Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/18/2015

ManTech to Provide Cyber R&D Support Under $5B DTIC Contract; Bill Varner Comments

ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) will provide cyber research and development support to the Defense Technical Information Center under the potential $5 billion Cyber Security and Information Systems Technical Area Tasks multiple-award contract…

Space News: NASA Gets $756M Budget Increase in FY 2016 Omnibus Bill

Congress has released an omnibus appropriations bill that would allocate $19.3 billion in funds for NASA for fiscal year 2016, Space News reported Wednesday. Jeff Foust writes the allocation represents a $756 million increase in funds the space agency requested for its FY 2016 budget…

Rich Sorelle: Harris Lands $54M Contract to Help Navy Build EW Decoys

Harris (NYSE: HRS) has been awarded a potential three-year, $54 million contract to help develop electronic warfare technology for the U.S. Navy to lure adversarial missiles away from naval ships. The company said Thursday it will provide system engineering and technical services to the Naval Research Laboratory under the Advanced Decoy Architecture Project…

New Microsoft JV to Offer Windows 10 to Gov’t Agencies in China

Microsoft and China Electronics Technology Group have teamed up to form a joint venture that will license and manage the Windows 10 operating system for government agencies and state-owned companies in China…

Battelle Names Suzanne Vautrinot, Kirkland Donald to Board; Jeff Wadsworth Comments

Kirkland Donald, former president and CEO of Systems Planning and Analysis, and Kilovolt Consulting President Suzanne Vautrinot have joined the board of directors at Battelle. “They bring a wealth of experience and deep customer expertise that can contribute greatly to our mission,” Battelle President and CEO Jeff Wadsworth said in a statement released Thursday…

ULA Taps Orbital ATK to Build Composite Structures for Atlas V, Delta IV Rockets

Orbital ATK has received a contract from United Launch Alliance to produce large composite structures for installation onboard ULA-built Delta IV and Atlas V rockets. Orbital ATK said Thursday its contract with the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture was awarded in support of the U…

L-3 Unit Gets BAE UK Ship Integrated Mgmt System Supply Subcontract

An L-3 Communications subsidiary has received a subcontract from BAE Systems to supply integrated platform management systems for the U.K. navy’s Type 26 global combat ships, Naval Technology reported Thursday…

Lockheed Ships ‘InSight’ Mars Spacecraft for March 2016 Launch; Stu Spath Comments

Lockheed Martin has delivered a company-built Mars lander to a launch site in California for NASA‘s upcoming mission to study the red planet’s deep interior. A U.S. military aircraft transported InSight on Wednesday from Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where the space vehicle will undergo final integration and tests, Lockheed said Thursday…