“Military intelligence provider Janes has appointed Chief Customer Officer Randy Nixon as interim president of its U.S. business following the planned departure of Paul Tierney. As leadership transitions shape the future of defense intelligence, industry and government executives will continue the conversation at the 2026 Intel Summit on...
Jessica Hersey has joined Red River as senior vice president of business development for government technology services. She confirmed her new role in a post on LinkedIn Saturday. Hersey brings to Red River over 25 years of experience in the government contracting industry. She most recently served as vice president of business development for the...
Taiwan has closed on an approximately $546.3 million contract with the U.S. government to buy four MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles, manufactured by General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business, Janes reported Wednesday. Wang Ting-Yu, a member of the Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party, confirmed the deal in a recent Facebook po...
National Defense Corp.’s Amtec subsidiary will supply 40-millimeter grenade systems to the U.S. Army as part of a potential $92.9 million contract modification. The service branch also ordered M385A1 and M918 projectiles through the award and expects work to conclude by Feb. 28, 2023, the Department of Defense said Friday. Janesville, Wisconsi...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) emerged as the final contender for the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile prototyping competition, Jane’s 360 reported Tuesday. The PrSM program seeks to develop a precision-strike, surface-to-surface guided missile to replace the Army Tactical Missile System and that can be fired from the M142 High Mobility Artill...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 13, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) F-35 fighter jet is a prospective replacement for the German air force’s fleet of Panavia Tornado fighter aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reported Wednesday Germany looks to consider F-35 as its preferred choice am...
National Defense Corp.‘s AMTEC subsidiary will supply 40mm ammunition systems to the U.S. Army under a potential four-year, $77.7 million contract. The Defense Department said Wednesday AMTEC secured the award following an online-based solicitation process that garnered one bid and is scheduled to finish contract work Sept. 30, 2021. The ...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a potential $114.6 million contract extension that will expand the scope of the company’s sustainment support work on Australia’s F/A-18A/B multimission fighter jets. The company said Friday its defense business in Australia will serve as the weapon systems integrator as well as coordinate en...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 3, 2017 ” BAE Systems, Elbit Systems and Thales have been invited to attend the U.S. Army‘s presolicitation conference for the future procurement of the Common Helmet Mounted Display platform, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Jane’s 360 reported Tuesday the three companies are the likely c...
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) issued a Sources Sought notice on Thursday for a rapidly fielded and developed hyper-sonic, conventional air-launched strike weapon, Janes reported. Capabilities statements are being sought from potential sources “that are capable of accomplishing systems integration of all the elements of a hyper-son...
