QinetiQ was established in the United Kingdom in 2001 when the Ministry of Defence split its Defence Evaluation and Research Agency into two organizations. The smaller of the two organizations stayed in the public sector and evolved into Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, while the larger of the two was privatized and became QinetiQ. Now,...
Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business has secured a potential five-year, $583 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce the latest generation of positioning, navigation and timing system for the service’s uncrewed and manned ground vehicles. The Army awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract after ...
HawkEye 360 CEO John Serafini said the company is considering pursuing a new funding round and possibly an initial public offering in the next two years, SpaceNews reported Friday. “As we contemplate our next round, I think we will continue to look for private sources of capital, particularly for perhaps a pre IPO round, in...
The Naval Air Systems Command is seeking proposals from defense contractors looking to provide aircraft maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy’s F-16A/B/C/D multi‐role fighter jet fleet over a potential eight-year period. In a SAM.gov solicitation notice, NAVAIR said it will award a $152.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-...
The Department of Defense is working to finalize guidance meant to provide its contracting officials more flexibility when it comes to reimbursing companies facing the effects of higher prices, Federal News Network reported Thursday. William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at DOD, said the updated policy document could be av...
An industry team led by Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has received a potential five-year, $160 million blanket purchase agreement to continue delivering enterprise construction management services to the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration. Augur Consulting, JGMS Government Services, Crawford Consulting Services and Longeneck...
The rise of electronic warfare, or EW, has fueled an increase in demand for electromagnetic spectrum operations and capabilities across the GovCon landscape. This heightened demand is manifesting in increased interest and investments in 5G-enabled technologies, smart facilities, Internet of Things and more as spectrum sharing becomes more prevalent ...
Axiom Space has won a $228.5 million task order from NASA to produce next generation spacesuits for astronauts taking part in the space agency’s Artemis III human lunar spaceflight mission. In addition to Axiom developing Artemis spacesuit and supporting systems, NASA said Thursday the company is tasked to hold a demonstration of the technolog...
ExecutiveBiz featured Chris Bishop, chief growth officer of HII Mission Technologies, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday. He talked about the division’s focus on emerging tech development and maturation and how those technologies could be integrated into the mission operational environment. The Q&A also discuss...
Systems Planning and Analysis, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired a Metron division focused on providing operations research, digital engineering and model-based systems engineering support for the U.S. Navy and other national security customers. SPA said Tuesday it will integrate Metron’s operations research and cyber...
