Intel has appointed industry veteran Greg Clifton as general manager of government go-to-market and sales. Clifton announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post published Friday. In a separate announcement published Wednesday, Intel said it has appointed sales leader Greg Ernst as chief revenue officer; Srinivasan Iyengar as senior vice president and...
Mark Buongiorno has been selected as president of aerospace and defense at IFS. The enterprise cloud and industrial artificial intelligence software provider said Thursday Buongiorno will succeed Scott Helmer, who will serve as chairman of IFS Aerospace & Defense. IFS Executive Team Role As part of the IFS executive team, Buongiorno wi...
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded Parsons a $137 million task order for specialized cyber operations capabilities. Services that will be provided include cyber assessments and subject matter experts supporting cyber operations, development, analysis and research, Parsons said Thursday. The contract was awarded under the Assessment, Exe...
Monique Shivanandan has been named a member of the board of directors at Iridium Communications. The global voice and data satellite communications provider said Tuesday Shivanandan will serve as an independent director under prevailing regulations. She will be part of the Compensation Committee. Matt Desch on Shivanandan’s App...
Defense technology company Raft has acquired N3bula Systems for an undisclosed sum to advance mission-critical defense modernization to support the next generation of unified joint force operations. Raft said Tuesday the acquisition establishes a unified artificial intelligence and data backbone designed to transform fragmented military systems into...
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 ...
