OpenAI has received a potential $200 million other transaction agreement from the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, to build frontier AI prototypes designed to address critical national security challenges in warfighting and enterprise areas. DOD said Monday work on the prototype OTA will primar...
American Electronic Warfare Associates has booked a $466.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy to provide advanced aircraft research, development, test and evaluation, or AARDT&E, services for the service branch and non-Department of Defense partner nations. Scope of the Contract The DOD said Monday the indefinite-delive...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Borsight a potential eight-year, $2.18 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to replace avionics on the T-6A aircraft and simulators. Contract work will be performed at Ogden, Utah; Randolph Air Force Base, Sheppard AFB and Laughlin AFB in Texas; Vance AFB, Oklahoma; Columbus AFB, Mississippi; and Na...
The Department of State has approved the possible foreign military sale of F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets and EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft support to the government of Australia for $2 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Boeing, which manufactures the military planes, will serve as the principal contractor of...
Global alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital has agreed to buy ruggedized displays provider ScioTeq from private equity firm OpenGate Capital through its aerospace and defense fund. According to a joint release published Monday, the firms expect the transaction to close by the fourth quarter of 2025. Upon the deal’s closing, OpenGate will ...
Lockheed Martin has named Craig Martell, a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, as its new vice president and chief technology officer, effective Monday. Martell will bring over two decades of experience in both the government and private sectors, including at the Department of Defense and commercial technology organizations, Lockheed Martin said Monda...
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Beyond New Horizons a $101.6 million modification to a previously awarded Test Operations and Sustainment II contract, increasing the TOS II contract value from $3.86 billion to $3.96 billion. According to the Department of Defense, the modification provides for test operations, technology development, equipment ...
The State Department has approved the Netherlands’ foreign military sales request worth about $215 million for AGM-179A joint air-to-ground missiles, or JAGM, and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday Lockheed Martin will be the principal contractor in the proposed FMS deal, which seeks t...
Oshkosh Defense has been awarded a $792.4 million contract modification by the U.S. Army to continue manufacturing the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2 variants. Scope of the FMTV A2 Contract The Department of Defense said Wednesday the Wisconsin-based company secured a three-year contract extension to continue producing the FMTV A2,...
