Kristen Smith

The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing a $2.73 billion firm-fixed-price contract to provide post-production support services for the AH-64 Apache fleet. Specific work sites and funding will be identified at the task order level, with a period of performance extending through Dec. 31, 2030, the Department of War said Wednesday.  As the Army refines its […] More

Boeing Defense Systems has been awarded a $2.04 billion task order to advance the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program following completion of a critical design review, or CDR. Under the task order, Boeing will support post-CDR system integration activities and test two modified B-52 aircraft equipped with new engines and related subsystems, […] More

The General Services Administration has issued an additional contract award under the service-disabled veteran-owned small business pool of its Polaris governmentwide acquisition contract, expanding the roster of qualified vendors eligible to compete for future task orders. In a notice posted on SAM.gov on Friday, GSA said DecisionPoint–Agile Defense Joint Venture was selected in the latest […] More

Parsons has secured a $30 million contract modification to expand its support for the Blackjack space mission, strengthening the company’s role in delivering mission operations and ground system services as program responsibility transitions from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to the Space Development Agency. The award includes a novation to SDA and builds on […] More

The U.S. Navy has selected HII Ingalls Shipbuilding to design and construct its future small surface combatant, a new class of warship derived from the Legend-class national security cutter. The decision anchors the Navy’s plan to rapidly field a smaller, more agile surface combatant—designated FF(X)—as part of its long-term fleet modernization strategy, with the first […] More