Raytheon to perform concept studies for future Navy radar

Raytheon Co. will perform concept studies that the Navy will use to resolve gaps in its air and missile defense radar (AMDR) capabilities under a $9.9 million contract.

Rockwell Collins gets Canadian Navy networking deal

Rockwell Collins will provide networking technology to the Canadian Navy for tactical networks.

SAIC boosts C4ISR services to Defense Department

SAIC will provide prime command and control solutions to the Defense Department under a five-year contract valued at more than $196 million.

IBM to support U.K. air surveillance system

IBM Corp. will continue maintaining an air surveillance system for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence under a five-year, $38 million (23 million pounds sterling) contract.

Former Harris exec named as chief operating officer at Applied Signal Technology

Former Harris Corp. executive Mark Andersson has joined Applied Signal Technology Inc. as chief operating officer.

Raytheon's rise in profits reflects new world order

Second-quarter earnings reports reveal defense contractors that are focused heavily on high-tech capabilities needed for fighting insurgencies are doing better than those more heavily invested in conventional warfare.

What next after TSAT?

A California satellite communications provider is touting its new satellite as a possible solution to some of the Defense Department’s high-speed, broadband communications needs.

Army enterprise chief outlines network modernization efforts

Gary Winkler, program executive officer for enterprise information systems at Fort Belvoir, Va., discussed a number of current initiatives, including the Logistics Modernization Program, the Army Enterprise System Integration Program and the recently concluded Network Service Center Operational Validation exercise.

General Dynamics to support air defense centers

A General Dynamics unit has won a $67.7 million contract to furnish technology services for air defense systems.

Booz Allen wins pair of Air Force contracts

Booz Allen Hamilton will support Air Force cybersecurity and intelligence efforts under a pair of contracts worth a total of $22.6 million.

Apptis wins Army communications upgrade contract

Apptis will provide overall management, engineering, integration and acquisition support for the Army's Command Center Upgrades Special Projects Office.

Steady flow of defense work continues

Seasoned players such as General Dynamics Corp., ITT Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and SAIC maintained a steady pipeline of defense contracts in June.

Three contractors win Navy NECC awards

FGM Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Science Applications International Corp., have won Navy Net-Enabled Command Capability contracts worth a combined total of $172.3 million.

QinetiQ to support testing of Marines’ EFV components

QinetiQ North America will assist with the testing of command, control, communications and intelligence functions on the Marine Corps’ expeditionary fighting vehicle under a new contract.

SAIC to support communications infrastructure at Fort Polk

Science Applications International Corp. will provide a variety of information technology support services to the Army base and facilities at Fort Polk, La.

Lockheed wins ‘space fence’ concept project

Lockheed Martin Corp. is one of three contractors hired by the Air Force to design and demonstrate a concept for space fence that would detect objects orbiting the Earth.

QinetiQ tapped for Marine Corps' battlefield logistics programs

QinetiQ North America will provide a range of support services to the Marine Corps under a three-year contract that has a maximum value of $17.4 million.

ManTech, Eagan McAllister vie for Navy command and control work

Eagan McAllister Associates Inc. and ManTech International Corp. have won Navy indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to furnish command and control support services.

Boeing delivers second WGS satellite to Air Force

Boeing Co. has handed off control of the second Wideband Global Satcom satellite to the Air Force, company officials said June 15.

GD boosts technology at Marine Corps combat ops centers

A General Dynamics unit will enhance capabilities of Marine Corps combat operations centers by installing a new software-based system to improve information sharing and speed of network communications under a contract modification.