Travis Hite, vice president of innovation at Astrion, has assumed additional responsibilities as chief data officer at the defense and space technology company. Hite announced his new role at Astrion in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Advancing Astrion’s Unified Approach to Data & Digital Transformation “This new role builds on th...
Kunal Mehra has been named CEO of Scientific Systems, a company specializing in artificial intelligence-powered autonomy for defense applications. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company said Tuesday Kunal will succeed his father, Raman Mehra, who founded Scientific Systems over thirty years ago. Raman is retiring after decades of...
Lockheed Martin will produce and support the deployment of Trident II ballistic missiles for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers, the United Kingdom. Challenges surrounding foreign military sales, including delays and bureaucracy, will be one of the major topics that will be addressed at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 GovCon I...
Intuitive Machines has finalized its acquisition of aerospace company KinetX as part of a push to broaden its deep space navigation and constellation management capabilities and related offerings for customers. Combining Intuitive’s Data Service Platform With KinetX’s Deep Space Navigation Tech Intuitive Machines said Wednesday it will c...
The Department of State has cleared a potential $1.75 billion foreign military sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Canada, with Lockheed Martin designated as the principal contractor. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday that it had already submitted the required certification to Congress. The Potomac Officers Cl...
General Dynamics Information Technology has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Lei Yu as vice president of artificial intelligence and data, and Anneke Christensen as vice president of growth for the company’s intelligence and homeland security division. Who Is Anneke Christensen? Christensen announced her new role in a recent L...
Amentum Services will provide organizational-level maintenance support for the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft systems, or RPAs, under a $995 million U.S. Air Force contract. The Chantilly, Virginia-based company secured the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract award in a competitive solicitation that received three offers, t...
By Chris Burton, executive vice president of experiences and design at Sign In Solutions On any given day, a government contracting firm’s visitor list could range from maintenance workers, subcontractors and customers to business partners, federal officials and foreign nationals, each presenting unique risks and fresh compliance challenges fo...
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded BWX Technologies a 10-year, $1.6 billion contract to establish a supply of high-purity depleted uranium. Under the contract, BWXT will build and operate an HPDU manufacturing facility at its Jonesborough, Tennessee, site and produce up to 300 metric tons of HPDU an...
The Department of State has approved a potential $705 million foreign military sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Australia. Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, Leonardo DRS and Oshkosh will be the principal contractors. The Potomac Officers Club will host the 2025 GovCon International and Gl...
