Josh Watters has been named vice president of defense programs and manufacturing services at the defense and government systems division of Hughes Network Systems, according to his LinkedIn post Tuesday. He joins the satellite network and communications company from Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), where he worked for over two decades, m...
On October 24, Potomac Officers Club will host the next in its series of riveting, topical government contracting events: the Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum. Registration is now open, with only limited seats available. This extremely relevant morning (7 a.m. – 10 a.m.) event is brought to you in colla...
Canada has requested to buy from the U.S. government munitions and related systems for integration with General Atomics-built MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles under a $313.4 million foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department. The proposed FMS transaction includes AN/APY-8 Lynx synthetic aperture radars, AGM-114R2 Hel...
The State Department has approved South Korea’s request to procure Lockheed Martin-manufactured (NYSE: LMT) fighter jets and Pratt & Whitney-built engines from the U.S. government under a potential $5.06 billion foreign military sales agreement. The potential FMS deal includes 25 F-35 conventional take-off and landing aircraft and up to 26...
The State Department has approved a potential $4 billion foreign military sale of Patriot Configuration-3+ equipped with the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System and related equipment to the government of Poland. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will serve as the principal contractor on the possible deal that covers the provision of ...
Marina Theodotou, former Defense Acquisition University official, was named executive director of a Department of Defense organization focused on providing Pentagon leaders with independent advice and specific recommendations to drive innovation, according to her LinkedIn post. Theodotou brings three decades of leadership experience to the Defense I...
Bulgaria has secured U.S. State Department approval to procure 183 General Dynamics-built (NYSE: GD) Stryker armored fighting vehicles under a potential $1.5 billion foreign military sales agreement. General Dynamics Land Systems will serve as the principal contractor on the proposed FMS deal that includes infantry carrier vehicles; ICV – Drag...
Apogee has established a governing board of directors in line with the company’s push to expand its footprint in the government market and named Chairman and CEO Wes Georges as lead of the new body. Other inaugural governing board members are Dave Dacquino, former CEO at Serco Group‘s North American business arm, and Landmark Systems...
Ricardo Defense has received a $385.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to produce and deliver system retrofit kits for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. The award is made on the initial $89.8 million contract with the Troy, Michigan-based defense contractor to procure anti-lock braking and electronic stability control ...
A new McAleese & Associates report shows that defense prime contractors posted a 7 percent to 9 percent rise in sales during the second quarter of 2022 and record-high backlogs as the Department of Defense accelerates contract awards. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, presented an analysis of the...
