Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems, or R2S, has appointed Jonathan Casey as its new CEO. Casey confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday. R2S is a joint venture between Raytheon Technologies and Israel-based defense technology provider Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The firm was established to build Iron Dome systems and manuf...
Motorola Solutions has agreed to acquire Silvus Technologies for approximately $4.4 billion to broaden its intelligent network footprint and address the increasing security and defense use cases for autonomous systems and high-bandwidth communications. Motorola said Tuesday it expects the transaction to close in the third or fourth quarter of 2025, ...
TSS Solutions has named Joshua Cryer as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering. Cryer announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. Bringing nearly three decades of experience in military communications, Cryer will lead the engineering and technology innovation team at TSS Solutions, focused on developing and deliver...
The Missile Defense Agency has unveiled new details about a potential 10-year, multiple-award contract for a system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting and neutralizing airborne threats to the United States. Called the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, the effort has a maximum value of $151 billion, accordi...
The State Department has approved Bosnia and Herzegovina’s proposed foreign military sale of AW119Kx helicopters, related equipment and services. Scope of AW119Kx Helicopter Procurement The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday Bosnia and Herzegovina asked to purchase AW-119Kx helicopters along with the following: Qualification...
Kevin Gunde has assumed new responsibilities as senior vice president and head of engineering at Applied Energetics. Chris Donaghey, CEO of the advanced optical technologies and pulsed laser systems development company, in a statement posted Monday welcomed Gunde to the executive leadership team. “Kevin’s decades of experience and e...
A unit of British multinational BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary will support on-demand operational needs of U.S. Navy manned and unmanned airborne systems under a $138.5 million contract. The Navy tapped BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services to provide a range of support services, including engineering services, installation enginee...
RTX has secured a $1 billion contract from the Missile Defense Agency to deliver Standard Missile-3 Block IB All-Up Rounds. Contract Specifications The Department of Defense said Friday the non-competitive firm-fixed-price contract covers the procurement of up to 55 units SM-3 Block IB All-Up Rounds built to SM-3 Block IB specifications, includ...
The U.S. Army has selected 11 companies for a $495 million contract to provide construction services for Hawaii. Hawaii Construction Contract Details The Department of Defense said Thursday the companies that will compete for each order include the following U.S.-based companies: Absher Construction ContiFederal Services Environmental Chemical ...
Booz Allen Hamilton has won a potential three-year, $209.9 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide technical engineering support to facilitate command and control, communications, computer, cybersecurity, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and missions. To learn more about the latest advances in defense capabilities ...
