NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has entered into an agreement to acquire Fulcrum IT Services LLC, an information technology and government consulting company headquartered in Centreville, Virginia, HII said in a Jan. 18 release. The planned acquisition…
Leonardo DRS to Provide Advanced Hybrid Electric Drive for Second Coast Guard OPC
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS Inc. will provide a second hybrid electric drive (HED) system for the U.S. Coast Guard’s next offshore patrol cutter (OPC) under a contract from Eastern Shipbuilding, the company announced in a Jan. 15 release. Eastern…
U.S. Navy, Air Force Award Lockheed Martin Second Production Lot for LRASM
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lockheed Martin has received a $172 million contract from the U.S. Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production, the company said in a Jan. 15 release. The contract continues the production for the…
Coast Guard’s Only Heavy Icebreaker Arrives at Antarctica
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The 150 crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrived Jan. 17 in Antarctica along with a resupply vessel during Operation Deep Freeze — a joint military service mission to resupply U.S. interests in…
Mercury Receives Integrated Subsystems Order for Naval Electronic Warfare Application
ANDOVER, Mass. — Mercury Systems Inc. has received a $9.8 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for advanced subsystems with integrated radio frequency and digital microelectronics for a naval electronic warfare (EW) application, the company announced in…
L3 ASV and Dstl Complete Reconnaissance Missions at Autonomous Warrior
PORTCHESTER, England — L3 ASV has completed a series of demonstrations at the Australian Defence Showcase, Autonomous Warrior 18, in Jervis Bay, Australia, the company announced in a Jan. 15 release. In support of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory…
SPAWAR Awards First IWRP Contract
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic awarded the first prototype project agreement (PPA) under the Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) for the Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) on Jan. 8 for $1.3 million….
USS Gerald R. Ford Accepts First Advanced Weapons Elevator
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), closed out 2018 on a high note with the acceptance of the ship’s first advanced weapons elevator (AWE), setting the tone for more positive developments…
Effort Underway to Extend Service Life of Light Armored Vehicles
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The fleet of Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs) will begin receiving a number of necessary upgrades under the terms of a $37.2 million contract awarded Jan. 4. General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada will perform…
Effort Underway to Extend Service Life of Light Armored Vehicles
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The fleet of Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs) will begin receiving a number of necessary upgrades under the terms of a $37.2 million contract awarded Jan. 4. General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada will perform…
