Leonardo‘s U.S. defense subsidiary has purchased Ascendant Engineering Solutions, a producer of gimbals that allow sensors or cameras to rotate and change direction, in a move to offer integrated sensing platforms in the domestic military sector. Arlington, Virginia-based Leonardo DRS said Thursday it plans to combine its electro-optical and i...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 9, 2021 — LMI has acquired Suntiva and the combined entity will build on the latter’s analytics, logistics, policy and management advisory service capabilities and the former’s organizational development and digital enablement offerings to deliver digital transformation in support of public health requirements...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has teamed up with AE Industrial Partners to create AEI HorizonX, an independent venture capital group that will combine the aerospace, technology and private equity expertise of both companies to promote start-up innovation. Boeing said Thursday AEI HorizonX will further support sustainability and will focus on investments in conn...
Counter Threat Solutions has acquired Quantitative Analytics, a Stafford, Virginia-based provider of management consulting and information technology services, for an undisclosed amount to expand the consulting firm’s offerings and client base. The deal augments CTS’ capabilities in data visualization, predictive analytics, logistics man...
The State Department has approved a proposed $134 million foreign military sales agreement for follow-on technical support to Japan’s destroyer ships that carry the Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) Aegis Combat System. A Defense Security Cooperation Agency notice posted Wednesday says the Japanese government asked to procure Aegis Class Destr...
Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense business has secured a $152 million delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command for the A2 variant of its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. The TACOM Life Cycle Management Command award continues FMTV A2 production orders and builds on completion of testing performance, Oshkosh Defens...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched a new initiative to drive the development and execution of cyber defense operations plans in partnership with the private sector, federal interagency and state, local, tribal, territorial government stakeholders. The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative is aimed at reducing cyber inciden...
Daniel Ragsdale, former principal director for cyber in the Department of Defense’s research and engineering office, has been appointed vice president and architect at Arlington, Virginia-based Two Six Technologies. The retired U.S. Army colonel brings his three decades of military experience and his knowledge of cybersecurity to the technolog...
Austal USA, Epsilon Systems Solutions and Continental Maritime of San Diego have secured positions on a 19-month, $344.7 million contract to sustain littoral combat ships for the U.S. Navy. The three shipyard operators will compete for delivery orders to perform sustainment work on LCS vessels homeported in San Diego, the Department of Defense said ...
The State Department has approved a potential $270 million foreign military sales deal covering sustainment equipment and services for Greece’s F-16 fighter aircraft fleet. L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), Collins Aerospace, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Atec are the principa...
