In an 18-hour effort on March 23-24, the crews of two all-weather search-and-rescue (SAR)-configured Sikorsky [LMT] S-92s and two Airbus AS332 Super Pumas rescued 470 cruise passengers of the MV Viking Sky, which had faltered in high seas off southern Norway near Hustavika after losing engine power. ...

By Light Professional IT Services last week acquired Phacil Inc. in a deal that expands its offerings to the federal government. Terms of the deal, which was completed March 15, were not disclosed. Both companies have about 600 employees. By Light, which is based in Northern Virginia, provides ...

The State Department has approved two possible foreign military sales to Morocco: one of F-16C/D Block 72 aircraft and related equipment for an estimated $3.787 billion, and another to upgrade the nation’s existing F-16 aircraft to the F-16V configuration for an estimated $985.2 million, the ...

The Navy on Wednesday released its first naval ship maintenance and modernization plan, underscoring the need for more dry docks because of the disparity between a backlog of repair work and repair shipyards’ capabilities. The “Report to Congress on the Long-Range Plan for Maintenance and ...

The Department of Homeland Security is improving its coordination of research and development (R&D) activities across the department through an integrated process that brings together stakeholders on a project by project basis, although one component, the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction ( ...

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Wednesday the Army has selected the company to compete for individual task orders under a $982 million contract to deliver cyber and electromagnetic (CEMA) capabilities. The Army contract known as R4, awarded in March, calls for Northrop Grumman and three other ...