REI Systems has received a $76 million contract to build a cloud-based application testing platform for a Department of Defense office that manages human resource information on military personnel and veterans. The company said Thursday it will integrate automated software quality assurance tools into a DevSecOps environment to support the managemen...
Shield AI has acquired Heron Systems for an undisclosed sum to further expand its artificial intelligence engineering and reinforcement learning capabilities. Heron Systems is a software company founded in 1993 and is known for developing an AI pilot that emerged undefeated against a human Air Force F-16 fighter pilot in five rounds of simulated air...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has secured a potential $344.4 million sole-source contract to update MK-15 close-in weapon systems for the U.S. Navy and South Korea. The company’s missiles and defense business will modernize the radar-guided gun systems and provide associate hardware to customers as part of the firm-fixed-price contract, th...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will provide long-range, anti-ship cruise missile systems to Romania under an agreement between the European country and the U.S. Navy. The U.S. government is selling the Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System through the foreign military sales program to help Romanian armed forces to defend against targets on ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2021 — The U.S. Navy used General Atomics-built MQ-9A Block 5 and MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft to demonstrate teaming between manned and unmanned military platforms at the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 exercise, ExecutiveBiz reported April 29. “We successfully demonstra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 10, 2021 — General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business updated the mission system of its MQ-9 Reaper in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), ExecutiveBiz reported April 23. GA-ASI said April 22 the remotely piloted aircraft demonstrated its ability to collect intelligence data...
Israel-based defense company Elbit Systems (Nasdaq: ESLT) has secured a potential 20-year, $1.65 billion contract to build and operate an international flight training center for Greece’s airmen as part of a government-to-government transaction. Elbit Systems said Sunday it will establish the center to host M-346 fighter jet trainers for the H...
COMSovereign has agreed to acquire video and physical security technology manufacturer RVision for an undisclosed sum to expand technology portfolio for smart city projects and customer base in the public and private sectors. COMSovereign said Wednesday the agreement includes $5.58 million in total considerations including restricted common st...
A BAE Systems business has secured a potential 10-year, $600 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide support equipment for the F-16 aircraft of multiple foreign military sales customers. BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration will deliver SE items, spare parts and technical support services to Bulgaria and other FMS c...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 17, 2021 — The U.S. Army employed a General Atomics-made suite of standalone software applications during the acceptance flight tests of a Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system to validate if the system could enable the service branch to achieve “supervised autonomy” in support of its aircraft oper...
