Federal IT systems integrator B&A has acquired Celestar as part of efforts to expand its intelligence capabilities and strengthen its presence in the national security market. What Intelligence Capabilities Does Celestar Add to B&A? B&A said Tuesday the transaction adds multi-intelligence disciplines to its existing offerings, including ...
General Dynamics Information Technology has received a U.S. Navy contract worth $988 million to modernize and integrate command, control, communications, computers, combat, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or C5ISR, systems across the service branch’s surface combatant ships to help improve naval forces’ readiness. Wh...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX nine task orders worth $739 million combined to provide Lane 1 launch services under the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, program’s third phase. The service branch said Friday the task orders awarded by Space Systems Command will provide launches for the Space Development Agency and the National...
Northrop Grumman will rapidly develop a collaborative combat aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps under a $231.5 million other transaction agreement awarded under the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft, or MUX TACAIR, program. The 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 brings together defense leaders, researche...
Elara Nova has appointed Retired Brig. Gen. Chad Raduege as president of cyber, data and communications. “Elara Nova is a superb company — combining National Security mission focus with brilliant people — and matches my value of “meaningful purpose,” Raduege wrote in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. As agencies rac...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International We are at a crucial juncture in the annals of technical history. Throughout decades of writing, lecturing, teaching and consulting on emerging technologies, I have observed cycles of invention transform companies, governments and society. The current frontier—a synthesis of artificial i...
Technology company Kagwerks and DTC North America have appointed Aydin Mohtashamian, a more than two-decade defense technology industry executive, as president. Kagwerks said Tuesday Mohtashamian brings to the role over 20 years of experience in integrated sensing, defense tech, unmanned aircraft systems and C5ISR platforms with a strong background ...
Sabel Systems Technology Solutions has acquired Centil as part of a push to reinforce its digital engineering capabilities and broaden its ability to support defense and commercial space missions. Sabel said Tuesday the transaction marks its second acquisition since Sagewind Capital made a majority investment in the company in October. Expanding Dig...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded InDyne a potential $1.1 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the service’s missile warning and defense and space domain awareness missions. What Does the InDyne Contract Cover? The award covers the provision of all mission-essential non-personal services required to sustain continuo...
In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to build the Golden Dome, an integrated defense system to protect nations against ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats. The Golden Dome will be a “system of systems,” combining different capabilities to detect, track and intercept threats from an adversary...
