
Bell Textron: $114.7M to upgrade Marine Corps AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters
An option exercise. All of the money is obligated at award.
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An option exercise. All of the money is obligated at award.

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Funding comes with each order. The award date given is Feb. 21, 2026.

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Awards on the 30 Oct 2026 list that we map to a listed company, in ticker order. Each amount is as stated; read the label beside it.
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| Company | Branch | Kind | Stated amount | Contract | Source |
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| The Boeing Co.Boeing | Navy | Modification | $23,805,339 | N0001921G0006 | Official list for 30 Oct 2026 |
Source textThe Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $23,805,339 firm-fixed-price modification (P00004) to previously issued delivery order (N0001925F0280) against basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0006). This modification exercises options to procure 64 Distributed Targeting Processor-Networked (DTP-N) A-Kits and 32 DTP-N B-Kits, as well as provides associated cybersecurity and obsolescence support in connection with F/A-18 aircraft service life modifications for the Navy. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Florida (60%); and St. Louis, Missouri (40%), and is expected to be completed in January 2028. Fiscal 2027 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $23,805,339 will be obligated at the time of award. This modification was not competitively procured. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. | |||||
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| Company | Branch | Kind | Stated amount | Contract | Source |
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| Lockheed Martin | Navy | Award | $13,444,766 | N00024-19-G-2319 | Official list for 30 Oct 2026 |
Source textLockheed Martin, Mission Systems and Training, Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded a $13,444,766 cost-plus-award-fee order (N6278626F1000) against the previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-19-G-2319) to provide engineering and management services for USS Cleveland (LCS 31) post shakedown availability. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Mississippi (60%); and Mayport, Florida (40%), and is expected to be completed by August 2027. Fiscal 2026 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $13,444,766 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair, Bath, Maine, is the contracting activity. | |||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp.Lockheed Martin | Air Force | Modification | $95,000,000 | FA8807-18-C-0009 | Official list for 30 Oct 2026 |
Source textLockheed Martin Corp., Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $95,000,000 modification (P00208) to previously awarded contract FA8807-18-C-0009 for fully funding the Zero Buy request for equitable adjustment. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $4,728,023,341 from $4,633,023,341. Work will be performed at Littleton, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 27, 2026. Fiscal 2025 and 2026 procurement funds in the amount of $95,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Satellite Communications and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity. | |||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp.Lockheed Martin | Army | Award | $10,439,315 | W31P4Q-27-F-A004 | Official list for 30 Oct 2026 |
Source textLockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $10,439,315 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (PATRIOT) Advanced Capability-3 guidance processor unit redesign, Seeker Block V flight test support. One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2027. Fiscal 2027 missile procurement, Army funds in the amount of $10,439,315 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-27-F-A004). | |||||
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| Company | Branch | Kind | Stated amount | Contract | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt & WhitneyRTX | Air Force | Award | $25,193,724Ceiling | FA8252-27-D-B001 | Official list for 30 Oct 2026 |
Source textPratt & Whitney, Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $25,193,724 ceiling cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the component improvement program for secondary power systems and small gas turbine engines. This contract provides for engineering services and research and development to improve the safety, reliability, and maintainability of parts used to start main engines. Work will be performed in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 27, 2036. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at the time of award; fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be incrementally obligated over the next 10 years. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8252-27-D-B001). (Awarded on Oct. 28, 2026).
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| Company | Branch | Kind | Stated amount | Contract | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Textron Inc.Textron Inc. | Navy | Modification | $114,692,840 | N0001926C0140Read the brief | Official list for 30 Oct 2026 |
Source textBell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $114,692,840 fixed-price-incentive, firm-fixed-price, and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00001) to a previously awarded contract (N0001926C0140). This modification exercises an option for the H-1 structural and power improvements for Next-Gen Effects Phase III effort to procure 15 A-kits, four mission kits, nine aircraft installations, long-lead and time-critical components, associated materials and labor, and spares in support of electrical power upgrades and structural improvements to the Marine Corps AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (38.1%); Amarillo, Texas (28.7%); Tempe, Arizona (6.3%); Grand Rapids, Michigan (4.5%); Stilwell, Oklahoma (2.6%); Anaheim, California (2.2%); Phoenix, Arizona (1.5%); Lebanon, New Hampshire (1.5%); Crestview, Florida (1.4%); Chicago, Illinois (1.1%); various locations within the continental U.S. (11%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (1.1%), and is expected to be completed in June 2028. Fiscal 2027 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $114,692,840 will be obligated at the time of award. This modification was not competitively procured. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. | |||||
13 other awards on this list have no listed company mapped. See every award.
Amounts are shown one award at a time and are never added up: ceilings, modifications and obligated funds are not comparable.
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