General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Ellwood National Forge have won a $682.9 million contract with the U.S. Army to produce BLU-109 penetrator bomb bodies and parts for Turkey under a foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Department said Friday the companies will manufacture the bomb bodies and components through Dec. 31, 2020. The BLU-109 ...
The team of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will not pursue a legal challenge in federal claims court of the U.S. Air Force™s award of the Long Range Strike Bomber contract to Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Bloomberg reported Friday. Julie Johnsson writes the decision comes a week after the Government Accoun...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 22, 2016 ” Tony Frazier, senior vice president of government solutions at DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), has said the company uses deep-learning and crowdsourcing tools to analyze satellite imagery, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. GCN reported Wednesday that Frazier has pointed to MrGeo, NVIDIA graphics process...
The Government Accountability Office has denied the Boeing (NYSE: BA)-Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team’s protest of the U.S. Air Force‘s award of the highly-classified Long Range Strike Bomber contract to Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) in a ruling that could give way for engineering and development work to start. Boeing and Lockheed hold a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 15, 2016 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) has upgraded six B-52 bomber planes of the U.S. Air Force with increased capacity for internal weapons, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the upgraded internal weapons bay launchers can load up to eight Joint Direct Attack Munitions. “The upgrades t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 7, 2016 ” Parsons has appointed a new group executive vice president to oversee its federal business unit’s global sales operations and strategy, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. “[Gina Trombley] is an accomplished executive and has a proven track record of developing new businesses and markets, &...
Neumo has appointed Matt Coury as CEO, elevating the company’s president to lead its next phase of growth following its 2025 formation. Coury succeeds Paul Colangelo, who will transition to a board of directors role and continue supporting the leadership team, the company said Thursday. What Role Did Coury Play in Neumo’s Formation? Cour...
Antenna Research Associates has appointed Jay Abendroth, a seasoned defense electronics executive, as chief growth officer to lead business development and growth strategy efforts in support of expanding defense mission requirements. The company said Wednesday Abendroth will work to strengthen strategic partnerships, deepen customer collaboration ac...
Aerospace and defense technology company Merlin has closed its business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Inflection Point Asset Management. Merlin said the transaction was approved by Inflection Point stockholders on March 12 and formally closed on March 16. The combine...
A new analysis published in Elsevier’s Funding Forward: Policy & Impact newsletter argues that government funders face a foundational challenge that underpins many of their most pressing priorities: the inability to effectively manage and integrate their own data. Posted Monday on LinkedIn, Elsevier’s inaugural Funding Forward issue ...
