The State Department has approved Bulgaria’s request to buy Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-16 Block 70 aircraft, related equipment and services through a potential $1.67 billion foreign military sales agreement. The government of Bulgaria asked to purchase four F-16 C units and four of the aircraft’s D variant to improve its capability to c...
Patrick Shanahan, former acting secretary of the Department of Defense and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of directors at defense and security platforms manufacturer CAE. Shanahan has gained three decades of sector experience and expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cybersecurity modernization, th...
Innovative Defense Technologies has won a potential three-year, $98.6 million contract to provide software for distributed maritime operations to the U.S. Navy. IDT will use its prototype environment designed to accommodate software development and simultaneous monitoring of change-driven effects in the software’s physical and cyber aspects, t...
Executive Mosaic has featured Michael Brown, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, in the 2022 Wash100 class for his leadership in agency efforts to bring advanced commercial technology to the U.S. military. This marks the first time Brown has been selected to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of leaders who shape the government contracting la...
The State Department has approved a potential $368.53 million foreign military sale, through which Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) could provide follow-on support services and related equipment for the U.K.’s Tomahawk Weapon System. Raytheon’s missile and defense business in Tucson, Arizona, will be the prime contractor on the proposed...
Gregory Kausner, formerly an executive director at the Department of Defense, has been appointed to lead the global defense business at Anduril Industries. The government service veteran will be responsible for driving Anduril’s growth initiatives and introducing its technology to potential partners in the international defense market, the com...
The State Department has approved a potential $175.98 million foreign military sale, through which Bahrain seeks assistance to update M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems manufactured by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). Bahrain wants to convert nine MLRS units into the M270 A1 configuration, spare parts and logistical and program support services through...
Forty Republican members of Congress have called on President Joe Biden to include in his fiscal year 2023 budget request a 5 percent increase in defense spending above the rate of inflation in light of increasing national security threats facing the country. The House and Senate lawmakers wrote in a Wednesday letter to the president...
Emergent will help the Department of the Air Force obtain licenses for 12 core Oracle software products and the Java Standard Edition platform under a potential five-year, $419.7 million contract. The Enterprise Software License Agreement II also offers a suite of customer services and a catalog for DAF agencies to acquire discounted technology offe...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president and president of defense systems business at Northrop Grumman, as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for her efforts to help enable military and allied forces to interoperate and network across all domains as well as to continue advancing defense capabilities and services....
