In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to build the Golden Dome, an integrated defense system to protect nations against ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats. The Golden Dome will be a “system of systems,” combining different capabilities to detect, track and intercept threats from an adversary...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing an undefinitized contract action valued at $8.57 billion for the design, integration, instrumentation, test, production and delivery of 25 F-15IA fighter jets to the Israeli Air Force. The Department of War said Monday that the contract action includes options for the production and delivery of an add...
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 ...
In a video interview with CNBC posted Sunday, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden highlighted the company’s commitment to acquisition reform and the rapid delivery of military capabilities, citing Project Talon, an autonomous system initiative, as an example. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from leading experts and explore strategies a...
The U.S. State Department has cleared two potential foreign military sales to Denmark totaling an estimated $3.73 billion for air-to-air missiles and an integrated air and missile defense capability. RTX is the principal contractor for the AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said F...
Northrop Grumman has secured a contract valued at more than $200 million from the U.S. Army for the procurement of XM1211 High Explosive Proximity, or HEP, fuzed rounds of medium-caliber ammunition. Join the discussion on the Army’s 2030 goals at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit on June 18. The Minnesota-based global aer...
Northrop Grumman has secured a sole-sourced contract worth up to $100 million to support the U.S. Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon, or SiAW, subsystem. The award covers active seeker components, test and evaluation support, and science and technology development, the Department of Defense said. Work will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, un...
Terran Orbital has appointed Cheryl Paquete as chief financial officer. Paquete will be in charge of the company’s financial strategy and contribute to efforts that would support the company’s plan to scale satellite manufacturing operations. Who Is Cheryl Paquete? Paquete spent nearly two decades at Lockheed Martin Space, where she spea...
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...
