Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) systems subsidiary has secured a five-year, $162 million contract to design an anti-vehicle weapon system for the first increment of the U.S. Army’s Close Terrain Shaping Obstacle capability. The system will include stand-off and top attack features meant to help soldiers conduct terrain-shaping operations, a ...
Honeywell International Inc. has been a trusted contractor for the federal government for over 100 years. The company provides innovative solutions in four business areas: aerospace, building technologies, performance materials and technologies, and safety and productivity solutions. Take a look at the top Honeywell government contracts. 1. DMEA Mod...
John Kem, a retired U.S. Army major general, has been named director of business development at Dewberry’s federal practice. His new role entails support of government clients such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and he will work from a company office in Fairfax, Virginia, Dewberry said Friday. The 35-year Army veteran previously led...
Scott Goldstein, head of advanced missions at Anduril Industries, has assumed additional responsibilities as chief scientist at the defense technology startup, GovCon Wire has learned. Goldstein, a U.S. Air Force Reserve major general, leads Anduril’s technical development initiatives for the company’s government partners. He brings to the dual-...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Air Force have introduced the B-21 Raider long-range strike bomber plane as part of the country’s nuclear triad meant to deter potential adversaries. B-21 is a sixth-generation aircraft that is backed by a digital ecosystem and comes with stealth capabilities and open systems architecture to facilitate...
ExecutiveBiz featured Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk and three-time Wash100 Award winner, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. The executive talked about cybersecurity and data-related challenges in the federal landscape, and discussed his strategic goals for the coming year and Splunk’s effort...
BAE Systems has tapped Curtiss-Wright and the U.S. business arms of Elbit Systems and QinetiQ to collaborate on its bid for the U.S. Army’s next generation infantry fighting vehicle development program. BAE said Wednesday it submitted a proposal for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program of the service branch and will aim to put forwar...
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) a $1.2 billion contract to deliver six more National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, plus equipment and support services, to Ukraine as part of a Pentagon-led security assistance campaign. The contract brings the U.S. government’s total order for NASAMS batteries to eight to ...
General Electric (NYSE: GE), L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Textron (NYSE: TXT) and Veritas Capital are among the companies that have expressed interest in acquiring Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD), which has an estimated market valuation of $4 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday. Citing unnamed sources, Reuters noted the El Segundo, California-...
David Huisenga, former president and CEO of Klas Government, has joined Sigma Defense Systems as chief strategy officer. He will report to Sigma Defense CEO Matt Jones as he oversees the company’s go-to-market strategies for Joint All-Domain Command and Control, DevSecOps and command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, survei...
