Contractors and industry observers say they expect mergers and acquisitions to continue and even potentially accelerate in 2018. This year brought a number of deals, including Northrop Grumman's plan to acquire Orbital ATK and Boeing's acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences . Additionally, DXC Technology announced it will combine its U.S. public sector unit with Vencore and KeyPoint Government Solutions, while NCI was acquired by a private-equity firm affiliate. David Melcher, the chief executive of the Aerospace Industries Association,...
