Lockheed Martin‘s Sippican business has received a $139 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for Stinger missile fuze/warhead body assemblies. The Department of Defense said Thursday that contract work is expected to run through Nov. 30, 2027, with work locations and funding to be determined with each order. In April 2021, Sippican...
Dennis Metzfield, an executive finance and accounting professional, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton to serve as vice president and corporate controller, he announced in a LinkedIn post. He brings to Booz Allen years-long experience in large multinational companies in defense, manufacturing, industrial, telecommunications and other industries. Metzfie...
The State Department has approved the possible sale of F-16 Fighting Falcon engine components and support to the government of Greece. The proposed foreign military sale is estimated to be valued at $160 million with General Electric Aerospace serving as the principal contractor, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The purchase wi...
Ever since the 2016 presidential election drew concerns of foreign influence, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been the point guard to ensure that the process runs fairly, equitably and without a hitch. After many public appearances by the agency’s director, Wash100 Award winner Jen Easterly, leading up to Nov. 5, wherein ...
The last few decades have seen a steady uptick in autonomous defense systems like unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles and drones. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resultant ongoing conflict has put these tools on the world stage as a central focus. While Russia implements Iranian drones to prey upon Ukrainian energy production, Ukraine exec...
Tria Federal, a Sagewind Capital-backed technology and advisory services provider, has acquired technology firm Softrams to better support the critical missions of federal health and public safety agencies. Customers of Softrams, which provides human-centered digital services and system modernization services to federal agencies, include the Centers...
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace has secured a $960.8 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to provide the service branch with Naval Strike Missiles over a five-year period. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Tuesday the Over the Horizon – Weapons System NSM will help boost coastline defense, deterrence and interoperability as well a...
vTech Solution, a human-centered IT services provider, has welcomed seven new members with varying expertise in line with the company’s expansion efforts in key sectors. The company said the new additions, who will join its offices in Washington, D.C. and Virginia, will help boost its expertise and enhance its capacity to provide comprehe...
By Heinz Pfriemer, Global Head of Defense and Security at SAP Gartner in May reported that half of organizations expect to use artificial intelligence in contracting by 2027. The 101 procurement leaders surveyed anticipated a productivity boost of more than 20 percent within 18 months of doing so. That generated a buzz in the procurement...
Newly formed aerospace manufacturing holding company Velocity One has agreed to merge with EMCORE, a provider of inertial navigation solutions to the aerospace and defense industry. EMCORE said Friday the cash transaction with a purchase price of $3.10 per share was cleared by its board of directors and will see the company become a wholly...
