The State Department has approved a potential $8.4 billion foreign military sales agreement with the German government for 35 units of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, missiles, related equipment and program support services. The NATO ally also asked to purchase F135-PW-100 engines for the conventional take off and landing aircraft, AIM-120C-8 advanced me...
Scott Baer, vice president of special programs at Comcast Business, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He shared how the company is advancing its network to ensure it can support the increasing demand from federal agencies to modernize their networks. The Q&A also tackled Comcast Business’ goals, M&A...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has won a five-year, $533.8 million contract to manufacture fuze devices for U.S. Army artillery. The branch’s contracting command received two bids for the M782 multi-option fuze procurement via an online solicitation and expects work under the firm-fixed-price contract to be complete by July 26, 2027, t...
ExecutiveBiz featured Sean Berg, president of global government and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday. He talked about the company’s focus on the federal sector as a driver for long-term growth, its recent acquisitions to complement existing capabilities, and how zero tr...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) posted $16.31 billion in sales for its fiscal year 2022 second quarter, up 4 percent on an organic basis over the prior-year period and reported adjusted earnings per share rose from $1.03 to $1.16 per share. The Arlington, Virginia-based defense and aerospace contractor attributed the higher sales to a strong start...
The space divisions of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) have received 10-month contracts to study spacecraft designs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations program with NASA. NASA awarded $5 million to each contractor to conduct concept development and technology...
The State Department has approved the request of the Japanese government to acquire advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment under a potential $293 million foreign military sales agreement. Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missile systems business will serve as the principal contractor for the possible FMS covering 150...
Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s space subsidiary has created a group that will advise the business on matters related to national security threats and technology trends. James “Hondo” Geurts, former acting undersecretary and acquisition chief of the U.S. Navy and a previous Wash100 awardee, will lead the national security advisory group at Sierra Space ...
In today’s federal contracting landscape, data is one of the most important and useful assets an organization can leverage. Data coming from multiple endpoints, sources and sensors can provide agencies with critical insights into business processes, IT environments, security and more — if harnessed properly. Top-level government and industry exe...
Aydin Mohtashamian, a more than two-decade aerospace and defense sector veteran, has joined mission computing technology provider Parry Labs as chief operating officer. He brings experience in digital transformation, large-scale systems integration, operational planning and execution and product development to his new position, the company said Mond...
