Army General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $296,861,979 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for M10 Booker system technical support. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 14, 2029. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W912CH-24-D-0001).  Marrero, Couvillon & Associates LLC,* Baton Rouge, Louisiana (W911S7-24-D-0008); Bales Construction Co. Inc., Waynesville,* Missouri (W911S7-24-D-0007 ..read more

News US forces help Israel repel Iranian drone, missile attackThe U.S. military shot down dozens of missiles and drones Saturday that were fired at Israel from Iran and its proxy forces in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Air Force to get F-15E jet with fresh electronic warfare tech in summerThe U.S. Air Force expects to receive its first operational F-15E Strike Eagle upgraded with an advanced electronic warfare system this summer. Drones are crowding Ukraine’s skies, largely paralyzing battlefieldSo many drones patrol the skies over Ukraine’s front lines — hunting for any signs of movement — that Ukra ..read more

Missile Defense Agency Lockheed Martin Corp., Rotary and Mission Systems, Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ceiling amount of $4,099,900,000. The ordering period is from May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2029, with an option to extend through April 30, 2034. Under this follow-on contract, Lockheed Martin will develop, model, integrate, test, verify, evaluate, validate, document, deliver, field, train, operate, sustain, and support updates and new capabilities to the command and control, battle management and communications (C2 ..read more

Northrop Grumman received the Aviation Week Grand Laureate Award in the defense category for its role as the prime contractor delivering the B-21 Raider to the United States Air Force. Aviation Week announced the Grand Laureate winners at its 66th Annual Laureate awards in Washington, D.C. “On behalf of the entire nationwide B-21 Raider team, Northrop Grumman is honored to receive this prestigious award,” said Tom Jones, corporate vice president and president, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems. “The Grand Laureate represents the pioneering spirit, innovative technology and trailblazing appr ..read more

News Air Force extends enforcement deadline for new body composition testAirmen and guardians who exceed the Air Force’s new waist-to-height ratio cutoff on annual physical fitness tests now have until at least the fall to comply before they can be punished. ‘We are out of time’: Air Force secretary warns China’s military catching up as US bungles budgetsAs American politicians have repeatedly haggled over federal budgets in recent years, often delaying critical funds for the military to start new weapons programs, the Chinese have built larger, more capable forces with an eye on challenging U ..read more

The Office of Special Investigations, Office of Special Projects, or PJ, were unsung heroes thanks to their counterintelligence activities and security efforts following a recent landmark Space Force launch. Last December’s USSF-52 launch, which sent the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle into orbit, marked not just a milestone for the Space Force, but also soared OSI PJ’s role in counterintelligence and security to new heights. Air Force Office of Special Investigations PJ secures X-37B space mission. The NSSL program, a critical component of the Department of Defense’s efforts to ensure national sec ..read more

NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its next simulated one-year Mars surface mission to help inform the agency’s plans for human exploration of the Red Planet. The second of three planned ground-based missions called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) is scheduled to kick off in spring 2025. Each CHAPEA mission involves a four-person volunteer crew living and working inside a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The habitat, called the Mars Dune Alpha, simulates the challenges of a mission on Mars, including resour ..read more

Missile Defense Agency Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a $271,286,879 modification (P00038) to previously awarded contract, HQ085121C0001 under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Case JA-P-NCO. This modification includes cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract line items. The total value of the contract is increased by $271,856,809 from $674,477,035 to $946,333,844. The purpose of this modification is to increase the ceiling and extend the period of performance of the contract. The contractor will develop, test, and integrate equi ..read more

News Air Force’s costliest accidents, maintainer injuries rose in 2023The number of airborne mishaps has plateaued, but a spike in maintenance-related incidents has cost the Air Force millions of dollars and — increasingly often — injured airmen on the job. Ukrainian forces rig machine gun networks to down Russian dronesUkrainian forces have rigged an elaborate network of sensors in the country that feeds targeting data to heavy machine guns for downing Russian combat drones, according to analysts. Defense, VA budget work begins on Capitol Hill as Congress returnsCongress returns to Capitol Hi ..read more

Navy AECOM-ASO JV, Los Angeles, California (N62742-24-D-3501); Amentum Services Inc., Chantilly, Virginia (N62742-24-D-3502); Fluor Intercontinental Inc., Greenville, South Carolina (N62742-24-D-3503); IAP-ECC LLC, Cape Canaveral, Florida (N62742-24-D-3504); KBR Services LLC, Houston, Texas (N62742-24-D-3505); and Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado (N62742-24-D-3506), are awarded a combined $2,000,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the capability to issue cost-plus-award-fee and firm-fixed-price task orders for the Global Contingency Services Multiple ..read more