Contract Awards

The State Department has approved the Australian government’s purchase request for Northrop Grumman‘s infrared countermeasures components that are designed to protect large aircraft against threats. The proposed $122 million Foreign Military Sale covers 27 AN/AAQ 24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures processor replacements and 30 Guardian laser turret assemblies for the Royal Australian Air Force’s air […] More

System High will continue to help the Department of Defense protect global F-35 fleet operations under a five-year, $105 million contract. The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the contract for multidisciplinary security services to development, deployment and sustainment efforts associated with the Lockheed Martin-built fighter aircraft, System High said Tuesday. Work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract […] More

The Department of Energy plans to invest as much as $150 million in research projects that will focus on exploring methods to reduce carbon emissions from energy systems and manufacturing processes. DOE said Tuesday it will support studies that align with the objectives of the Energy Earthshots Initiative aimed at driving clean energy technology advancements, […] More

Textron Systems has received a $41.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue supporting the service branch’s unmanned mine influence sweeping technology. The defense contractor will provide engineering and technical services and incidental materials for the Unmanned Influence Sweep System Unmanned Surface Vehicle program, the Department of Defense said Friday. Textron will perform […] More

Boeing has secured a $103.8 million in foreign military sales funds to manufacture AH-6 light attack helicopters for Thailand. The U.S. Army’s contracting organization issued obligated money from the Thai government through a contract modification to the Chicago-based aerospace and defense company. Work will take place at Boeing’s facility in Mesa, Arizona, and the DOD […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to Terran Orbital for the delivery of three microsatellites, launch support and integration services to the defense company’s aeronautics business. Terran Orbital said Thursday it will build and support the specified satellite class as part of Lockheed’s product demonstration activities. “This contract award provides an exciting opportunity for the […] More

An L3Harris Technology subsidiary has received a $74.4 million contract to provide software and hardware components for the U.S. Army’s reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and force protection drone. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price award calls for L3Harris to perform production, depot maintenance and sustainment work supporting the RQ-7Bv2 Shadow unmanned aerial system until Jan. 31, 2027, the […] More

NASA has issued a request for proposals for the potential 10-year Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering and Test contract that will replace the Kennedy Space Center’s Test and Operations Support Contract. The space agency will conduct a full and open competition for the COMET contract, which has a four-year base term and three two-year option periods, […] More

A Lockheed Martin business has received a production contract for the first four of 12 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters ordered by Israel, with deliveries starting in 2025. The Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered company said Tuesday the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopters bought under a U.S. Navy-Israel Foreign Military Sales agreement will replace the country’s fleet of over five-decade-old Sikorsky CH-53D […] More

Cerner will help the Social Security Administration modernize its electronic health record retrieval system under a new agreement. The health care technology provider said Thursday it has agreed to transition the SSA from a system that relies on faxed or mailed scanned health documentation to a streamlined electronic database. After the work is performed, the company […] More

United Launch Alliance has awarded Wichita, Kansas-based company Milling Precision a supplier contract to provide fabricated and machined parts for its Atlas V launch vehicle. Milling Precision joins a network of suppliers supporting the family of rockets that has conducted 90 payload missions for the Department of Defense, NASA and various commercial customers, ULA said […] More

Peraton has won a potential 10-year, $2.69 billion contract from the Department of Homeland Security for assistance with data center and cloud optimization efforts. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Peraton subsidiary Perspecta Engineering will facilitate and run the DHS’ hybrid computing environment through a range of hybrid compute operations services, the company announced Wednesday. Peraton Chairman, President and […] More