Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a $111 million modification expanding its role in the Space Systems Command’s space-based interceptors effort, increasing the total value of MTSI’s systems engineering, integration and testing contract to $226.9 million. The work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, through Jan. 10, 2030,...
GovCons can’t get enough of Golden Dome, President Trump’s proposed homeland missile defense system. That’s for good reason. Not only has an independent estimate pegged Golden Dome as costing at least $252 billion over a 20 year period, but the Trump Administration has already appropriated $25 billion to start the program. As such...
KBR has secured a task order with the U.S. Space Force valued at a maximum of $98.7 million over a three-year performance period to advance the military branch’s digital infrastructure, specifically within its testing and training domain in Colorado Springs, Colorado. What Is the Goal of the DICE Task Order? The cost-plus-incentive-fee task or...
The U.S. Space Force has selected SpaceX and United Launch Alliance to perform the first seven launches under the National Security Space Launch Program, or NSSL, Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts, Breaking Defense reported Friday. According to Space Systems Command’s announcement, SpaceX will get $714 million for five NSSL launches and ULA will receiv...
V2X has secured an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at $4.3 billion from the U.S. Air Force to support T-6 Texan II single-engine primary trainer aircraft. The company said it will provide base supply support to ensure that the aircraft is safe, flyable and capable of meeting its daily flight schedules and depot requirements a...
DOD’s space enterprise continues to evolve its acquisition strategy culture by cancelling contracts for poor performance and emphasizing delivering critical warfighting capability, not future promises, Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said Thursday at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Air and Space Summit. Purdy, the acting assistant secretary of...
Tom Arseneault, president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., said the U.S. business is well positioned to benefit from the U.S. defense budget increase and support the Golden Dome missile defense shield project. DOD’s FY 2026 Budget Request In late June, senior Department of Defense officials and military leaders released DOD’s proposed $961.6...
“The U.S. Space Force has awarded Astrion’s Axient subsidiary a position on the second iteration of the Space Test Experiments, or STEP, program to design and field emerging technology experiments in orbit. Astrion said Wednesday Axient and 11 other awardees will compete for task orders under the 10-year, $237 million STEP 2.0 contr...
Are you ready to gain unparalleled insights, forge important connections and lead the future of defense contracting? Time is ticking! Today, June 17, is the final deadline to register for the 2025 DOD Summer Series, a trio of groundbreaking GovCon events from Potomac Officers Club. For the first time in the organization’s history, yo...
The Potomac Officers Club is thrilled to announce Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, as a keynote speaker for the 2025 Air and Space Summit. The July 31 event is an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights from a leader who is redefining how the...
