Posts from GovCon Wire for 11/10/2015

Six GovCon Firms Win $500M Air Force Architect-Engineering IDIQ

The U.S. Air Force has awarded six companies a $500 million contract to perform architect-engineering environmental services. The Defense Department said Monday the companies will perform operations and maintenance, environmental restoration account, compliance, base realignment and closure and military family housing services…

Wood Parker Named to Serco’s US Arm Board; Dan Allen Comments

Wood Parker, former president and CEO of Engility’s (NYSE: EGL) TASC subsidiary, has been appointed to the board of directors at Serco Group’s U.S. subsidiary Serco Inc. “Wood’s extensive knowledge and insight into federal government contracting with the department of defense, federal civilian agencies, and the intelligence community will be valuable as we grow Serco’s key market sectors – defense, citizen services, and transportation in the U…

General Atomics Opens Abu Dhabi Office; Frank Pace Comments

General Atomics has moved to expand the company’s presence in the Middle East and North Africa region with a newly opened office in Abu Dhabi. Frank Pace, president of aircraft systems at General Atomics aeronautical systems, said Sunday the company intends for the new office to support the MENA markets with the Predator remotely piloted aircraft systems…

General Dynamics Finishes Work on NASA Ground System’s Increment A4; Manny Mora Comments

A General Dynamics-led consortium has helped NASA integrate, test and deploy antenna and related control systems for the agency’s Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment infrastructure. The consortium also demonstrated how the SGSS Increment A4 would operate with a tracking and data relay system satellite in a simulation, General Dynamics said Monday…

Navy Awards Lockheed $113M F-35A Long Lead Parts Contract Modification

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $112.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain an undisclosed number of long-lead time components for F-35A fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Monday Lockheed’s aeronautics business will help procure additional materials for the company to build and deliver a tenth lot of F-35A jets to the U…

Raytheon-AEC Alliance to Develop Weapon Systems, Integrated Sensors; John Harris Comments

Raytheon has partnered with Advanced Electronics Co. to expand their collaboration on new platforms for civil and defense markets. The companies will also build new weapons systems, cyber platforms, land warfare tools, civil aviation systems and integrated sensors under the agreement signed at the Dubai Air Show in United Arab Emirates, Raytheon said Monday…

Stratasys, Aurora Flight Sciences Produce 3-D Printed Lightweight UAV

Aerospace company Aurora Flight Sciences and additive manufacturing firm Stratasys have designed and built a high-speed unmanned aerial vehicle using 3-D printing technology. Stratasys said Monday the UAV can fly faster than 150 miles per hour and is made of lightweight materials…

November 9 Market Close: GovCon Index Takes 3% Hit From Interest Rate, China Concerns

The GovCon Index suffered its second-worst one-day percentage drop of 3.355 percent to 75.390 as U.S. investors renewed worries over the prospect of an interest rate hike in December and an economic slowdown in China…