CesiumAstro, a space and defense communications systems and satellites company, has received $200 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, or EXIM, in partnership with J.P. Morgan. The transaction represents the largest financing completed under EXIM’s Make More in America program and among the most substanti...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 340 companies positions under the potential 10-year, $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, multiple-award contract vehicle, expanding the pool to more than 2,400 awardees. SAIC, one of the latest additions to the SHIELD pool, is a major sponsor of the Potomac Offi...
Parsons has acquired Altamira Technologies for approximately $375 million as part of efforts to expand its signals intelligence, missile warning, cyber and space capabilities for the Department of War and U.S. intelligence community customers. Parsons said Tuesday Altamira’s more than 600 employees, over 90 percent of whom hold security cleara...
NOTE: O’Donell is no longer keynoting the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, but attendees can expect the same great business opportunities and actionable intelligence from our other keynotes: Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director for GEOINT Innovation and Research Dr....
Cameron Stanley, the Department of War’s newly appointed chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, is calling on industry partners to play a more active role in delivering innovative technology platforms as the Pentagon advances its AI strategy. According to Stanley, DOW is looking for solutions that address a wide range of potential ...
bachelor’s”Brandy Durham has taken on new responsibilities as chief data and artificial intelligence officer at ManTech. The Herndon, Virginia-based company said Wednesday that Durham will lead the continued expansion of its Data and AI Practice. Get the chance to explore artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other cutting-edge ...
Quantum computing firm IonQ has appointed former Department of War technology official Katie Arrington as its next chief information officer, marking her transition from senior government service to industry. Arrington, who will assume the role on Monday, most recently served as acting CIO at DOW, where she advised senior leaders on enterprise IT, c...
Redwire has retired the Edge Autonomy brand and reorganized its operations into two core business segments as the company looks to sharpen its positioning across space and defense technology markets. The Florida-based company said Tuesday that uncrewed aerial systems and related defense technologies previously operating under the Edge Autonomy name ...
“The Department of War has agreed to invest $1 billion in L3Harris Technologies’ new business to expand the production of solid rocket motors that power U.S. and allied missiles. Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey will participate in a fireside chat at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&am...
Defense Unicorns has raised $136 million in Series B funding and reached a valuation exceeding $1 billion. How Will Defense Unicorns Use the Funding? The San Antonio, Texas-based company said Tuesday that the capital will support further development of Unicorn Delivery Service, or UDS, a portable, airgap-native runtime platform for packaging, deploy...
