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Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will help the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy integrate Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile systems into military fighter aircraft under a potential 11-year, $74 million contract. The company’s missiles and defense business in Tucson, Arizona, will provide an aviation laboratory and perform flight test, …

General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business has secured a potential eight-year, $99 million contract to supply new transceivers to the Federal Aviation Administration for emergency ground-to-air radio communications. The company said Thursday it will replace legacy backup radios with the URC-300E system as part of the FAA’s Emergency Transceiver …

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce that John Goodman, chief executive of Accenture Federal Services, has received a 2021 Wash100 Award for advancing technology solutions, securing valuable contracts and partnering with industry and federal leaders to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This marks Goodman’s fourth consecutive Wash100 …

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s investment arm, will collaborate to help 150 research teams transition ideas from laboratories to the technology production phase over the next five years through the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative, Nextgov reported Thursday. Through EEI, the agency and IQT will provide …

Will Roper, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, has joined the board of advisers of air combat training technology developer Red 6 to share his expertise in support of the company’s Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System. “His …

James Sullivan, an information technology professional with more than two decades of experience, has been appointed executive director of NetImpact Strategies‘ federal civilian business. Sullivan will be responsible for driving NetImpact’s digital transformation strategy and growing the unit through communication, training and mentoring and collaboration initiatives, the company said Thursday …

Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has acquired Canada-based satellite ground equipment provider UHP Networks in a deal that includes $24 million worth of shares as an upfront payment. As part of the agreement, Comtech will pay an additional $5 million in cash and/or stock contingent on fulfillment of certain conditions over …

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a potential $84.5 million contract to provide propulsion technologies and technical assistance at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to support Mars exploration and sample return missions. The Mars Ascent Propulsion System award, which has a $60.2 million base value to cover …

David Ray, a former executive and more than 15-year veteran of Raytheon, has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as senior vice president in charge of space business, G2Xchange FedCiv reported Thursday. In his new capacity, Ray will be responsible for strategy development and profit and loss functions within …

The U.S. Navy has awarded 11 companies positions on a potential five-year, $249.7 million contract to provide technical services in support of the service branch’s cybersecurity operations, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and ISR activities. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Diego …