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Cubic Widens Its Capabilities With Delerrok and Pixia Acquisitions

Transit Provider Delerrok Is Based in VistaCubic Corp. CEO Brad Feldmann has his acquisition machine running.

Centurum IT Poised To Support Satellite Communications

Deal Could Extend 5 Years And Maxes Out at $59.4M

The following are selected defense contracts awarded to San Diego County companies in November.

BAE Systems, Huntington Ingalls and NASSCO to Divide Shipyard Funds

$299M Added to Ship Repair Effort in Fiscal 2020

The U.S. Navy increased the overall amount of funding to repair certain surface ships in the Port of San Diego.

Cubic Corp. Closes Out a $1.5B Year, Stock Tumbles

Co. Announces 2 Acquisitions, Offers Fiscal 2020 Guidance

Defense and transportation electronics specialist Cubic Corp. finished its 2019 fiscal year with revenue of slightly less than $1.5 billion.

Kratos Defense Has $184M in Revenue In its Third Quarter

Valkyrie Drone Contract to Follow DoD Budget Approval

Defense contractor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. broke even during its recently completed third quarter, when it saw revenue increase 16%.

Viasat Q2 Revenue Up 14% Over Same Quarter Last Year

Government Systems, Satellite Services Propel the Growth

Satellite services provider Viasat Inc. broke even during the second quarter of its fiscal year.

Sodexo Receives Food Service Deal For U.S. Marines

$116.5M Award Covers Bases Inside, Outside of San Diego

The following are selected defense contracts awarded to San Diego County companies in October and November.

Mitsui & Co. Signs Preliminary Deal for More Sempra LNG

New Pact Covers Expansions In Louisiana, Baja California

Sempra Energy has a potential customer for not one, but two of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects on its drawing board.

Cubic to Provide GATR Communication Dishes to U.S. Marines

Contract Vehicle Has Ceiling Of $325M and Runs to 2029

The following are selected defense contracts awarded to San Diego County companies in September and October.

10-Year Ride for Long-Endurance Aircraft

DEFENSE: Air Force Extends Northrop Grumman Contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. is in line for billions of dollars’ worth of work on its Global Hawk unmanned high-altitude spy aircraft program over the next 10 years.

Navy’s IT Arm Awards $1.56B in Deals

NAVWAR Oversees Cybersecurity, Employs 5,200

Like planets around a star, businesses congregate around U.S. military facilities and acquisition commands.

Whiting-Turner Gets $85M Building Deal

SEAL Campus Construction Effort May Grow to $107M

The following are selected defense contracts awarded to San Diego County companies in September.

Northrop Grumman Partners with Local Colleges to Prime Talent Pipeline

Northrop Grumman will work with MiraCosta College and Palomar College to prepare students for careers in aerospace or defense.

The $51 Billion Military Asset

DEFENSE: San Diego’s Defense Role Brings a Giant Economic Impact

The Defense Department pumped an estimated $28.1 billion into the San Diego County economy.

RQ Construction Gets $71M Barracks Project in Cuba

Work at Guantanamo Bay To Last Through 2022