BWX Technologies has promoted Kurt Bender to senior vice president and chief digital officer to support digital modernization efforts across operations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. BWXT said Thursday that Bender’s appointment comes as the company opens a new digital center in Melbourne, Florida, designed to serve as a h...
Antenna Research Associates, a provider of advanced antenna and radio frequency systems for defense and industrial applications, has appointed Frank Morgan as chief operating officer. Who Is Frank Morgan? Morgan is a seasoned operations executive with more than three decades of experience leading defense electronics and industrial businesses, t...
The Defense Microelectronics Activity has awarded Boeing a position on the Advanced Technology Support Program V contract, a multiple-award vehicle with a ceiling of $25.36 billion intended to help the Department of War rapidly field emerging microelectronics technologies and address electronics obsolescence. ATSP V carries a five-year base ordering...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 340 companies positions under the potential 10-year, $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, multiple-award contract vehicle, expanding the pool to more than 2,400 awardees. SAIC, one of the latest additions to the SHIELD pool, is a major sponsor of the Potomac Offi...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX nine task orders worth $739 million combined to provide Lane 1 launch services under the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, program’s third phase. The service branch said Friday the task orders awarded by Space Systems Command will provide launches for the Space Development Agency and the National...
V2X has expanded its board of directors from seven to 10 members with the election of three new directors. Who Joined V2X’s Board of Directors? According to V2X’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, the company appointed Nicole Theophilus, Gerard Fasano and Ross Niebergall as Class I, Class II and...
Arlington Capital Partners has announced the sale of Stellant Systems, a manufacturer of radio frequency and microwave amplification products, to aircraft components supplier TransDigm Group for $960 million. Arlington said Wednesday that it expects the acquisition to close in 2026. What Is Stellant Systems? Stellant Systems was established in 2021,...
The Defense Microelectronics Activity has awarded 10 companies positions on the potential 10-year, $25.36 billion Advanced Technology Support Program V, or ATSP V, multiple-award contract for engineering development support services. Which Companies Were Selected for the ATSP V Contract? The Department of War said Tuesday the 10 companies eligi...
The Space Development Agency has awarded $3.5 billion in other transaction authority agreements to Lockheed Martin, L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman and Rocket Lab USA to build 72 satellites for the third tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s tracking layer. Lockheed is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s ...
A report by financial services company Raymond James reveals that 125 mergers and acquisitions took place in the defense and government market during the third quarter of 2025, a 30 percent increase from the same period the previous year. The November report was issued by Raymond James’ defense and government team, where Sam Maness, a...
