SD DEFENSE
Recent and archived news stories on: Arms, Contractors, Government, Military, Research, Development, Systems, Veterans...Local Small Businesses Given Chance to Bid for Defense Work
The Pentagon recently offered several San Diego small businesses chances to bid on U.S. Navy command and control electronics projects.
T.B. Penick & Sons Awarded $18.7M Navy Construction Project
T.B. Penick & Sons Inc. is being awarded $18.7 million firm-fixed-price task order multiple award construction contract for renovation of the medical clinic at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms.
General Atomics ASI Gets $31.9M Foreign Military Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has been awarded a $31.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract for unmanned aerial vehicle work for the United Kingdom.
FAA Leaves Southern California Out of ‘Drone Zone’ Designations
proposed “Drone Zone” will not be coming to Southern California.
General Atomics ASI Receives $362.2M Air Force Contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. a $362.2 million service contract for Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial systems.
Kratos Subsidiary Receives Foreign Military Contract Potentially Worth $17M
A subsidiary of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. received a follow-on contract worth up to $17 million.
Nassco Awarded Contract Modification for Afloat Forward Staging Base
The General Dynamics Nassco shipyard received a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $21.4 million, the Pentagon announced on Dec. 20. The money will go toward the design and construction of an afloat forward staging base.
Northrop at Center of Spy Plane Speculation
DEFENSE: Magazine Says Co. Beat Big Competitors for the Job
Northrop Grumman Corp.’s new unmanned spy plane has shown up on the radar.
ViaSat Gets Contract with Australian Military
ViaSat Inc. received a contract to provide the Australian military with small tactical radio terminals for military communications, the company said.
Raytheon Get $41.6M Navy Contract
Raytheon Co. and its San Diego workforce received a four-year U.S. Navy electronics contract worth $41.6 million.
Kratos Reports $4.5M in National Security Work
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. said that its Electronic Products Division recently received approximately $4.5 million worth of awards related to unnamed national security programs.
Barrio Logan Zoning Issue to Be Decided By Voters
San Diego voters will make a final decision on the Barrio Logan Community Plan update — which San Diego’s ship repair industry opposes — on the June 3 ballot.
Kratos Receives $4.5 Million Contract for UAV Work
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. said Dec. 17 that it received a $4.5 million contract related to an unmanned aerial drone program.
Z Microsystems Gets $480,000 Deal for Ruggedized Computer Displays
Z Microsystems Inc. is supplying ruggedized computer displays to Northrop Grumman for use in the U.S. Army’s new Ground Combat Vehicle, an infantry fighting vehicle that may one day replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
