HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division will provide emerging intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies for the National Security Innovation Network and its mission partners under a potential five-year, $1.4 billion task order awarded under the General Services Administration’s ASTRO contract vehicle. The Joint Network E...
Aeyon LLC houses leadership teams with expertise in mission services, analytics, digital transformation, financial management, engineering and science, and data management. The company leverages its deep expertise in the Department of Defense (DoD) and related civilian agencies to deliver uncompromising intelligence, experience, and qualifica...
The Office of Strategic Capital was stood up in December of last year, marking a decisive move by the Department of Defense to direct financial support to the technology industry. OSC is particularly interested in funding projects and organizations related to “advanced materials, next-generation biotechnology and quantum computing,” per rep...
Anthony Robbins, vice president of NVIDIA’s federal business, accepted his sixth Wash100 prize from Jim Garrettson, CEO and founder of Executive Mosaic and the award itself, in a convivial meeting at NVIDIA’s Herndon, Virginia office in July. The Wash100 Award is determined by EM’s discerning voting committee on an annual b...
Dennis Carr, former executive vice president and chief operating officer of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, has assumed the president and CEO roles at the Fluor-led (NYSE: FLR) management and operating contractor for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina, Defense Daily reported Tuesday. He succeeds Stuart MacVean, ...
A joint venture between Collins Aerospace and Elbit Systems of America has secured a two-year, $16.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to update a head-worn device that allows fighter pilots to cue aircraft weapons and sensors for target acquisition. Collins Elbit Vision Systems will develop, engineer and test the Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Cue...
The Senate Appropriations Committee has cleared a bipartisan bill that seeks to provide $497 million in funding to modernize the F135 engine of RTX‘s (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney business. Aside from the allocation for the F135 engine core upgrade development, the bill also includes $264 million for engine spares and repair parts and $280...
At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Air Force Summit on July 18, retired Maj. Gen. Lee Levy said that too often, commentators reduce the conundrum of carrying out warfighting logistics in a contested environment to simply getting goods and services to the battlefield on time. While this is an important piece of the contested logistics puzzle,...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) posted $9.6 billion in sales for the second quarter of 2023, up 9 percent from the prior-year period’s figure of $8.8 billion, and ended the quarter with a total backlog of $78.8 billion. The Falls Church, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said Thursday its Q2 2023 net awards totaled $10.9 billion...
The Honorable Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, accepted his 2023 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during the Potomac Officers Club’s recent 2023 Air Force Summit. The Wash100 Award annually recognizes the top 100 most impactful leaders and innov...
