Airbus has acquired robotic aircraft manufacturer Aerovel and its Flexrotor vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial system in a transaction aimed at expanding the former’s tactical UAS product portfolio. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and Airbus said Wednesday that Aerovel will continue to design and produce the...
The Department of Defense’s effort to field thousands of autonomous drones has reached a major execution milestone. The Army’s Switchblade-600 loitering munition, built by AeroVironment, has been selected for accelerated fielding under the first tranche of the Replicator program, the DOD said in a release on Monday. The Army’s acquisition hea...
Daniel Carroll, field chief technology officer for cybersecurity at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said artificial intelligence could play a key role in helping federal agencies transform workforce training and customer service delivery and address complex government challenges. In an article published in Carahsoft.com, Carroll wrote that AI could ...
Booz Allen Hamilton’s Steve Escaravage is one of the most influential figures in government contracting, a fact confirmed by his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic. The award’s founder, EM’s CEO, Jim Garrettson, presented Escaravage with his plaque in person in a recent meeting. The Wash100 Award is an extremely sought-after distinct...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $169.7 million contract to provide sustainment engineering and logistics support services for the MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft systems of the U.S. Navy and Australian air force. The contract covers the provision of life cycle program planning, spare and repair parts, support equipment, engineering...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond To ensure adequate preparation for a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 assessment, the Cyber AB advises contractors to start preparing for it at least six months in advance, depending on their current cybersecurity readiness and resources. In OSIbeyond’s experience, most organiza...
Advisory firm BMNT has named co-founder William Treseder as chief operating officer and appointed industry veteran Mark Peterson as chief financial officer in a move aimed at expanding the company’s presence in national security sectors globally. Both executives bring decades of industry experience and will support BMNT’s plans to expand...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a $460.6 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency for continued system engineering and integration of a ballistic missile defense system for Guam. The National Team–Systems and Engineering contract covers specialized system engineering guidance, integration, system development and data product delivery for MDA...
Valerie Cawthron, formerly director of employee relations at IPT Associates, has been promoted to vice president of human resources at the Massachusetts-based provider of information technology and professional services. Cawthron, in this role, will continue to help drive strategic growth and operational excellence and transform the service-disabled...
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems has released a draft solicitation for a potential 10-year, $267 million multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to develop and sustain a cloud-based talent acquisition platform. Army PEO EIS is seeking industry feedback to inform the acquisition strategy fo...
