RTX business Raytheon will manufacture additional AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles under a $1.1 billion modification of a previously awarded contract. The modification exercises options of the previous contract, which include the production of 1,756 AIM-9X-4 Block II All Up Round Tactical Missiles, with 492 for the U.S. Navy, 456 for the U.S. Air Force an...
Haider Haimus has been appointed president of national security sector at Edgewater Federal Solutions. The enterprise IT, cybersecurity and systems engineering company said Haimus will lead its national security portfolio, overseeing its strategic direction, operations and expansion. He will be responsible for supporting clients in law enf...
Lockheed Martin has received a potential $214.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to support the recapitalization of the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, into the M270A2 configuration. The Department of Defense said Friday the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama is funding the cost-plus-fi...
Even more than most federal departments in the first six months of the second Trump presidency, the Department of the Army is undergoing big changes. Putting aside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s directive at the top of May for sweeping Army modernization, a three-star general in the service said it’s rethinking its requirements documentati...
The State Department has approved the United Arab Emirates’ two foreign military sales requests totaling $1.45 billion to procure CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters and F-16 fighter aircraft sustainment support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday it has notified Congress of the proposed FMS agreements. CH-47F Block II Chinook...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International In recent years, cyber attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure have been relentless. In 2025, that pattern unfortunately continues as emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence are being adapted in the attacker tool chests. Due to the participatory, open and ...
Software company Elastic has appointed industry leaders Chris Townsend and Darryl Peek as global vice president of public sector and VP of partner sales for the U.S. public sector, respectively. Townsend and Peek announced their new leadership positions in separate LinkedIn posts. In addition to his role as global VP, Townsend will serve as presiden...
SciTec secured a $259 million contract from the Space Systems Command on Apr. 24 to enhance the missile warning and tracking mission of the U.S. Space Force. FORGE EOS Contract Scope The SSC said Tuesday the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, Enterprise Overhead Persistent Infrared, or OPIR, Solution contract is intended...
Anduril Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dublin, Ireland-based Klas, an engineering and design company specializing in edge computing and tactical communications. Boosting Autonomous Systems and Connected Warfare Anduril said Monday the planned acquisition aims to boost the defense technology company’s po...
Leidos has been awarded a $205 million contract to provide services in support of the modernization and operation of IT systems for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, or DTRA, enterprise. Bolstering Defense Against Emerging Threats The Reston, Virginia-based company said Monday the five-year DTRA Integrated Information Technology Support...
