Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) intelligence and space business has received a potential $234 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to update Blocks 1 and 2 of the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System to facilitate the integration of GPS Block III Follow-on satellite capabilities. The Space and Missile Systems Center obligated $2...
Private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group has purchased aircraft components supplier PCX Aerosystems for an undisclosed sum as the latter completed its acquisition of the Senior Aerospace Connecticut business from global manufacturing and engineering company Senior plc. PCX said Monday it produces flight systems for rotorcraft and fixed-wing platf...
The State Department has approved Australia’s request to buy General Atomics-built MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft, related equipment and services under a $1.651 billion foreign military sales agreement. The transaction includes the purchase of up to 12 units of MQ-9B, Multispectral Targeting systems-D EO/IR sensors, Lynx AN/APY-8 synthetic apertu...
The U.S. Space Force has selected Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to design, develop and launch payloads meant to secure military satellite communications as part of the new phase of the Protected Tactical Satcom program, SpaceNews reported Thursday. The service expects the Northrop and Boeing payloads to launch in 2024 aboard a...
Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer of Parsons (NYSE: PSN) and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, has been elected by the board of directors to succeed the retiring Chuck Harrington as the company’s CEO, effective July 1. Harrington, who has been CEO and board chairman since 2008 and a previous Wash100 Award recipient, will...
NASA’s Launch Services Program has initiated an on-ramp process that resulted in the addition of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket to the NASA Launch Services II indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. “ULA is honored that NASA LSP has added our Vulcan Centaur rocket to the catalogue of launch vehicles available to suppo...
The U.S. Army has established final requirements for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program after conducting final design and risk review activities in December, Defense News reported Tuesday. The service branch’s Requirements Oversigt Council convened last week to finalize the Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document which de...
The Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) continues to help U.S. warfighters manage the modern battlefield’s information overload. JADO unites multiple defense systems and data sources to warfighters to provide combatants with comprehensive situational awareness. JADO enables warfighters to make quick decisions to dive into actions to achieve inf...
A new warfighting concept the Department of Defense calls “joint all-domain operations” will be the focus of the Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 JADO Forum scheduled to take place on April 15 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET. DOD is updating its military command and control approach through the use of emerging technology and modern...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft’s federal arm, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for his leadership and efforts to drive digital transformation as federal agencies push their adoption of the latest emerging technologies. This marks the fourth consecutive Wash100 Award for Wagner. Previously, Wagne...
