L-3 to provide electronic warfare training to Navy

L-3 Communications Corp. will provide the Navy with training to counter electronic warfare under a contract modification worth $21.94 million

  • By David Hubler

L-3 unit wins B-2 training deal

L-3 Communications Corp. has won an Air Force contract to assist with aircrew training for the B-2 stealth aircraft.

  • By William Welsh

Defense contractors see mixed impact from Gates proposals

Defense contractors see potential gains, losses under Gates' plan

  • By Alice Lipowicz and Doug Beizer

GAO: Costs, delays seen in weapons programs

A recent Government Accountability Office report reveals continuing high development costs and delays in many of the DOD’s major programs.

  • By Brian Robinson

Raytheon to maintain Patriot missile systems

Raytheon Co. will provide information technology and other engineering services for the Army’s air defense system under a new contract.

  • By David Hubler

Cubic to supply Army with ground combat simulators

The Army plans to purchase a large quantity of ground combat trainer systems from Cubic Corp. under a new contract.

  • By William Welsh

Senate bill targets DOD cost overruns

Sens. Carl Levin and John McCain introduced a bill this week aimed at curbing the cost and scheduling overruns on large defense contracts.

Raytheon to help Navy evaluate jammer technology

Raytheon Co. will assist the Navy in a jammer technology study program under a $5.5 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

CA technology goes into Aegis system

Lockheed Martin Corp. has selected computer networking technology from CA Inc. for the Navy’s Aegis Open Architecture Weapon System.

  • By Doug Beizer

Northrop objects to cuts to E-2D program

Northrop Grumman Corp. is calling on Congress to restore funding for the Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft on the grounds that proposed cuts would displace U.S. workers and even threaten global security.

SRA wins GSA task order for DOD

SRA International Inc. will provide communications and other support services to the Defense Department under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $200 million if all options are exercised.

  • By David Hubler

Eye on M&A

Though December is historically a slow month for mergers and acquisitions, Computer Sciences Corp. strategically double-dipped to capture Defense Department business locally and in Europe.

Raytheon wins ship self-defense system deal

Raytheon Co. will be responsible for engineering the platforms needed for the Navy’s ship self-defense systems under a new contract.

  • By William Welsh
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