Silvus Technologies has appointed to the role of chief operating officer Gorik Hossepian, former vice president and general manager of medium unmanned aircraft systems at AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV). Hossepian is a 40-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry, serving in companies such as Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Boeing (NYSE: B...
Anduril Industries has acquired Blue Force Technologies, a Morrisville, North Carolina-headquartered manufacturer of unmanned aircraft, in a deal to expand the former’s fleet of autonomous systems. Following the transaction whose financial terms were not disclosed, Anduril said Thursday it will utilize Blue Force Technologies’ digital en...
The Department of Homeland Security is tasked with the vital mission of securing the United States against increasing and evolving threats — a mission that, in today’s digitally-driven world, requires a robust technological foundation and the ability to innovate more rapidly than ever before. With a budget of $1.8 billion, the U.S. Customs...
Forward Slope, a technology services company backed by Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, has acquired Soar Technology in a transaction that allows it to expand its client base and core competencies in the defense and national security markets. SoarTech helps the Department of Defense meet mission requirements by developing artificial i...
The Department of Health and Human Services is investing more than $1.4 billion in developing next-generation vaccines and therapeutics against COVID-19. The funds are part of the government’s $5 billion Project NextGen initiative to enable the rapid development of longer-lasting COVID-19 vaccines, a new antibody therapy and technologies to ad...
Ahmed Ayad, former vice president and defense sector growth lead at ManTech, has joined HII‘s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division as chief growth officer. The 20-year government market veteran will drive growth strategy implementation and innovation efforts to support national security customers, HII said Friday. He spent the past four y...
The first chapters of Jason Schulman’s career were in commercial sales, until he had a revelation prompted by a “spiritual awakening” at a Neil Young concert, that he needed to say “yes” to more opportunities. Afterward, he decided to pursue an opportunity in his employer’s public sector organization supporting the federal government. Th...
Teleidoscope has secured a potential $100 million contract from the Department of Defense to proceed with the production of a prototype visual recognition and identification system. The artificial intelligence-based camera previously received funding from the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies program earlier this yea...
Kurt Bender, a 15-year information technology veteran in the aerospace and defense industries, has joined BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) as director of IT. Bender announced his new role on a LinkedIn post Sunday and said he looks forward to driving digital transformation in the government and commercial sectors. He most recently served as senior dire...
CNF Technologies will help the U.S. Marine Corps build operational and applied computer systems under a $135.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The five-year IDIQ award covers research, development, test and evaluation services intended to ensure the advancement and operational effectiveness of USMC’s computing platfor...
