Products & Service

A joint venture of Sparton and Ultra Electronics Holdings has received $64.6M in subcontracts to develop sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy. ERAPSCO will conduct the work in Columbia, Ind. and DeLeon Springs, Fla. through April 2020, Sparton said Monday. The JV will provide subcontracts worth $30.3M to Ultra Electronics and $34.3M to Sparton. “This contract underscores the increased focus […] More

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force to Cape Canaveral in Florida to prepare for launch possibly in December. The company said Monday it shipped GPS III Space Vehicle 01 from Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado using a C-17 aircraft. The satellite is designed with three times […] More

McKean Defense has secured a potential five-year, $47M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support logistics operations for the U.S. Army Watercraft System Product Directorate’s marine vessels. The cost-plus-fixed-fee award tasks the Philadelphia-based naval services firm to provide systems technical support for watercraft operations systems, towing and terminal operations vessels, landing craft and ship-to-shore enablers starting September 2018, McKean […] More

The U.S. Air Force is exploring potential industry sources of professional services to an Air Force Research Laboratory unit that supports the military branch’s space communications, positioning, navigation and timing mission area. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says the AFRL’s battlespace environment division seeks contractor support on business strategy planning, scientific, technical and organizational development efforts. USAF noted […] More

The U.S. Army‘s Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems Project Office is requesting for information on engineering services required in test activities of multiple launch rocket systems. The office requires these services to support the MLRS Launcher Instrumentation Data Acquisition System and the MLRS Family of Munitions Weapons Simulator in gathering data during MLRS tests, the […] More

DynCorp International has won a $23.7M firm-fixed-price contract to provide executive airlift maintenance support to the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday that DynCorp will cover the services, equipment and personnel in support of fixed-wing flight line and back shop maintenance operations for the 89th Airlift Wing’s aircraft. The company will also provide […] More

Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine have delivered two Freedom-class littoral combat ships to the U.S. Navy. The USS Sioux City and USS Wichita vessels will be based at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Fla., and commissioned in late 2018, Lockheed said Thursday. LCS 11 and 13 will join the other ships such as USS Milwaukee, […] More

DroneShield has received approval from the General Services Administration to offer drone threat detection and mitigation platforms to the public sector via a GSA Schedule contract. The company said its full product suite that includes DroneGun, DroneSentry and DroneSentinel is also available to government agencies through the GSA Advantage online procurement portal. GSA Schedule offers pre-negotiated prices and purchase terms […] More

The National Security Agency has approved Viasat‘s handheld Link 16 radio technology for deployment to military customers from the “Five Eyes” alliance composed of U.S, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and U.K. ViaSat said Wednesday it designed the Battlefield Awareness and Targeting System-Dismounted device to help air and ground forces communicate with one another and increase their situational awareness. Ken Peterman, president of […] More

Leidos has secured a $17.3M contract from the U.S. Navy to expand support work on synthetic signature guidance-based systems designed for naval missions. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will provide technical and engineering services for SSG-based platforms under the scope increase modification. The Navy originally awarded Leidos a $49.5M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in February 2015 to […] More

Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has received a $54M U.S. Navy contract to provide four Lot II RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems and eight attrition aircraft. Seven of the attrition vehicles would go to the U.S. Marine Corps, while the remaining one would go to the Polish government, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Insitu would also provide complementary […] More