Defense news - Contracts; unmanned maritime vehicle market; appointments

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Appointments

NUBURU appointed former National Security Advisor John Bolton to its board of directors, effective Aug. 22, 2023. Bolton will provide strategic insight to help NUBURU expand its presence in the defense, energy, and aerospace markets as well as provide guidance on the impact of international relations and regulations on the company’s business and customer base.

For more: https://www.nuburu.net

Contracts

Oshkosh Defense LLC was awarded a $40,149,961 modification (P00871) to contract W56-HZV-15-C-0095 for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin; estimated completion by Aug. 29, 2025.

American Ordnance LLC  was awarded an $8,841,637 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to design and build a new X-ray system for large caliber ammunition. Work will be performed in Middletown, Iowa; estimated completion by Aug. 20, 2025.

L3Harris Technologies was awarded a $39,282,187 cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6249. This modification exercises options for procurement of production hardware in support of new construction and in-service class submarines. Work will be performed in Northampton, Massachusetts (72%), and Syracuse, New York (28%); expected completion in July 2027.

Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp. was awarded a not-to-exceed $41,119,900 firm-fixed-price, stand-alone contract for procurement of 13 rotational deployment mechanisms. Work on this stand-alone contract with no options will be performed in Cheswick, Pennsylvania; expected completion in January 2031.

Patriot Contract Services LLC was awarded a $20,396,329 firm-fixed-price contract with reimbursable elements for operation and maintenance of two government-owned large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off vessels. The vessels under this award include USNS Seay (T-AKR 302) and USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304). This contract includes a 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods and one 6-month option period under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.217-8, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $303,596,232 including reimbursables. Work will be performed at sea worldwide and if all options are exercised expected completion by Aug. 21, 2028.

Lockheed Martin Space was awarded a $315,944,035 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification (P00063) for options under a previously awarded contract (N0003019C0025) for the design, development, build, and integration of equipment for missile flight test demonstrations and fielding. Work will be performed in Littleton, Colorado (76%), Cambridge, Massachusetts (14%), Simsbury, Connecticut (8%), Sunnyvale, California (3%), and Pittsfield, Massachusetts (1%); expected completion by Feb. 25, 2025.

BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP was awarded a $113,072,578 modification (PZ0002) to contract W56HZV-22-F-0413 for M2A4 and M7A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania; estimated completion by Jan. 31, 2025.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. was awarded an $18,087,018 hybrid contract for production, engineering, technical, and logistic support services for the AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Set program. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order; estimated completion by Aug. 31, 2028.