Rob Rainhart, formerly chief operating officer at HawkEye 360, was named president of the Herndon, Virginia-headquartered radio frequency and satellite systems developer. He will oversee programs, product development, technology delivery and human resources functions and guide the company’s strategy for expanding into the RF data and analytics...

Geospatial data analytics company HawkEye 360 has raised $59 million in a Series D-1 funding round and intends to use the new capital for space system development and defense mission support expansion. The financing activity was led by investment firm BlackRock, with the additional backing of seven other companies, HawkEye 360 said Thursday. Ma...

Financial services company Baird hosted its annual Government & Defense Conference on Thursday, bringing together industry leaders from across the federal sector to discuss the state of the government contracting industry, the impacts of recent sociopolitical events on the economic landscape and business strategies for the future. Bair...

The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded six companies separate contracts under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program to provide insight into radio frequency remote sensing capabilities. Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global and Umbra Lab will conduct studies to inform the acquisition and integration of comme...

HawkEye 360 CEO John Serafini said the company is considering pursuing a new funding round and possibly an initial public offering in the next two years, SpaceNews reported Friday. “As we contemplate our next round, I think we will continue to look for private sources of capital, particularly for perhaps a pre IPO round, in...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 2, 2022 — HawkEye 360 and the U.S. Army have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to create and showcase overhead radio frequency-sensing capabilities for tactical warfighter support, ExecutiveBiz reported. “This partnership will support the Army’s modernization initiative to develop more efficie...

In its recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Jeffrey Sheehan, director of space programs at Jacobs Rapid Solutions, to discuss his focus on transforming the business into a large player in the radio frequency payload market. He also talked about Jacobs Rapid Solutions’ partnerships and other efforts to enhance its portf...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded an additional 23 positions on a potential $950 million contract to build and operate systems across all domains in support of the Joint All Domain Command and Control program. Vendors will compete for future orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to mature, demonstrate and proliferate capabil...

ExecutiveBiz spoke with John Serafini, CEO of Hawkeye 360, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview released Friday. The discussion focused on the company’s growth strategies, satellite capabilities, expansion of its executive team and advisory board and recent contract win in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Here’...

HawkEye 360 has received a potential five-year, $10 million contract to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in the detection, characterization and mapping of radio frequency emissions across large geographic areas. The company said Monday it will use its satellite constellation to collect RF energy data for use in analytics missions ...