As the global geopolitical environment sees rapid developments unfolding, the United States is shoring up its defense and military capabilities to prepare for an array of potential scenarios in the face of budgetary and adversarial uncertainties. More than 20 of the Defense Department’s top leaders gathered on Wednesday during the McAleese FY2023...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $91.28 million contract modification to develop and electronic warfare radio frequency compatibility tool for the U.S. Air Force. The company will provide software development, testing, capability maturation and hardware qualification support services to the military branch, the Department of Defense said ...
Four companies have won spots on a five-year, $300 million contract to restore and modernize ground test facilities for the U.S. Air Force. The military service received eight offers for the Facilities Acquisitions for Restoration and Modernization II contract via a competitive acquisition process, the Department of Defense said Monday. Awardees cou...
Voting for your ranking of the 2022 Wash100 Award winners is in full swing and this week saw an intense round of shifts, skyrocketing favors and tough competition. If you haven’t already, be sure to cast 10 allotted votes on your favorite figures in the GovCon, government and military sectors before the race ends on April...
Rumblings of frustration surrounding the Department of Defense’s information technology shortcomings quickly grew into a roar last month as military service branch operators, warfighters and federal leaders took to social media to shed light on the severity of the department’s widespread IT issues and the urgency of solving them. In January, Mi...
Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business has secured a potential 10-year, $99.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform sustaining engineering work on avionics of the E-3 airborne early warning and control system. Collins Aerospace will support recurring and non-recurring AWACS avionics maintenance requirements...
A Department of Homeland Security program allows the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to explore the use of Automated Ground Surveillance Vehicles, known as “robot dogs,” in national security-focused operations along the southern U.S. border. DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate, in collaboration with Philadelphia-based Ghost Robotic...
The recent confirmation of Andrew Hunter as assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics reflects the service branch’s reinvigorated focus on software as a key component of its broader information technology and modernization strategies. Hunter, who formerly led the defense-industrial initiatives group at th...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient to recognize her deep conviction that the defense industry plays a vital role in bringing advanced technologies to the military. This marks her eighth Wash100 win in the nine-year history of Executive Mosaic’s annual...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $1.42 billion sole-source contract to provide logistics and mission sustainment services to the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of military transport planes. The AF Life Cycle Management Center is obligating $91 million in fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds at the time of the award and expects the company...
