By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International In recent years, cyber attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure have been relentless. In 2025, that pattern unfortunately continues as emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence are being adapted in the attacker tool chests. Due to the participatory, open and ...
Steve Pykett, a 25-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, has been appointed CEO of Fairbanks Morse Defense. Who Is Steve Pykett? The Wisconsin-based original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket provider said Friday Pykett is a seasoned business leader and engineering professional with extensive knowledge in design, manufacturing,...
CACI International has secured a $143 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to provide spectral enabling kits designed to deliver electronic warfighting capabilities to the military branch’s Shipboard Information Warfare Exploit system. “With this latest award, we continue to iterate toward the next-gen future state, by accelerating ...
QinetiQ US has secured a contract from Integris Composites to provide LAST Armor, a protective armor technology, for the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, program. In a statement published Wednesday, Christopher Forrest, executive vice president of advanced robotics and mission solutions at QinetiQ US, said the company ...
V2X reported $1.02 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2025 with a 10 percent year-over-year growth in the Indo-Pacific region. Q1 Financial Highlights In an earnings release published Monday, the Reston, Virginia-based defense services contractor said its Q1 adjusted net income was $31.5 million, reflecting a 10 percent year-over-year in...
David Broadbent spent over two decades at Raytheon, working across various divisions and sharpening his expertise in defense, space, intelligence and commercial cyber in a slew of leadership positions. Toward the end of his run at that company, Broadbent developed a strong interest in the space environment, and was appointed president of space syst...
AeroVironment has completed its acquisition of BlueHalo to advance its position as a global defense technology company with integrated capabilities across ground, air, maritime, cyber and space domains. “We are excited to complete the acquisition of BlueHalo and move forward as an even stronger and more unified AV that provides the scale, tale...
Teledyne Technologies appointed George Bobb III as president and CEO, effective immediately. Bobb succeeds Edwin Roks, who announced his retirement after two decades at the company, Teledyne said in a press release Monday. Roks will remain as special adviser to Robert Mehrabian, executive chair of Teledyne, until Aug. 31. Who is Teledyne...
Palo Alto Networks has agreed to acquire Protect AI for an undisclosed sum to expand its capabilities to help government agencies and enterprises protect their ecosystems of artificial intelligence models, agents and related tools from security risks. Palo Alto Networks said Monday it expects the transaction to close by the first quarter of its fisc...
Leidos has appointed Josh Salmanson, a federal IT industry leader, as vice president of its defensive cyber practice. The company said Wednesday Salmanson will leverage Leidos’ full-spectrum cyber capabilities to accelerate the delivery of high-value platforms designed to improve the cyber defense postures of government and commercial clients....
