United Launch Alliance has announced a leadership transition, with longtime President and CEO Tory Bruno stepping down after nearly 12 years at the helm. The decision was confirmed in a joint statement issued Monday by ULA board chairs Robert Lightfoot and Kay Sears. All three executives are past recipients of the Wash100 Award. Bruno is...
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 ...
The Missile Defense Agency has issued a second tranche of awards under its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, adding 1,086 companies to the competitive pool supporting the $151 billion SHIELD multiple-award vehicle, one of several contracting mechanisms supporting the administration’s Golden Dome missile defense ...
AMERICAN SYSTEMS has appointed Lauren Kilcoyne, an operations and program executive, as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 5. In this capacity, Kilcoyne will lead operations, develop and implement business plans, play a role in the company’s acquisition strategies, drive collaboration and facilitate the implementation of strategic objecti...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin business, has secured a $433.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to fund Program Year Five under the Black Hawk multi-year contract. Sikorsky’s award highlights its role in advancing Army capabilities and allied support. Register now for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit on ...
The U.S. Army has issued a request for information to identify industry partners capable of meeting full-rate production demands for the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, launcher. Gain exclusive insights into how the service is driving toward its 2030 goals at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit on June 18. Book...
The Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale of 100 AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, and related equipment to the government of Italy. The proposed transaction is valued at an estimated $301 million, with Lockheed Martin to serve as principal contractor, the Defense Securi...
The Department of State has cleared the government of Canada’s request to purchase air strike weapons and related equipment for $2.68 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday that Congress has been notified about the proposed foreign military sale. Boeing and RTX will serve as the principal contractors of the transaction....
The Department of State has approved a possible $445 million foreign military sale to Bahrain for F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft sustainment and related equipment. The proposed transaction adds new items to a previous FMS request valued at $47 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday. General Electric Aerospace and Lockhee...
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael — the Pentagon’s chief technology officer — will keynote the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 at the Hilton McLean in Virginia. The event will be POC’s first major GovCon gathering of 2026 and is expected to draw senior defense lead...
