The LGM-35A Sentinel, formerly known as Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), is an intercontinental ballistic missile representing the ground-based leg of the United States nuclear triad. Currently under development, it aims to enhance the nuclear deterrent capabilities of all U.S. military operations and programs worldwide. Read this art...
Forcepoint Federal has adopted the name Everfox as part of a rebranding effort that seeks to reflect its commitment to building and delivering defense-grade cybersecurity platforms to federal government customers. “Everfox will continue to protect government, critical infrastructure and regulated industries against the most complex cyber challenge...
Derrick Pledger, formerly senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has assumed the CDIO position at Maximus (NYSE: MMS). The U.S. Army veteran will oversee the company’s enterprise information technology strategies and manage efforts to elevate customer experience and service delivery for governme...
Craig Martell, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer of the Department of Defense, has been selected by Executive Mosaic for the 2024 Wash100 roster of exceptional leaders in the government contracting sector. This year, Martell is credited for his stance and efforts to ensure that artificial intelligence is used responsibly and within t...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) reported double-digit revenue growth in the fourth quarter and full-year 2023 and gave financial guidance for 2024, including revenue growth, free cash flow and dividend payout. “We delivered on our 2023 financial commitments and reported record backlog of $33 billion,” Christopher Kubasik, chair and CEO...
Option3, a cybersecurity private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Onclave Networks through its newly created platform company focused on delivering zero trust capabilities and professional consulting services to federal government customers. "Onclave is the first of a series of planned acquisitions already underway, that we expect will exceed...
The Department of Defense is perpetually concerned with how to best diffuse and counteract missile threats from near-peer adversaries. Hence, systems like the U.S. Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability, or IFPC. This deterrence mechanism is meant to dispose of incoming cruise missiles and drones and protect fixed and semi-fixed targets from ...
Melissa Johnson is the Acquisition Executive at the U.S. Special Operations Command. She is one of the speakers for the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit. Get to know Melissa Johnson’s background and professional achievements here. Who is Melissa Johnson? Melissa Johnson is a Senior Executive Servic...
Firefly Aerospace has been qualified to compete for task orders under a potential 10-year, $700 million contract to provide its Alpha rocket to launch small satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. The company will serve as a launch service provider under the Streamlined Launch Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract to deploy NRO...
Washington, D.C.-based Arlington Capital Partners has combined three businesses to form and unveil Keel, a new portfolio company focused on producing complex structures for U.S. defense programs, and closed its latest fund with $3.8 billion in total capital commitments. Keel is led by CEO Brian Carter, most recently chief executive of Pegasus Steel,...
