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Boeing has received an $80.7 million order to build and deliver four MH-47G Chinook  rotary-wing helicopters to the U.S. Special Operations Command. SOCOM issued the delivery order to address an “urgent” requirement to sustain special operations forces’ heavy-assault, rotary-wing platform and address impacts of an increased SOF operational demand, the Defense Department said Thursday. The command will obligate $33.7 million […] More

U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has visited a shipyard in Marinette, Wis., where  a Lockheed Martin-led industry team is building a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship. Lockheed said Thursday it leads a team consisting of Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Gibbs & Cox and at least 800 suppliers from across 42 states to support the service branch’s LCS program. Spencer, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, […] More

Leonardo DRS has been tapped to supply a mission equipment package for the U.S. Army’s Initial Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense platform. The company said Thursday its mission equipment system will be installed on the Stryker A1 vehicle to provide brigade combat units with a capability to detect, track and counter threats associated with fixed- wing, […] More

PAE has secured a position on a potential eight-year, $970 million contract to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency‘s Cooperative Threat Reduction program that aims to counter weapons of mass destruction. The company said Thursday it will vie for task orders to facilitate transportation, storage and destruction of WMD threats through the contract vehicle. “PAE’s CTRIC III […] More

Raytheon has secured a potential five-year, $93 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force integrate Small Diameter Bomb II weapons onto the service branch’s F/A-18E/F aircraft fleet. The company’s missiles systems business will also test, analyze, sustain and support SDB IIs as part of developmental and operational testing efforts, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will take place in […] More

General Dynamics land systems unit has secured a potential $30.1 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide electronic components for integration into U.S. Army‘s M1A1 Abrams tank platform. The Defense Department said Wednesday the sole-source contract contains one base year along with a six-month option. Work will take place in Florida and Michigan through October 27, […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Charles River Analytics to develop and evaluate swarm tactics, primitives, and algorithms that would aid troops deployed in urban environments. The company said Wednesday its Swarm Algorithms and Tactics for Urban Reconnaissance and Isolation effort supports the Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program that aims to provide over 100 swarm tactics for use with groups of unmanned […] More

General Dynamics’ ordnance and tactical systems unit has received a potential $33.8 million contract to manufacture ground mobility vehicles and associated kits for the U.S. Army. The Army Ground Mobility Vehicle platform to transport an airborne infantry squad and carry more than 5,000 pounds of payload, General Dynamics said Wednesday. Contract work is scheduled to be completed […] More

Lockheed Martin is set to commence low-rate initial production of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile after the Defense Department issued a milestone C decision on the system. DoD’s defense acquisition board announced through a memorandum the LRIP approval for the JAGM program after months of flight tests that evaluated the missile technology against performance envelope and […] More

At least 200 business executives participated in an industry day held Wednesday by the General Services Administration and the Agriculture Department to discuss plans for the second phase of the centers for excellence program for information technology modernization. GSA said Wednesday the event serves as an introduction to a two-day “reverse industry day” that seeks […] More

The U.S. Army and Boeing have moved the first Block II CH-47F Chinook unit produced under an engineering and manufacturing development contract into the final assembly phase. The helicopter is equipped with updated rotor blade, fuselage, fuel and drivetrain built to help increase the lift capacity and commonality between the Army and its allied forces, Boeing said Wednesday. The Chicago-based defense […] More