The Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems joint venture has secured a $1.25 billion direct commercial sales contract to supply Israel with Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome system. The award covers Tamir surface-to-air missiles, missile kits and test equipment, RTX said Friday. “This is the first production contract for the R2S joint ven...
Boeing secured a firm-fixed-price delivery order valued at $877.7 million from the U.S. Special Operations Command for the procurement of MH-47G rotary wing aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, with completion expected by November 2030, the Department of Defense said Thursday. USSOCOM, headquartered at MacDill Air Forc...
Nokia’s 5G communications technology is transforming combat. From arctic operations to applications for the Marine Corps and teaming arrangements with leading defense contractors, Nokia is charting the path forward for secure, high-bandwidth and reliable 5G technology with allied armed services. In today’s complicated and challenging ope...
Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a $99 million contract from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command to design, deploy and sustain advanced wireless connectivity for MSC’s government-operated ships. What Will Booz Allen Deliver Under the Contract? The work will extend secure, resilient communications to civil service mariners aboard vess...
Voyager Technologies has acquired Penrose, Colorado-based manufacturer of critical defense materials and compounds, Estes Energetics. How Does the Acquisition Impact the Defense Industry? Voyager said Thursday that the move expands its ability to oversee the production, certification and quality of critical energetics for national defense applicatio...
Exiger and Palantir Technologies have partnered to deliver an integrated artificial intelligence capability designed to help the U.S. Army strengthen multi-tier supply chains and operational readiness. Gain exclusive insights into how the service is driving toward its 2030 goals at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit on June 18....
Private equity firm McNally Capital has merged its portfolio company Quiet Professionals with Spathe Systems to create a defense technology platform aimed at expanding support for U.S. Special Operations Forces and the broader defense community. Chicago-based McNally said Thursday Quiet Professionals CEO Andy Wilson will lead the combined comp...
The Pentagon’s research and engineering enterprise is entering one of its most decisive restructuring periods in more than a decade. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael has formally trimmed the department’s sprawling list of 14 “critical technology areas” down to six streamlined priorities, a shift he said ...
The Department of the Air Force has awarded V2X subsidiary Vertex Modernization and Sustainment a potential $425 million contract to provide central display unit, or CDU, hardware and support for F-16 aircraft. What Are the Details of the F-16 Center Display Unit Line Replaceable Unit Contract? According to the award notice published Wedne...
Battelle has elected retired U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller and healthcare industry executive Adele Gulfo to its board of directors. “We are honored to welcome Craig and Adele to our board,” said Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle and a 10-time Wash100 winner. “Their leadership and diverse expertise will help guide Battelle’s mission...
