Systems Planning and Analysis has won a potential $185 million contract to advise the Defense Threat Reduction Agency on scientific and technical matters. The Alexandria, Virginia-based company will provide assistance to DTRA’s research and development work on defense measures against improvised threats and weapons of mass destruction, the Dep...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has agreed to buy Alion Science and Technology from Veritas Capital for approximately $1.65 billion in cash as part of a push to expand its technical capabilities and portfolio of national security platforms. HII said Tuesday it expects the transaction to conclude in the second half of 2021 and help...
The U.S. Air Force has released a request for proposals for a potential $4.79 billion contract vehicle for services related to research, development and sustainment of hardware and software capabilities to support the intelligence production requirements of the military branch, Department of Defense and intelligence community. The NOVASTAR indefinit...
“Technology innovation is the battlefield of today.” Amid the pandemic, the Department of Air Force indicated in its fiscal 2019/2020 Acquisition Biennial Report how it developed innovative strategies to carry on with its missions and integrate digital engineering into its operations. From executing the pioneer end-to-end demonstration of the Ad...
Kyndryl, an independent managed infrastructure services provider spinning out of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has announced the members of its senior leadership team, operating model and global structure as it works to deliver mission-critical technical capabilities and support customers’ digital transformation efforts. Rick Ruiz, a veteran sales and technolo...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will begin manufacturing Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pods for the U.S. Navy’s electronic warfare aircraft fleet after the company received a $172 million low rate initial production contract. Naval Air Systems Command has ordered three NGJ-MB ship sets along with associated equipment, technical data and go...
Valiant Integrated Services has acquired Norfolk, Virginia-based Alliance Technical Services for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand logistics support work in the government sector. Valiant said Thursday it also looks to grow its customer base in the missile launch refurbishment and modernization segments through the acquisition. Dan Corbett, CEO...
Ball Aerospace has promoted two-decade company veteran Jeanne Atwell to the positions of vice president and chief engineer. Prior to this promotion, Atwell was senior director of advanced mission solutions within Ball’s national defense segment, the company said Wednesday. “She has an impeccable technical record and will focus on executi...
Ned Miller, former chief technology strategist at McAfee (Nasdaq: MCFE), has joined Appgate to serve as senior vice president and general manager of the cybersecurity company’s federal arm. He will be responsible for working with sales and technical teams to deliver zero-trust security products to clients, and leading market strategies that gu...
Germany is set to initiate a foreign military sales process with the U.S. government to buy five Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) maritime surveillance planes for approximately $1.3 billion. The German defense ministry said Thursday it chose the P-8A Poseidon aircraft platform to address a capability gap that arose following the completion of its P-3C Orion ...
