Army

The Army yesterday said Jan. 31 it awarded contracts to BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman [NOC] over Raytheon [RTN] and ITT Exelis [XLS] for the Technology Development (TD) phase of […]

The man the Army Chief of Staff called “a soldier’s soldier,” Gen. Peter Chiarelli, retired as vice chief of staff yesterday in emotional ceremonies at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. […]

Finmeccanica’s Alenia North America Inc., yesterday said it appointed Alan Calegari as its Chief Executive Officer. “Alenia North America will continue to grow under the direction of Alan in the […]

The Pentagon is “quite serious” about applying so-called reversibility to budget decisions that impact the defense industry, a senior official said yesterday. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy said […]

Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has selected three Canadian firms to receive the first group of work packages for in-service support of 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters, designated CH-147F for […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOBs) in Afghanistan and Iraq. […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received contracts totaling $921 million for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment program.  The contract, issued by […]

Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] Friday said that a challenge by investor Carl Icahn to add new blood to its board has been beaten back based on the preliminary proxies turned in […]

The Army yesterday issued the long-awaited request for proposals (RFP) for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, as the Defense Department […]

As part of the Joint Force, the Army is transitioning from combat toward the Joint Force of 2020 and the fiscal year 2013 budget is expected to reflect that, defense […]