EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), the parent company of broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems, has closed its purchase of Dish Network in a transaction that strengthens its position as a global terrestrial and non-terrestrial connectivity provider to government and business customers. The combined entity will be based in Englewood, Col...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has appointed Amr Hussein, most recently vice president of C4ISR, as multidomain combat solutions VP and general manager of rotary mission systems sites in New Jersey and named Joe DePietro, a three-decade defense industry veteran, as VP and GM of C6ISR. Hussein and DePietro announced their appointments through LinkedIn p...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has secured a $344.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce guided, gliding precision munition with multimode seeker technology for domestic and international military customers. The modification covers the lot 10 production of StormBreaker, additional all up rounds, containers and trainers for the Air Force...
Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) has closed its acquisition of Talon Cyber Security for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to further extend the capability of its secure access service edge platform in safeguarding managed and unmanaged devices. Santa Clara, California-based Palo Alto Networks said Thursday it will integrate its Prisma SASE plat...
A Bechtel subsidiary has secured a $772.3 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy with nuclear power plant components installed in aircraft carriers and submarines. Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. will perform contract work in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and Schenectady, New York, through September 2033, the Department of Defense said Friday. Naval Se...
Public benefit software provider Second Front Systems has placed its sales vice president TJ Rowe to the role of executive VP for growth. He is expected to use his previous experience to lead global public sector deals and commercial sales, as well as ensure customer and partnership success, 2F said Wednesday. Rowe was a U.S....
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will provide file conversion services for the Veterans Benefits Administration under a potential three-year, $355.9 million task order from the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA launched a full and open competition and received two bids for the delivery order, according to a notice publ...
John Havermann, president and CEO of Fornax Advanced Materials, has been appointed to the board of directors at the Chicago-based developer of advanced materials for defense and aerospace applications. The U.S. Air Force veteran has 35 years of combined military and industry experience, having held leadership roles at companies including Parsons (NY...
U.S. Space Command has achieved full operational capability after demonstrating several capabilities, such as accomplishing the Unified Command Plan mission and having the infrastructure in place to back command and control across mission and business function. Army Gen. James Dickinson, commander of USSPACECOM, declared the FOC during a town hall e...
The U.S. arm of professional services provider Serco has secured a potential $84 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for organizational planning, program management and technical consulting support to the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) and its air combat missions in Southwest Asia. Serco Inc. said Thursday it will assist 9AF AFCENT person...
