BWX Technologies has promoted Kurt Bender to senior vice president and chief digital officer to support digital modernization efforts across operations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. BWXT said Thursday that Bender’s appointment comes as the company opens a new digital center in Melbourne, Florida, designed to serve as a h...
The U.S. Navy plans to issue a solicitation for a follow-on unrestricted multiple-award contract, or MAC, to provide operational planning, assessment, integration, execution and technology development support to help maintain warfighter superiority in the cyberspace domain. As the Navy prepares a follow-on unrestricted MAC to strengthen cyberspace o...
BAE Systems and RTX’s Collins Aerospace joint venture Data Link Solutions has secured a $248 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System, or MIDS JTRS, terminals. Sign up for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Navy Summit on Aug. 27 and dive into t...
ASRC Federal has hired Lori Stallard as senior vice president of growth operations. What Role Will Lori Stallard Play at ASRC Federal? Stallard will oversee execution across capture and proposal functions as the company pursues new business in federal markets, ASRC Federal said Tuesday. She is tasked with bridging the growth and operations tea...
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...
