Sabel Systems Technology Solutions has acquired Centil as part of a push to reinforce its digital engineering capabilities and broaden its ability to support defense and commercial space missions. Sabel said Tuesday the transaction marks its second acquisition since Sagewind Capital made a majority investment in the company in October. Expanding Dig...
In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to build the Golden Dome, an integrated defense system to protect nations against ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats. The Golden Dome will be a “system of systems,” combining different capabilities to detect, track and intercept threats from an adversary...
The U.S. Air Force plans to seek proposals for the potential $320 million Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements multiple-award contract to provide construction services at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. According to a presolicitation published Monday on SAM.gov, the service’s 633rd Contracting Squadron intends to issu...
Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a $104.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide technical and design agent engineering for the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile and the NATO SeaSparrow Consortium missile programs. The contract, awarded Dec. 19 by Naval Sea Systems Command, includes options that could raise the cumulative value to $884.9 mi...
CACI International has agreed to acquire ARKA Group from Blackstone Tactical Opportunities-managed funds for approximately $2.6 billion in cash as part of efforts to expand its space-based sensing capabilities and accelerate the delivery of actionable intelligence to warfighters. CACI is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&am...
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors, or PEO IEW&S, is conducting market research to guide its acquisition of assured positioning, navigation and timing services to warfighters. What Is the Army’s MAPS GEN II Program? The effort, called the Mounted Assured PNT System, or MAPS, Generation II,...
The Department of State has approved eight foreign military sales requests to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, or TECRO, with a combined value of $11.10 billion, including a possible $1.01 billion deal for Tactical Mission Network software, equipment and services. What Is the Scope of TECRO’s Tactical Mission Networ...
AMERICAN SYSTEMS has appointed Lauren Kilcoyne, an operations and program executive, as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 5. In this capacity, Kilcoyne will lead operations, develop and implement business plans, play a role in the company’s acquisition strategies, drive collaboration and facilitate the implementation of strategic objecti...
The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific is soliciting proposals for the development and fielding of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems capable of detecting and countering emerging threats. In a notice posted on SAM.gov Tuesday, the NIWC Pacific said the government will award multiple indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity co...
The Department of War is accelerating its push into unmanned systems, moving beyond experimentation toward large-scale production, streamlined acquisition and integrated doctrine. From mass-producing low-cost attack drones to expanding counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities, recent moves signal a decisive shift that defense contractors and te...
