Akima has appointed Lauren Cates, a federal growth executive, as vice president of business development for its emerging markets group. The company said Thursday Cates will oversee the company’s growth strategy, expand market presence and deliver mission-critical technologies to military and government customers. “Lauren’s expertis...
KBR has been awarded two task orders worth $103 million to boost strategic decision-making and capability development for the U.S. Space Force. Secured under the Decision Support for Headquarters USSF Analysis contract, the firm-fixed-price awards will provide critical support for personnel readiness across the Space Force and the Department of the ...
IonQ is set to acquire software and technology research and development company Seed Innovations to strengthen its quantum infrastructure and artificial intelligence-driven platform development. The transaction, announced by IonQ on Wednesday, will bring Seed’s expertise in machine learning, advanced software architecture and cloud migration i...
Claroty has secured $150 million in a Series F funding round to support global expansion and continued development of its cyber-physical systems, or CPS, security platform as demand grows for critical infrastructure environment protection. The Series F round was led by Golub Growth, with additional participation from existing investors of up to $50 ...
Former NASA executive Dan Tenney has been selected to succeed Michael Williamson as senior vice president of global business development and strategy at Lockheed Martin. Tenney will officially assume the role on Feb.16, Lockheed Martin said Wednesday. “Michael’s leadership and strategic vision will have a lasting impa...
Venturi, a Chenega company based in Huntsville, Alabama, has appointed Randy Centanni as vice president of business development. Centanni brings over 25 years of experience overseeing day-to-day business development and led strategic financial analyses across the federal marketplace, Chenega said Friday. Who Is Randy Centanni? Before joining Venturi...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International We are at a crucial juncture in the annals of technical history. Throughout decades of writing, lecturing, teaching and consulting on emerging technologies, I have observed cycles of invention transform companies, governments and society. The current frontier—a synthesis of artificial i...
Cubic Defense has added Mike Byrne to its Air Combat Training leadership team. What Is Mike Byrne’s New Role at Cubic Defense? Tammy Schmidt, who was appointed as Cubic Defense’s vice president and general manager of advanced training solutions in November, said in a LinkedIn post Monday that Byrne will serve as the company’s vice...
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a potential $512.2 million contract to support the development, production, fielding and long-term sustainment of synthetic aperture radar/moving target indicator radar used in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Army’s ongoing transformation is reshaping how the service modernizes, ac...
Castelion, a defense technology company, has secured $350 million in Series B financing to support the development of its first hypersonic weapon, called Blackbeard, and the construction of its production and final-assembly facility, Project Ranger. Altimeter Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the funding round, with Andreessen Horowitz, Av...
