The State Department has approved Israel’s three foreign military sales requests worth approximately $3 billion combined for munitions, guidance kits, bulldozers and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it has notified Congress of the proposed FMS deals. MK 84, BLU-117 General Purpose Bomb...
John Lau, a 15-year industry veteran, has been selected as vice president of defense and intel solutions at ECS. The information technology systems integrator said Thursday Lau will spearhead the delivery of its data, artificial intelligence, cloud, cybersecurity and digital services portfolio across the Department of Defense and Combatant...
The State Department has approved Israel’s two foreign military sales, or FMS, requests worth about $7.41 billion combined for AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, munitions, guidance kits and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it has already informed Congress of the proposed FMS deals. Munitions,...
The State Department has approved the request of Kuwait to purchase design and construction services and related equipment under the Foreign Military Sales program. The possible transaction is estimated to amount to $1 billion and will cover maritime and land facilities at the Mohammed Al Ahmed Naval Base, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency sai...
The State Department has cleared Egypt’s two foreign military sales requests worth approximately $929 million combined to provide AN/TPS-78 long-range radars, COMBATSS-21 combat management systems to support the fast missile craft modernization effort and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency sai...
The State Department has approved Japan’s foreign military sales request to procure Standard Missile 6 Block I Missiles and related equipment worth an estimated $900 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday RTX will be the principal contractor of the proposed sale. Details of Potential SM-6 Block I Missile Contract Und...
Vice President JD Vance on Saturday swore Pete Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, into office as the 29th secretary of defense, DOD News reported Monday. Hegseth received Senate confirmation on Friday evening. Making DOD ‘Laser-Focused’ on Lethality, Readiness During his Jan. 14 confirmation hearing, Hegseth cited the need to rei...
Kevin Kennedy, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, has been appointed vice president of defense strategy and warfighting integration at ManTech. The artificial intelligence technology services provider said Tuesday Kennedy will oversee the delivery of cybersecurity, electronic warfare and command, control, communications, computer...
Quantum computing is no longer just a theoretical pursuit or the domain of research labs. It has rapidly emerged as a transformative technology poised to revolutionize industries around the globe. Within the defense sector, its potential is both astounding and imperative. Quantum’s applications in national security promise to reshape operation...
Timothy Grayson has assumed new responsibilities as senior vice president and chief architect of the defense systems sector at Leidos. He confirmed his role in a LinkedIn post Monday. In his new post, he will support the defense systems sector leadership and help the company ensure that it can meet customers’ needs. “We have the...
