The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will engineer systems for the U.S. Air Force’s intercontinental ballistic missile system modernization program under a $165.9 million task order. Under the three-year award, APL will also continue to research and develop specialized functions to support the Sentinel weapon system, the Dep...
All of the four-star generals of the U.S. Air Force and the vast majority of three-stars assembled in June at a table top exercise that demonstrated various scenarios regarding strategic maneuvers required when carrying out logistics in contested settings and conditions. The service’s leaders saw it as a highly beneficial process that is nece...
IT and professional services provider RSC2 has acquired Navigant Systems, a veteran-owned business, for an undisclosed sum to add offerings and markets in the command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance area. RSC2 said Monday the two companies have complementary C5ISR platforms and the acquisitio...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Cyber awareness means strong risk management While it is true that anyone and everyone is vulnerable to cyber-attacks, there are available protections and defenses for helping mitigate those threats. It starts with having a risk management strategy and being proactive. Because of the emer...
Sapphire Ventures will invest more than $1 billion in enterprise artificial intelligence startups, including companies focused on developing generative AI, enablers and middleware, foundation models and other next-generation AI applications. “We look forward to partnering with companies that are not only improving existing workflows and softwa...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has secured a potential $282.6 million contract to modernize the Rolling Airframe Missile, a ship self-defense capability, for the U.S. Navy and three foreign military customers. The award from Naval Sea Systems Command covers design agent and engineering support to the MK 31 Guided Missile Weapon System Improvement Program, the Depa...
Richard Bonnett, vice president of engineering at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, has been promoted to chief technology officer within the company’s unmanned systems business, according to a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. He joined the California-based national security and communications technology maker in 2018 after a 21-year c...
Mission1st Group has acquired Ardent Management Consulting for an undisclosed sum to expand information technology service offerings for the Department of Defense and federal civilian agency customers. Ardent, an Amazon Web Services consulting partner, specializes in data analytics and location intelligence support to public sector clients, Mission1...
David Cline, a 23-year Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) veteran, has joined General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) as vice president of strategic capture within its information technology business. He announced his new position with GDIT on Monday in a LinkedIn post and most recently was capture management principal for Lockheed’s global business development ...
Christina Payne, most recently senior vice president of human resources and corporate relations at Precise Systems, has assumed the role of chief people officer at the company. She will continue to oversee people strategy, employee development and culture initiatives in support of the company’s growth efforts, Precise Systems said Monday. Payne is...
