Lockheed Martin has given Fighting Spirit Scholarship awards to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bartlett and Staff Sgt. Jay Fondren, both of whom were injured while on active duty in Iraq. The company said Monday its scholarship program offers wounded military veterans with flight and sailing opportunities through the support of Warrior Sailing Program and Able Flight nonprofit organizations. Able […] More

The U.S. Navy commissioned an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, built by General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary, at a ceremony held Saturday at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California. USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) was constructed to support the Navy’s crisis management, peacetime, power projection and sea control missions, the service branch said […] More

Engility will host an event Wednesday, May 17, in Chantilly, Virginia, as part of an annual campaign in which company employees raise funds to help Building Homes for Heroes retrofit or construct a new house for a disabled veteran. Lynn Dugle, Engility CEO and an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2017, will attend the picnic […] More

A team of Lockheed Martin maintainers has partnered with airmen from the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit to sustain the U.S. Air Force‘s F-35 jets in preparation for a turnover of maintenance responsibilities. Lockheed currently maintains all 62nd AMU F-35s and will turn over aircraft maintenance responsibilities to the Air Force beginning June, the service branch said Jan. 24. “We can’t afford to have any […] More

A new report from Strategic Defence Intelligence has predicted that the worldwide market for military armored vehicles and related maintenance, repair and overhaul services will experience a 3.7 percent compound annual growth rate from 2016 to 2026. The “Global Military Armored Vehicles and MRO Market 2016-2026” report also forecasts the Asia Pacific region will lead the sector with a 26.8 percent market share […] More

Siemens has received a series of Energy Savings Performance Contracts to implement energy and water conservation measures at federal agencies. Barbara Humpton, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, said in a statement released Monday the company will work to help federal agencies cut carbon emissions and meet the White House’s sustainability and energy conservation […] More

Cubic‘s global defense segment has received a potential $13.9 million contract from Oasis Advanced Engineering to supply crewstation subsystems for the U.S. Army‘s Bradley Fighting Vehicle conduct-of-fire trainers. The contract contains a $4.2 million base value for the production of nine mobile and four institutional crewstation subsystems as well as a $9.7 million option for the delivery of an additional […] More

Siemens‘ federal subsidiary Siemens Government Technologies seeks to help the Naval Facilities Engineering Command design, install and repair fire protection systems at various U.S. Navy installations under a $49 million contract the service branch awarded in May. SGT said Wednesday it is eligible to bid on task orders to deliver fire suppression systems, water supplies, low and high expansion foams, gaseous special […] More

Alan Bloodgood oversees energy and infrastructure projects with responsibility over those with alternative financing models in his executive vice president role at Siemens Government Technologies — the German conglomerate’s federal business organization. Bloodgood’s portfolio at SGT includes programs that are funded under evolving contract arrangements such as energy performance savings contracts and power purchasing agreements agencies […] More

Barbara Humpton elevated to the CEO post in October at the federal business organization of global conglomerate Siemens and has held executive roles in the segment since its October 2011 inception. Humpton joined Siemens Government Technologies initially as head of business development and took the chief operating officer role last year. In the first part of […] More

General Dynamics has christened a new guided-missile destroyer at the company’s Bath, Maine-based shipyard. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works started to fabricate the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in November 2011 and is set to deliver the destroyer to the U.S. Navy in 2016, General Dynamics said Monday. “We all understand the importance of what we […] More

Barbara Humpton has explained her primary goal as the next CEO of Siemens Government Technologies — the German conglomerate’s U.S. federal arm — in an interview with the Washington Business Journal published Thursday. “My whole job is going to be focused on working across all of Siemens divisions to make sure that we bring their […] More