Steve Pykett, a 25-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, has been appointed CEO of Fairbanks Morse Defense. Who Is Steve Pykett? The Wisconsin-based original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket provider said Friday Pykett is a seasoned business leader and engineering professional with extensive knowledge in design, manufacturing,...
Kurt Bender, a seasoned executive experienced in digital transformation and service delivery, revealed on LinkedIn Tuesday that he has been promoted to vice president of global applications, IT quality & continuous improvement at BWX Technologies. In his new role, Bender will spearhead BWXT’s enterprise applications strategy and ...
McAleese & Associates will host the 16th Annual Defense Programs Conference on March 18 at the Grand Ballroom of Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. DPC25 The 2025 edition of McAleese’s Defense Programs Conference will bring together top Department of Defense leaders, policymakers and industry experts to discuss the top defens...
Shield AI has raised $240 million in a round of F-1 strategic financing, bringing the deep-tech company’s valuation to approximately $5.3 billion. The company said Thursday it will use the capital to expand the deployment of its Hivemind Enterprise autonomy software to government agencies, original equipment manufacturers and companies. What I...
Praveen Kurian, a 15-year veteran of the defense contracting industry, has announced on LinkedIn that he has been appointed senior vice president of defense space at SAIC. Praveen Kurian’s Career Highlights The executive was most recently the VP of defense space for almost two years before he was elevated to his curren...
Michele St. Mary has been selected as the new chief legal officer and general counsel at Amentum, effective immediately. The advanced engineering and innovative technology services provider said Monday that St. Mary would oversee its legal, ethics, compliance, contracts and security functions worldwide. She will be responsible for corporat...
The State Department has approved Israel’s two foreign military sales, or FMS, requests worth about $7.41 billion combined for AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, munitions, guidance kits and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it has already informed Congress of the proposed FMS deals. Munitions,...
The State Department has cleared Egypt’s two foreign military sales requests worth approximately $929 million combined to provide AN/TPS-78 long-range radars, COMBATSS-21 combat management systems to support the fast missile craft modernization effort and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency sai...
The GovCon Index snapped its six-day losing streak Thursday, then advanced +0.28% to $4,895.06 before the weekend. Unfortunately, the two consecutive daily gains did not offset the three losses to start the week, including the sharp -2.77% drop on Tuesday. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, lost -2.42%...
Investment banking firm Evercore has issued its January report, highlighting the market performances of several U.S. defense and government services companies. The monthly update released by the firm’s aerospace, defense and government services team shows the enterprise and equity values, share performances and operating metrics of several U.S...
