The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 1,014 companies positions on the new Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, a potential 10-year, $151 billion vehicle for the Golden Dome multi-layer missile defense architecture. The first tranche of staggered awards establishes the competitive pool while the agency continues discuss...
The Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued up to $471.9 million to provide engineering support for Nimitz-class and Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. What Work Will HII Provide Under the Navy Contract? The award covers engineering, technical and design work along with logistics, configuration and d...
Markon, a mission integrator specializing in cybersecurity, technology, business operations and infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of PLEX, a cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and enterprise engineering firm, in a deal backed by Sterling Investment Partners. What Impact Will the PLEX Acquisition Have on Markon? Markon ...
Pratt & Whitney‘s military engines business has received a potential $1.6 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to provide sustainment activities for F135 propulsion systems used across the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter fleet. What Is the Scope of the F135 Propulsion Systems Contract? The Department of Defense announced Friday ...
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael — the Pentagon’s chief technology officer — will keynote the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 at the Hilton McLean in Virginia. The event will be POC’s first major GovCon gathering of 2026 and is expected to draw senior defense lead...
Terran Orbital has appointed Cheryl Paquete as chief financial officer. Paquete will be in charge of the company’s financial strategy and contribute to efforts that would support the company’s plan to scale satellite manufacturing operations. Who Is Cheryl Paquete? Paquete spent nearly two decades at Lockheed Martin Space, where she spea...
Agile Defense has finalized its integration of IntelliBridge, which the former acquired in January, completing a consolidation that creates a single enterprise focused on accelerating the delivery of digital, data, cyber and artificial intelligence capabilities across national security and civilian agencies. Agile Defense said Tuesday that the unifi...
The U.S. Navy has awarded HII multiple contract modifications totaling approximately $142.9 million to support the completion of Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. What Are the Details of the PCU John F. Kennedy Contract Modifications? The Department of Defense said Friday the...
Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a $99 million contract from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command to design, deploy and sustain advanced wireless connectivity for MSC’s government-operated ships. What Will Booz Allen Deliver Under the Contract? The work will extend secure, resilient communications to civil service mariners aboard vess...
The Pentagon’s research and engineering enterprise is entering one of its most decisive restructuring periods in more than a decade. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael has formally trimmed the department’s sprawling list of 14 “critical technology areas” down to six streamlined priorities, a shift he said ...
