By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The future of innovation in both government and industry will not be distinguished by singular breakthroughs, but rather by the convergence and meshing of a number of different new technologies. Going forward, industries, national security, economic competitiveness, privacy and almost eve...
Hon. Emil Michael doesn’t like the term “valley of death.” Long used to describe the place where promising technology projects go to die between incubation and actually being implemented, it’s become an obstacle — almost a cliche — that the government contracting and tech communities have taken as a given. But at Potomac...
By Paul Rempfer, vice president of business development-defense at PCI Government Services The Manhattan Project’s greatest feat wasn’t just mastering the physics of the atom; it was the coordination of chemical plants, university labs and industrial giants to build a history-altering weapon in just three years. Today, the Golden Dome initiative...
RTX reported higher sales, earnings and free cash flow for full-year 2025 and issued a 2026 outlook projecting continued growth, supported by sustained demand across its commercial aerospace and defense portfolios and a growing pipeline of long-term defense contracts. The company said Tuesday that it ended 2025 with a total backlog of $268 billion, ...
NOTE: O’Donell is no longer keynoting the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, but attendees can expect the same great business opportunities and actionable intelligence from our other keynotes: Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director for GEOINT Innovation and Research Dr....
Northrop Grumman will rapidly develop a collaborative combat aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps under a $231.5 million other transaction agreement awarded under the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft, or MUX TACAIR, program. The 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 brings together defense leaders, researche...
BL Harbert International has secured a potential $194.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to convert existing administrative space in Huntsville, Alabama, to a data center, laboratories and enhanced administrative space. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit, scheduled for June 18, will examine how the Army is advancing moderniza...
The Space Development Agency has awarded $3.5 billion in other transaction authority agreements to Lockheed Martin, L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman and Rocket Lab USA to build 72 satellites for the third tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s tracking layer. Lockheed is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s ...
Virtualitics has appointed Chris Brown as its public sector chief technology officer, adding a senior technology executive with decades of experience in federal consulting and analytics to the company as it expands its defense business. Brown, who announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post, is now responsible for shaping technical strategy for Vir...
The Department of War is accelerating its push into unmanned systems, moving beyond experimentation toward large-scale production, streamlined acquisition and integrated doctrine. From mass-producing low-cost attack drones to expanding counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities, recent moves signal a decisive shift that defense contractors and te...
