Robert Persons, former director at Sigma Defense Systems, was elevated to the role of vice president of business development at the tactical communications technology company. The executive announced his most recent move via a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Persons is a three-decade technology industry veteran who joined Sigma Defense in 2022 after holdin...
BAE Systems has booked a U.S. Navy contract valued at $104.8 million to provide engineering, logistics, integration and installation support services over a five-year period. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers support services for the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, We...
Josh Salmanson, a sales and business executive with over 25 years of experience, has been appointed vice president and practice lead for defensive cyber operations of the digital modernization team at Leidos, the executive announced on LinkedIn Wednesday. In his new role, Salmanson will leverage his know-how in designing, deploying and managing...
The last few decades have seen a steady uptick in autonomous defense systems like unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles and drones. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resultant ongoing conflict has put these tools on the world stage as a central focus. While Russia implements Iranian drones to prey upon Ukrainian energy production, Ukraine exec...
Tria Federal, a Sagewind Capital-backed technology and advisory services provider, has acquired technology firm Softrams to better support the critical missions of federal health and public safety agencies. Customers of Softrams, which provides human-centered digital services and system modernization services to federal agencies, include the Centers...
Robert Conrad, a space industry executive, has been elevated to president of Kepler Communications US, a subsidiary of Kepler Communications. The Wilmington, Delaware-based company said Tuesday Conrad’s promotion came after serving as vice president of business development for almost two years. He will now oversee the expansion...
Michael Smith, a seasoned executive specializing in technical program leadership and direction, has been elevated to chief information officer at V2X, according to the executive’s LinkedIn post Sunday. Smith spearheads V2X’s IT systems and operations worldwide while managing its cyber and information security and business applicati...
The Naval Special Warfare Command, a component of the U.S. Special Operations Command, has issued a solicitation for the Maritime Special Operations Forces Support 2.0 contract. MSOFS 2.0 Requirements The purpose of MSOFS 2.0 is to support the day-to-day operations of NSW by providing a variety of services, including logistics, equipment, management...
Newly formed aerospace manufacturing holding company Velocity One has agreed to merge with EMCORE, a provider of inertial navigation solutions to the aerospace and defense industry. EMCORE said Friday the cash transaction with a purchase price of $3.10 per share was cleared by its board of directors and will see the company become a wholly...
The HII board of directors has elected Kari Wilkinson as president of Newport News Shipbuilding, or NNS, the largest company division overseeing over 26,000 shipbuilders who design, build and maintain nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. The shipbuilder said Wednesday Wilkinson, who has served as president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbui...
