Eight win $1.3B Defense contract for work on obsolete tech

Eight companies have won extensions to their Advanced Technology Support Program III contracts by another $1.3 billion, allowing them to continue their work supporting obsolete and difficult to maintain technologies.

Four nab $15M contracts to assess UCLASS UAV

The Navy has given the go ahead to four companies to continue their design development for the UCLASS aircraft, meant to give carriers added surveillance and defense capabilities .

Did we dodge the sequestration bullet?

Quarterly reports for the major defense companies show signs of relief that the biggest companies in the market are weathering sequestration just fine. Is now the time to celebrate?

Early prep helps Boeing weather downturn

Boeing Co. looked ahead in 2012 to avoid this year's fiscal storms by restructuring and reinvesting savings to build its cyber and command and control businesses and as a result it solidified its Top 100 ranking.

Boeing wins $17M option for Navy aircraft logistics

Boeing Co. has won a contract option to provide the Navy with logistics support services for its C-40A aircraft fleet.

Boeing wins $17.7 contract mod for precision laser guidance sets

Boeing Co. has won a contract modification to produce precision laser guidance sets for the Navy, Air Force, and the governments of Saudi Arabia and Japan, under a combined purchase governed by the Foreign Military Sales program.

Who won Februrary's biggest contracts?

February was a slow month when it comes to contracts, but it still had its share of large awards. We countdown the big winners for the month.

Boeing wins $100M targeting system contract

Boeing has won a contract to improve the Line of Sight-Short laser targeting system for the U.S. Air Force.

$390M border security contract moves forward

The Homeland Security Department is close to the demonstration phase on a $390 million contract to develop a network to protect U.S. borders.

Boeing wins $51M GPS modernization contract

Boeing Co. has won a contract to continue modernizing the GPS satellite constellation.

Who started 2013 with the biggest contract awards?

January saw some large multiple-award contacts and a couple single awards worth $600 million and above. Who were the month's big winners?

Boeing unit nabs $46M option for Navy intell work

Argon ST has won a $46 million option under the Navy's SSEE Increment F contract for situational awareness systems delivery.

Boeing appoints new leader of Boeing India

Boeing Co. has named Pratyush “Prat” Kumar president of Boeing India, effective Dec. 14, 2012.

College grads pick contractors as desirable employers

Government contractors will be represented on a list of the 100 most desirable places to work, according to a survey of recent college grads.

Boeing tapped to build surveillance system along Delaware River

Boeing Co. will install its Watchstander system along the Delaware River in order to protect crticial infrastructurs including oil refineries.

Boeing inks partnership for Japanese cyber initiative

Boeing will match its cybersecurity capabilities with Sojitz' expertise in the Japanese market to provide top-notch cybersecurity soltuions to Japan.

44 contractors win Navy's $780M training contract

The Navy's Training Data Products Contract goes to large and small businesses in two-part procurement.

Border-security contract award moves closer

A second attempt to build a virtual border fence in Arizona may be moving a big closer to a contract award, according to Defense News.

Lockheed prepares defense of Sandia Labs contract

Lockheed plans to hang onto Sandia Labs work; competitors expected but unknown at this time.

Boeing drops out of $3B competition

Boeing backs out of the competition for an Air Force contract as it focuses on more strategic work.