Owl Cyber Defense, a DC Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Big Bad Wolf Security in a deal aimed at accelerating Owl’s expansion into the government cloud market. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and Owl said Tuesday it will add BBWS’ cloud security and cross-domain solutions to the parent company’...
The State Department has cleared a potential $500 million foreign military sale to Taiwan of F-16 infrared search and track systems, produced by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and related equipment through a government-to-government transaction. Taiwan’s economic and cultural representative office asked to procure IRST systems, integration and te...
HII (NYSE: HII) has won a seven-year, $78.7 million contract to provide independent advice and assessment support for the Missile Defense Agency’s initiative to develop an integrated and layered system for intercepting adversary missiles. The Department of Defense named Alion Science and Technology the awardee of the competitive cost-plus-fixe...
Poland has requested to purchase 96 AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $12 billion foreign military sale deal cleared by the State Department. Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will serve as principal contractors on the proposed transaction that would include aircraft engines, n...
The State Department has approved Australia’s request to procure up to 22 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $975 million foreign military sale agreement. The proposed FMS transaction includes unitary and alternative warhead missile pods for the Guided Multiple ...
Jennifer Hay was named director of Defense Digital Service within the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office of the Department of Defense, replacing Jinyoung Englund who held the post in an acting capacity. Hay, a visiting fellow with the National Security Institute, joined DDS in January as its principal deputy. Now, she will lead the...
As the global defense landscape shifts, the U.S. Department of Defense must adapt its strategies, tactics and priorities accordingly. Executive Mosaic spoke with Airbus U.S. Space and Defense Chairman and CEO Rob Geckle in a new video interview to get a better understanding of the trends shaping the future of defense and how they’re impacting th...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) Electric Boat subsidiary has been awarded a potential five-year, $183.1 million contract to help the U.S. Navy manage nuclear regional maintenance department operations at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. The cost-plus-fixed-fee award has a one-year base period, valued at $40 million and options ...
The State Department has approved Finland’s request to purchase Multiple Launch Rocket Systems with an updated configuration and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $395 million foreign military sale deal. Finland has requested services to modernize its M270A1 MLRS fleet into the M270A2 model to enhance interoper...
The State Department has cleared a potential $2.90 billion foreign military sale of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles manufactured by RTX (NYSE: RTX) to the government of Germany. The potential FMS deal covers the provision of up to 969 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM and 12 AMRAAM C8 guidance sections, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesd...
