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NASSCO Lays Keel for First Fleet Replenishment Oiler
shipbuilding: Ship Costs $642M; Program Could Be $8BGeneral Dynamics NASSCO laid the keel for the first of up to 20 new U.S. Navy oilers — Navy auxiliary ships that refuel fighting ships in the middle of the ocean.United Technologies, Raytheon Merger to Touch San Diego
Diverse Lines of Business Would Join Up in Mid-2020
A sizable aerospace and defense industry merger announced earlier in June will affect San Diego County.
Navy Awards Michael Baker International Up to $99M in Work
The U.S. Navy awarded the San Diego office of Michael Baker International Inc. a five-year contract for civil engineering services. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity deal has a ceiling price of $99 million.
Bunker Labs And Others Support Veteran-Owned Companies
Local Companies Get Network of Support and Space at WeWork
After serving in the U.S. Army for 12 years, Yolanda Clarke struck out to start her own business.
Viasat Plans to Scan the Heavens From a Post in the Outback
Australian Government is Part Of Multimillion-Dollar Deal
Viasat Inc. is planning a multimillion-dollar infrastructure project.
Cubic to Provide Advanced Data Link To F-35 Lightning II
Northrop Grumman Builds Electronics in Separate Effort
The space for electronics inside a Lightning II fighter aircraft is at a premium.
Cubic Corp. Rolls Out New Tech Under Manhattan’s Streets
Kearny Mesa Company Executes on Its $540M Deal
Talk about a tough environment for rolling out new technology. Cubic Corp. introduced its next-generation fare collection technology on the subway beneath Lexington Avenue in New York City on May 31.
AttackIQ’s $17.6M Series B Will Keep It On the Offensive
SECURITY: It Plans to Hire This Year, Sees IPO in Its Future
Energy companies, health records companies, and other tech-heavy industries are keeping a closer eye on security. And with good reason: A failure in the electric grid or a banking system could be disastrous. But how do they ensure the dozens of systems they employ are working properly?
Navy’s New Name For Its Old Town Base Is NAVWAR
Cyber Command’s Local Economic Impact Is $1.77B
The U.S. Navy changed the name of its information technology command in Old Town on June 3. The SPAWAR name is gone.
Pentagon Spends On Services for Navy, Marines
Funds Go Toward Unmanned Aircraft, Ship Repair and IT
The following are selected defense contracts awarded to San Diego County companies during late May. The U.S. Department of Defense releases a digest of contract awards daily at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
A $900M Bond Is Proposed for Housing
HOUSING: Veterans, Homeless As Well as Others to Be Housed
More new affordable housing projects have popped up throughout San Diego County over the past two years, with more on the way. Even so, the need is so overwhelming that barely a dent has been made, with waiting lists topping 100...
Navy Renames IT Command
The U.S. Navy information technology command based in Old Town will now be known as Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, or NAVWARSYSCOM.
Viasat Gets $10M Military Satellite Contract
Viasat Inc. said it received a contract to build a low Earth orbit satellite for the U.S. military’s Link 16 radio system. The Space Enterprise Consortium of the U.S. Air Force made the $10 million award.
A Sound Business Model: LRAD Grows Revenue 30 Percent
DEFENSE: Rancho Bernardo Business Bought Back $2.2M of Its Stock
LRAD Corp., the maker of Long Range Acoustic Devices able to deliver sound over great distances intelligibly, reported net income of $1.18 million, or 4 cents per share, on total revenues of $10.2 million during its second quarter, which ended March 31.
Kratos Has a Profitable Quarter, Sees Growth Ahead
DEFENSE: Acquisition Of Florida Turbine Technologies Closes
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions completed the first quarter of 2019 on March 31 with net income of $3.1 million, or 3 cents per share, on revenue of $160.4 million.
Cubic Reports Quarterly Sales Growth
Kearny Mesa-based Cubic Corp. reported 21 percent year-over-year growth in sales from January to March 31. Cubic (NYSE: CUB) reported $337.3 million in total sales for the quarter.
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