L3-AVX Team to Pursue Army Rotocraft Prototyping Contract; Christopher Kubasik Quoted L3 Technologies and AVX Aircraft Company have submitted a joint proposal to develop a prototype of the U.S. Army‘s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. The partnership intends to combine L3’s weapons, communications, sensor and system engineering offerings with AVX’ propulsion and coaxical rotor platforms in a bid...
Defense Secretary James Mattis to Step Down in February James Mattis will leave the Department of Defense on Feb. 28 after two years of service as DoD’s top civilian leader. “My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over...
Ellen Lord Details DoD Plans to Attract More Industry Partners Ellen Lord, the top acquisition officer at the Department of Defense, has said the agency plans to simplify some processes in buying technologies for the military in 2019, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday… Read More » Senate Advances Continuing Resolution to Avoid December’s Gov’t...
Navy Awards $160M ONE-Net IT Services Contract Modification to General Dynamics General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has received a potential $159.6M contract modification to continue to provide IT services for the U.S. Navy‘s naval enterprise network outside the continental U… Read More General Dynamics Vet Don Hirsch Joins Cloud Service Provider 1901...
Raytheon’s Dave Wajsgras on Acquisition Reform, Authorities in Federal Government Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Wednesday that he believes the federal government passed a critical point this year when it comes to procurement reform… Read More Iridium CEO Matt Desch...
Trump Orders Formation of US Space Command President Donald Trump issued Tuesday a memorandum that orders the establishment of a unified combatant command that would focus on space. Trump directs Defense Secretary James Mattis to nominate commander and deputy chiefs for U… Read More » GAO: OMB, DHS Should Help Agencies Work on Intrusion...
Air Force Names L3 Prime Contractor for F-16 Pilot Training Program; Christopher Kubasik Quoted L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has secured a potential $350M contract to help the U.S. Air Force train the military service’s F-16 pilots. The company said Tuesday it will serve as the prime contractor on the F-16 Simulators Training Program that consolidates previous weapons...
Carlyle Group to Buy StandardAero From Veritas Capital; Ramzi Musallam Quoted The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) has agreed to purchase StandardAero from Veritas Capital for an undisclosed sum. The Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm said Tuesday it expects to close the deal by the end of the first quarter of calendar year 2019, pending regulatory...
Ellen Lord: DoD Should Consider Launch Service Capability for Small, Large Satellites Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, has said she thinks DoD should collaborate with launch service providers to ensure the availability of services to bring small and large satellites to space on short notice, SpaceNews reported Monday… Read...
AIA Launches New Cybersecurity Standard for Aerospace, Defense Industries; Eric Fanning Quoted The Aerospace Industries Association has released a standard aimed at maintaining cybersecurity resilience in the aerospace and defense industries. The risk-based standard complements the Department of Defense‘s existing cybersecurity guidelines and are made to help companies regularly update cyber defenses amid evolving threats, AIA said Thursday…...
