Senior Department of Defense officials and military leaders released on Thursday DOD’s $961.6 billion fiscal year 2026 proposed budget, which includes $848.3 billion in discretionary funding and $113.3 billion in mandatory funding through congressional reconciliation, DOD News reported. “This historic defense budget prioritizes strengthe...
Cybersecurity company Forescout Technologies has promoted seasoned sales leader Rob Amezcua to chief revenue officer and hired marketing professional Joe Malenfant as vice president of product marketing. In a statement published Tuesday, Forescout CEO Barry Mainz said the leadership appointments will help the company’s customers stay ahead of ...
A bill sponsored by Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Ind., and endorsed by Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Ark., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., that aims to modernize and enhance the United States’ missile defense capabilities was introduced on Tuesday. Messmer’s website says the Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile...
“The U.S. Space Force has awarded Astrion’s Axient subsidiary a position on the second iteration of the Space Test Experiments, or STEP, program to design and field emerging technology experiments in orbit. Astrion said Wednesday Axient and 11 other awardees will compete for task orders under the 10-year, $237 million STEP 2.0 contr...
Cincinnati-based Cryptic Vector has appointed John Fant, a business development and operations executive, as chief growth officer. In a statement published June 9, Cryptic Vector CEO Sean Olding said Fant is a key addition to the company given his extensive experience in driving growth. “With John on board, we are well-positioned to expand our...
The State Department has approved the Netherlands’ foreign military sales request worth about $215 million for AGM-179A joint air-to-ground missiles, or JAGM, and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday Lockheed Martin will be the principal contractor in the proposed FMS deal, which seeks t...
Sierra Space has launched its defense business focused on supporting national security programs through its satellite and spacecraft systems technology. The company said Wednesday Erik Daehler, vice president of defense, satellites and spacecraft systems at Sierra Space, will oversee Sierra Space Defense. Daehler said the mission-focused organizatio...
Mac Curtis, former chairman of the board at Cubic and a current board member at Blue Delta Capital Partners and MetroStar, has received his 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The former Cubic executive has been honored with the prestigious Wash100 Award nine times since 2015. Curtis was also presented with the Lifetime Ac...
Adam Liddle announced on LinkedIn Wednesday that he has been selected vice president of business development at Special Aerospace Services and the SAS Flight Factory. Career Highlights The executive joins SAS after nearly two years at L3Harris Technologies, where he served as director of business development for special missions. He s...
The Department of State has approved the potential foreign military sale of Javelin missiles and related equipment to Estonia for $296 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday that the Estonian government plans to acquire 800 FGM-148F Javelin, including eight fly-to-buy, missiles and 72 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units...
