Cubic Defense has added Mike Byrne to its Air Combat Training leadership team. What Is Mike Byrne’s New Role at Cubic Defense? Tammy Schmidt, who was appointed as Cubic Defense’s vice president and general manager of advanced training solutions in November, said in a LinkedIn post Monday that Byrne will serve as the company’s vice...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 1,014 companies positions on the new Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, a potential 10-year, $151 billion vehicle for the Golden Dome multi-layer missile defense architecture. The first tranche of staggered awards establishes the competitive pool while the agency continues discuss...
The Department of State has approved a possible $445 million foreign military sale to Bahrain for F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft sustainment and related equipment. The proposed transaction adds new items to a previous FMS request valued at $47 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday. General Electric Aerospace and Lockhee...
Enabled Intelligence has secured the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s SEQUOIA contract, a single-award vehicle worth up to $708 million over seven years to provide data labeling-as-a-service for geospatial artificial intelligence and machine learning programs. The work will span multiple NGA directorates and extend to Department of De...
Ursa Major, an aerospace and defense company, has secured $100 million in a round of Series E financing along with $50 million in debt commitments to scale manufacturing across its product lines. Eclipse led the funding round along with Woodline Partners, Principia Growth, XN, Alsop Louie Partners and other institutional shareholders, Ursa Majo...
Forterra has secured $238 million in Series C equity and debt financing to expand its autonomous mission systems for defense and logistics applications. Moore Strategic Ventures led the funding round with new investors Salesforce Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Balyasny Asset Management, 645 Ventures, Hanwha Asset Management, 9Yards Capital and NightD...
American Rheinmetall has named Mike Milner as CEO of its munitions business and Chris Haag as vice president for business development and strategy. The appointments aim to strengthen the company’s presence in North America, the defense firm said Thursday in a LinkedIn post. Who Is Mike Milner? Milner brings more than 35 years of defense...
Parsons has appointed Steven Meier as chief technology officer and vice president of space solutions, while John Davies was promoted to CTO of high consequence missions. The executives announced their appointments via LinkedIn. Who Is Steven Meier? Meier is an aerospace technology executive with over three decades of experience spanni...
CACI International has appointed Ricardo Gonzalez, an aerospace and defense executive, as vice president of optical and photonics division. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, Gonzalez said he looks forward to working with the team, building strong customer relationships and driving operational excellence as CACI continues its work in optica...
AeroVironment has elevated Mary Clum to president of space, cyber and directed energy, Michael Pace to senior vice president of space and DE mission systems, and John Hogan to VP of defense and interagency services. Who Is Mary Clum? Clum currently serves as executive vice president of space and DE mission systems and will a...
