Contracts

Engine deals reveal US wants to maintain three warplane makers

But the multibillion-dollar deals raise questions about just how far along the Next Generation Air Dominance program is.

Companies

Boeing, Northrop Grumman join group pushing 3D printing to small suppliers

The White House-backed compact is also part of an effort to make supply chains more resilient.

Companies

Northrop Grumman CEO sees signs of the talent crunch easing

The tight market for labor is intertwined with what is going on across supply chains.

Contracts

DOD makes $1.3B in tracking satellite layer awards

This block of 28 satellites will be part of a next-generation space architecture envisioned as a large number of smaller-sized satellites.

Contracts

Back to square one for $28B nuclear management contract

The National Nuclear Security Administration is taking current global events into account as it develops new solicitations.

Companies

Northrop elevates new diversity chief within its own ranks

Northrop's current leader of diversity initiatives will retire after four decades at the company.

Companies

CACI, Northrop report modestly improving macrotrends

Some lagging indicators remain in their latest quarterly financial reports even if they are looking slightly better.

Opinion

Blue chip defense companies make moves for Defense Department’s 5G plans

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin announce new partners for the department’s networked future.

Contracts

DOD plans next phase of JADC2 satellite layer

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems will build 126 satellites under $1.8 billion in contracts to develop the network for tracking and responding to threats from missiles and hypersonic weapons.

Contracts

Navy starts the bidding for $4B shipboard network recompete

Companies can now start getting their proposals together in pursuit of a place on a Navy $4.1 billion contract to continuously upgrade the products and systems supporting shipboard networks.

Opinion

Who's really at fault in this $400M State protest saga

General Dynamics IT has filed four protests over an almost $400 million State Department cybersecurity award. Is that excessive complaining? Not when the State Department has only itself to blame.

Contracts

Northrop wins $1.4B Army missile defense contract

Northrop Grumman wins a head-to-head showdown for a $1.4 billion integrated missile defense system production program intended as a cornerstone for the future joint force network construct.

Companies

How CACI, Northrop see today's supply chain & labor megatrends

Supply chain disruption and labor constraints go hand-in-hand in today’s environment, according to several large publicly traded government contractors.

Northrop targets international markets for future opportunities

Northrop Grumman is focused on international opportunities as a way to counter contraction in the U.S. market and its taking its core -- cyber, C4ISR, unmanned and logistics -- global.

Northrop Grumman taps new VP, Human Resources

Northrop Grumman has named Anthony Brown vice president, Human Resources for the Enterprise and Shared Services business unit.

Who won March's biggest contracts?

March set a fierce pace for contract awards with 65 wins being reported. The month was especially good for Raytheon and SAIC. But who else made our top 10 list for the month?

Northrop wins $20.2M contract to support Hunter UAV

Northrop Grumman has won a $20.2 million contract with the Army to support the Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle.

Northrop wins $750M contract support ballistic missile defense system

Northrop Grumman has won a $750 million contract with the Missile Defense Agency to provide research, development, test and evaluation services to the Ballistic Missile Defense System.

Who won February's biggest contracts?

February saw a dip in activity compared to January, but it still turned out to be a good month for government contracting. Who won the biggest contracts this month?

Navy expects CANES awards by late June

The Navy expects to make awards for the CANES network deployment by the end of June, and meanwhile Northrop Grumman reaches the end of its CANES contract extension by late March.