The U.S. Space Force has awarded 12 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion contract to provide advisory and assistance services for Space Systems Command. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the Hemisphere program is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that seeks to support SSC’s Space Doma...
Teledyne Technologies has agreed to buy select aerospace and defense electronics businesses of Excelitas Technologies for approximately $710 million in cash as part of efforts to expand its tech offerings. According to a joint release published Wednesday, both parties expect the transaction to close in early 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and...
Elbit Systems will supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems, or APS, to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems under a 34-month, $127 million follow-on contract for upgrades to the U.S. Army’s Bradley M2A4E1 infantry fighting vehicles. The Iron Fist APS, known for its “Hard Kill” capabilities, is designed to protect light...
Mitch Icard, former vice president of space and advanced technologies at Teledyne Brown Engineering, has joined Spectral Energies as chief operating officer. The executive announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post Monday. Icard has a combined 15 years at Teledyne. He initially worked as director of finance and administration for Teledyne Energy S...
Private equity firms H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo have agreed to acquire CompTIA‘s brand, IT certification and training business and products. According to a joint release published Monday, H.I.G. and Thoma Bravo will own and operate CompTIA as a for-profit company and expect the transaction to close in early 2025, subject to regulatory appr...
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group has secured a U.S. Air Force contract worth $531 million contract to provide advisory and assistance services for the branch’s Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces over a five-year period. The company said Monday it will perform specialty enginee...
ARKA Group has closed its purchase of Maxar Technologies’ radar and sensor technology, or RST, group in a transaction that expands its synthetic aperture radar, moving target indication and geospatial intelligence capabilities designed to address emerging threats facing the U.S. government and its allies. The defense and space manufacturing compan...
Dan Squillaro, former managing director of technical solutions at Acuity, has joined NetImpact Strategies as vice president of strategic solutions, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post. According to Squillaro’s profile, the NetImpact VP is responsible for developing technical offerings for Tier 1 proposals across contract vehicles of def...
Charles Young has recently retired as chair of the board at Advanced Technology International, a public-service nonprofit organization specializing in research and development innovation. The company said Young, who served on the board for 10 years, is officially succeeded as chair by former ATI CEO Chris Van Metre, effective Oct. 29. Van Metre, ...
BWX Technologies has appointed Howard Markle, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, as vice president and general manager of the company’s Nuclear Operations Group-Lynchburg facility. BWXT said Friday Markle succeeds Jim Bittner, who transitioned to the role of operations and programs optimization for the company’s technical services group s...
