company said Tuesday. The Arlington,Va.-based company intends to support up to 2,000 training exercises at the Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility Detachment Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE) with exercise planning, briefing, data collection and debriefing […] More

A Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary has been awarded a potential five-year, $187 million contract to help engineer, repair and maintain equipment for U.S. Navy surface vessels and aircraft carriers. AMSEC LLC will also provide technical and logistics support services to the Navy’s carrier and surface ship engineering maintenance assist teams, HII said Monday. The HII […] More

Boeing will house an an F/A-18F Super Hornet flight simulator at its booth during the 2014 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition, scheduled for April 7 through April 9 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. The company and U.S. Navy officials will also brief the media to offer updates on the […] More

Comark has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply human machine interface equipment for installation on the U.S. Navy‘s DDG 51-class guided missile destroyers. The Comark HMI platform is designed with Intel‘s Core i5 processor and a touchscreen engine control system, Comark said Tuesday. Comark will also provide LED-LCD displays that are built to comply […] More