Posts from GovCon Wire for 12/09/2015

Lockheed-Led Team 21 Awarded $862M to Build Australia’s Military Pilot Training System

A team of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Pilatus Aircraft and Hawker Pacific has been awarded a seven-year contract worth an estimated $862.2 million to provide an integrated system for the Australian military to train its future airmen…

HID Global to Update US Green Cards, EADs Under $88M Contract

HID Global has secured a five-year, $88.3 million contract to redesign and supply the U.S. government-issued Permanent Resident Cards and produce Employment Authorization Documents with radio-frequency identification technology…

MDA Taps a.i. solutions for $73M BMD System Support Contract

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a.i. solutions a potential three-year, $73 million contract to provide engineering, consulting and mission assurance support services for the Ballistic Missile Defense System…

State Dept Clears $70M Boeing Munitions Tail Kit FMS Deal With Turkey

The State Department has approved Turkey’s request to buy Joint Direct Attack Munitions tail kits and related components from the U.S. under a potential $70 million foreign military sales agreement…

3 Firms Win $67M Navy C4I, Surface Combatant Tech Support IDIQ

Three companies have won positions on a multiple-award $67.2 million contract to support the U.S. Navy‘s C4I, surface vessel warfare and tactical systems over the next two years. AECOM (NYSE: ACM) subsidiary URS Federal Services, General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology unit and Science Applications International Corp…

In-Q-Tel Invests in Magnet Forensics for Digital Evidence Analysis Tech

The Intelligence Community’s venture capital arm In-Q-Tel has invested in digital forensics software developer Magnet Forensics and established a strategic partnership that seeks to support national security and law enforcement agencies…

Andy Hove Joins AM General as President, CEO

Andy Hove, formerly president and CEO at defense contractor HDT Global, has joined AM General to serve in the same roles. AM General said Tuesday Hove will succeed the retiring CEO Charlie Hall. Hall said Hove’s experience in the domestic and international vehicle manufacturing sector could help position the company for future growth…

December 8 Market Close: GovCon Index, US Stock Losses Deepen on Commodity Pressure

The GovCon Index fell for a consecutive day at a decline of 0.573 points to 77.530 as continued declines in commodity prices kept U.S. stocks in negative territory for a second straight session. Three out of 30 stocks closed positive with CACI International (NYSE: CACI) the top Index gainer out of three at 3…