The commercialization of space has skyrocketed in recent years; the ubiquity of launch, the proliferation of commercial satellites in space and the rise of military activity in the domain has simultaneously accelerated space innovation and increased competition across the globe. For the U.S. government, industry’s growing footprint in space is unl...
As data sharing continues to shape the evolving warfare environment, the full establishment of Joint All-Domain Command and Control, which is intended to radically transform the way U.S. forces and NATO mission partners exchange information, is critical in maintaining an advantage over adversaries, according to Air Force Brig. Gen. Chad Raduege...
A Center for Strategic and International Studies report indicates the Russia-Ukraine war has uncovered supply challenges in the U.S. weapons industry that may impact the Pentagon’s capability to fight and sustain a protracted war with China, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. CSIS found that the war in Ukraine has depleted U.S. stocks of...
A Boeing (NYSE: BA) subsidiary has secured a $463 million U.S. Navy contract for the procurement of low-band sensor components designed for manned and unmanned aircraft. Under the five-year contract, Argon ST will provide hardware and associated engineering services for the Multi-Intelligence Sensor Development Sensor Suite, the Department of Defens...
Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire digital investigation software developer Magnet Forensics through Morpheus Purchaser, a newly established corporation controlled by the private equity firm, for approximately $1.3 billion. Thoma Bravo said Friday it expects the acquisition to close in the second quarter of 2023, pending approvals by shareholders and...
The United States’ space-focused enterprises in the public sector are emerging from big shifts and reorganization more united and cohesive than ever before. For the Department of the Air Force, which encompasses both the Air Force and the Space Force, this new era of unity kicked off with the arrival of Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary...
NASA has developed an objective-based procurement strategy to advance its ongoing Moon to Mars initiative, according to Karla Jackson, senior procurement executive and deputy chief acquisition officer at the space agency. While traditional Department of Defense procurement is based on capabilities, the objective-based approach is built around concr...
DCS subsidiary Infoscitex has promoted Mike Gilkey from vice president and division manager of air and space operations, to executive VP and manager of the entire sector. The company said Thursday that Gilkey will be responsible for its human systems and modeling, simulation and analysis divisions, as well as the sensors and intelligence department....
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An industry team led by Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a contract from NASA to develop and test a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing demonstrator aircraft as part of the space agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. NASA will invest $425 million in the development of the TTBW demonstrator over a seven-year period, while Boeing and its industry...
