The rise of electronic warfare, or EW, has fueled an increase in demand for electromagnetic spectrum operations and capabilities across the GovCon landscape. This heightened demand is manifesting in increased interest and investments in 5G-enabled technologies, smart facilities, Internet of Things and more as spectrum sharing becomes more prevalent ...
A Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY) subsidiary has been awarded a potential $681.5 million contract from NASA to provide ground systems and operations services to Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Teledyne Brown Engineering will support a variety of payload and mission operations, including NASA’s Space Launch System rocket,...
Systems Planning and Analysis, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired a Metron division focused on providing operations research, digital engineering and model-based systems engineering support for the U.S. Navy and other national security customers. SPA said Tuesday it will integrate Metron’s operations research and cyber...
Bill Weber, former president and CEO of KeyW, has assumed the CEO role at Texas-based space transportation developer Firefly Aerospace. He will lead Firefly’s next phase of expansion and take over for Peter Schumacher, who has held the chief executive role in an interim capacity since July, the company said Thursday. An aerospace and defense...
Michael LaRouche, president of the national security and space sector at Science Applications International Corp., was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Tysons Corner, VA. This marks the second consecutive year that Michael LaRouche has received the most pre...
Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business has received a pair of contracts worth $3.14 billion combined to manufacture a total of 19 KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Israel. USAF ordered 15 tankers along with data, subscriptions and licenses under a $2.2 billion lot eight production contract that will...
SES’ government arm has named telecommunications industry executive Ben Pigsley as senior vice president for defense networks and aerospace and defense sector veteran Jim Hooper as SVP for space initiatives. The appointment of Pigsley and Hooper to the leadership team of SES Government Solutions comes after the parent company closed its $450 milli...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) booked approximately $400 million in space and intelligence contracts during the second quarter of its 2023 fiscal year. SAIC said Monday the contract awards include delivery and systems integration work and support for cloud and Joint All-Domain Command and Control programs. “As we acceler...
Dale Hopper, a former vice president at Amentum and a 21-year U.S. Navy veteran, is joining Virginia-based systems engineering contractor Valkyrie Enterprises as senior VP of sustainment and modernization. He will oversee an integrated business organization that provides communications infrastructure maintenance, maritime modernization and readiness...
The Department of Defense has issued a presolicitation notice to solicit feedback from industry stakeholders on a draft request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $499 million contract to design, build and test anti-tamper systems meant to protect critical program information from reverse engineering attempts and other adversarial efforts. The D...
