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Switzerland Inks $6.2B Procurement Contract for Lockheed F-35AsContract Awards

Switzerland Inks $6.2B Procurement Contract for Lockheed F-35As

Switzerland will buy from the U.S. government 36 Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35A fighter jets under a potential $6.25 billion
Pentagon Urges Defense Contractors to Wean Themselves Off China-Made Chips, Raw MaterialsNews

Pentagon Urges Defense Contractors to Wean Themselves Off China-Made Chips, Raw Materials

The Department of Defense has stepped up efforts to encourage defense contractors to start decoupling their supply chains from China
Former Diplomat Thomas Smitham to Head Leonardo’s US Business Development OrgExecutive Moves

Former Diplomat Thomas Smitham to Head Leonardo’s US Business Development Org

Former State Department official Thomas Smitham has been named chief of the U.S. business development unit at aerospace and defense conglomerate
Bell Awarded $228M IDIQ to Update Navy Light Attack Helicopter ConfigurationContract Awards

Bell Awarded $228M IDIQ to Update Navy Light Attack Helicopter Configuration

Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary has secured a five-year, $228.2 million contract to implement hardware and software updates to the
GSA Issues RFPs for Polaris IT GWAC HUBZone, SDVOSB Pools; Sonny Hashmi QuotedContract Awards

GSA Issues RFPs for Polaris IT GWAC HUBZone, SDVOSB Pools; Sonny Hashmi Quoted

The General Services Administration has released requests for proposals for Historically Underutilized Business Zone and service-disabled veteran-owned small business pools
NVIDIA Federal VP Anthony Robbins Receives 5th Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim GarrettsonNews

NVIDIA Federal VP Anthony Robbins Receives 5th Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Anthony Robbins, vice president of the federal business at NVIDIA, accepted his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in government contracting (GovCon),
Michael Groen, Glenn Gerstell, Paul Kilbride, Louis Lauter Join Advisory Firm BeaconExecutive Moves

Michael Groen, Glenn Gerstell, Paul Kilbride, Louis Lauter Join Advisory Firm Beacon

Beacon Global Strategies has hired four former government officials who will bring their knowledge of national security matters to the
Leidos Receives $83M IDIQ Award to Extend Navy Training System SupportContract Awards

Leidos Receives $83M IDIQ Award to Extend Navy Training System Support

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will continue its engineering and technical support of the U.S. Navy’s Synthetic Signature Generation-based training systems under
Intuitive Machines Agrees to Go Public via SPAC DealM&A Activity

Intuitive Machines Agrees to Go Public via SPAC Deal

Space technology developer Intuitive Machines has agreed to go public as part of a planned merger with New York-based blank
UK Government OKs Viasat-Inmarsat Combination; Mark Dankberg QuotedM&A Activity

UK Government OKs Viasat-Inmarsat Combination; Mark Dankberg Quoted

The U.K. government has approved Viasat’s (Nasdaq: VSAT) proposed acquisition of Inmarsat under the National Security and Investment Act. Mark