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...
Nokia’s 5G communications technology is transforming combat. From arctic operations to applications for the Marine Corps and teaming arrangements with leading defense contractors, Nokia is charting the path forward for secure, high-bandwidth and reliable 5G technology with allied armed services. In today’s complicated and challenging ope...
“Palladyne AI has formed an operating division focused on defense after acquiring GuideTech and two Crucis companies, Warnke Precision Machining and MKR Fabricators. Secure your spot for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 18, featuring top voices from agencies and industry. Explore cutting-edge use c...
Northrop Grumman has secured a $303.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the repair and return of radar components used on F-16 fighter aircraft operated by eight U.S. partner nations. The Department of Defense said Thursday the firm-fixed-price contract, issued by the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force...
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...
The big day for the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 effort is almost here. Specifically, that’s Nov. 10, when contracting officers can start inserting stringent cybersecurity requirements into DOD contracts. The phased rollout takes place with four parts over three years. In the first year, DOD contrac...
