Defense Contracts Awarded to Various Companies

Strategic Insights -

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded several defense contracts to various companies, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and General Electric, among others. The contracts are valued at millions of dollars and cover a range of projects, including the development of stealth technology, the maintenance of military vessels, and the procurement of high-pressure turbine components for fighter jets.

Key Takeaways:

  • Boeing has been awarded a $19.7 million contract to develop the Common Low Observable Verification System (CLOVerS), which will assess radar cross section integrity to support and maintain stealth capabilities for platforms such as the B-2, F-22, and F-117 aircraft.
  • Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $6.3 million contract to develop the Affordable Space System Intelligent Synthesis Technology for Manufacturing program, which aims to build and demonstrate a software tool to facilitate organization and dissemination of data in support of space system manufacturing.
  • Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $6.1 million face value increase to a contract to provide solid-state recorders for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
  • Lockheed Martin has also been awarded a $6.1 million contract to develop a solar blind detector array technology.
  • AlliedSignal has been awarded an estimated $5.9 million contract to provide systems engineering and integration support services for various electronic equipment, systems, and subsystems.
  • General Electric has been awarded a $5.8 million contract to procure a high-pressure turbine component for an F414 engine.
  • Continental Electronics has been awarded a $5.6 million contract to provide upgrades and modifications to the very low frequency fixed submarine broadcast system sites.

Statistics:

  • Total value of defense contracts awarded: $71.9 million
  • Number of contracts awarded: 8
  • Range of contract values: $5.6 million - $19.7 million
  • It is expected that 7 of the contracts will be completed by 2002, with 1 expected to be completed by 2001
  • The contracts were competitively procured, with a total of 264 proposals solicited and 45 offers received.

Sources:

  • www.defensedaily.com
  • Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (F33657-99-C-2023)
  • Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Puget Sound, Everett, Wash. (N00024-96-C-8500)
  • Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (F33615-99-2-5902)
  • Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. (F04701-95-C-0014-P00075)
  • Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va. (N00014-99-C-0138)
  • Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, Charleston, S.C. (N65236-99-D-3813)
  • Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md. (N00421-99-C-1202)