Redwire, a space technology company backed by AE Industrial Partners, has bought spacecraft and satellite systems engineering firm Oakman Aerospace for an undisclosed sum. Jacksonville, Florida-based Redwire said Tuesday the acquisition represents the sixth deal for the company AEI formed in June last year. Littleton, Colorado-based Oakman engi...
Robert Freda, formerly assistant corporate controller of Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW), has been appointed to succeed the retiring Harry Jakubowitz as treasurer at the Davidson, North Carolina-based defense electronics provider. Curtiss-Wright said Friday that Freda will report to Chief Financial Officer K. Christopher Farkas and oversee corporate tax a...
AE Industrial Partners-backed space systems component provider Redwire has purchased Albuquerque, New Mexico-based payload launch and spacecraft thermal management technology developer LoadPath for an undisclosed sum....
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Accreditation Body (CMMC-AB) reviewed and confirmed several U.S. cybersecurity and regulatory compliance consultant organizations through its recently established Registered Provider Organization (RPO) accreditation program. Among the newly registered RPO’s, Summit 7 was recently certified and ...
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, to serve as secretary of the Department of Defense, Politico reported Monday. Austin would be the first African American to lead DoD if confirmed by the Senate and sources said his selection for the top civilian post at the Pentagon could be announced as soon as T...
Red River has appointed Jeff Snider as chief growth officer (CGO), effective immediately, to develop its contract portfolio with new contract vehicles and programs supporting the company’s federal, state and local government customers. He previously served as Red River’s vice president of strategy development. “Red River has grown tremendousl...
During Potomac Officers Club’s Artificial Intelligence for Maneuver Virtual Event, Michèle Flournoy, co-founder and managing partner of WestExec Advisors, was featured in a fireside chat with Greg Wenzel, 2020 Wash100 Award recipient and executive vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton. Wenzel moderated the fireside chat by posing questions on t...
During GovConWire’s FY21 Acquisition Forum, notable federal and industry leaders will discuss the Defense Budget Reform, annual financial audit schedule adherence, Defense Acquisition System and implementation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework. To register for FY21 Acquisition Virtual Forum, as well as view other upcoming opportunities, visit ...
During Potomac Officers Club’s Ensuring PNT Superiority on the Future Battlefield, experts across the private and public sectors will discuss how this reliance on PNT, like the Global Positioning System (GPS), has created an attractive point of attack which adversaries will increasingly target. To register for Ensuring PNT Superiority on the Futur...
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Boeing Conducts Taxi Test on AI-Powered Unmanned Aircraft Prototype An unmanned aircraft prototype Boeing developed with the Australia’s air force has undergone a low-speed taxi process as part of tests and preparations for a maiden flight slated for later this year. T...
