BAE Systems appoints new leader of electronic systems

BAE Systems names Dan Gobel as new president of electronic systems sector.

7 win $225M Navy security contract

Companies will compete for task orders under Navy contract to support anti-terrorism and force protection systems.

11 win $5.6B intell support contracts

Lucrative contract attracts some of the biggest companies in the market to support intelligence operations globally.

BAE promotes 2 to boost business, productivity

Executive moves include creation of a chief technology officer.

Sequestration fears making for long, hot summer

Contractors prepare for prospect of deep federal budget cuts should Congress fail to reach a budget agreement before the end of the year.

Former BAE exec will lead IntegenX’s new local office

Area facility will provide strategic base for Calif. company to engage with government agencies and regional organizations.

Lockheed lands $1.9B defense networking deal

Company will provide support services for Global Information Grid. Do you know the all-stars on their team?

BAE seeks balance in uncertain market

BAE Systems winning strategy combines cost cutting with renewed efforts to capture key contracts.

BAE names former Lockheed exec to lead Intelligence and Security unit

At Lockheed Martin, new BAE president held a succession of positions supporting clients’ information and national security needs.

SAIC, BAE vie for $698M in Navy task orders

Scope of work includes modernizing and introducing transformational technologies for Navy, Marines tactical vehicles.

BAE to shed its protective products business

Planned sale will streamline organization and more closely align portfolio with company strategy.

BAE Systems board elects Chertoff chairman

Former Homeland Security secretary joined the board in May 2010.

BAE provides DOD with life-cycle management, software services

Objective is to provide life-cycle software development engineering to the DOD Intelligence Information System and intelligence community.

February's top 10 contract awards

We count down the biggest awards of February, starting with a win by the biggest company in the market.

BAE, SAIC share $698M in Navy engineering, IT work

The contractors will provide engineering and prototyping integration, software integration, and technical support services at the Navy’s Charleston, S.C., facilities.

Lockheed tops list of largest weapons producers

Despite drastic financial times, arms-producing companies still had rising sales in 2010.

Inside the biggest M&A deals of 2011

Last year saw a slight drop in the number of completed deals, but the power of mergers and acquisitions to transform companies remains strong.

BAE to upgrade Navy shipboard, airborne communications systems

The work covers shore systems, mobile and airborne communications testing and certification.

5 win $900M anti-IED contract

Contractors will vie for task orders to support the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization in its battle against roadside bombs and other explosive devices.

Contractors donate more to Joint Strike Fighter Caucus members, reports says

A new report finds the House caucus for the much delayed Joint Strike Fighter program receives notably more contributions from the program's prime contractors.