AeroVironment is focused on rapidly ramping up the production of its Freedom Eagle kinetic counter-unmanned aircraft system missile to deliver it to the U.S. Army under a $95.9 million contract. The new award was secured through the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation & Missile Technology Consortiu...
The Naval Research Laboratory has released a request for proposals for research and development for satellite software and operations support contract. NRL Satellite Software & Operations Support Contract Scope According to the solicitation notice published on SAM.gov Tuesday, NRL is seeking qualified contractors to develop, sustain and operate ...
The U.S. Air Force has released a draft request for proposal for the program identified as “Andromeda,” seeking contractors to define, design and build technologies and space-based systems for the space domain awareness mission area. The service branch intends to select a minimum of five and up to 15 contractors under a multi-award indef...
Boeing has received two U.S. Army contracts worth $461 million to produce nine additional CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters under Lots 4 and 5 in support of the service’s heavy-lift modernization efforts. The company said Tuesday the awards bring the total number of Chinooks under contract to 18 aircraft. In December 2024, the aerospace and...
Dataminr has announced plans to acquire ThreatConnect, an intelligence management platform, in a deal valued at $290 million. What will Dataminr’s Acquisition of ThreatConnect Offer? Dataminr said Tuesday the acquisition aims to deliver artificial intelligence-powered tools to help customers detect threats, rank risks and respond fas...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded BL Harbert International a $337.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a B-21 Software Integration Lab at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. USACE Tulsa District serves as the contracting activity, according to the award notice posted on SAM.gov Friday. USACE’s B-21 Software Integra...
What’s one way you can tell when an organization enters an elevated stage of maturity? For Josh Wilson, incoming CEO at LMI, a clear sign that a company understands who it is, what its values are, how it impacts customers and how it operates day to day is if it consistently makes senior leadership appointments via promotions....
Molex, a global electronics connectivity innovator, has agreed to acquire Smiths Interconnect, a Smiths Group subsidiary offering high-reliability connectivity products. Molex said Thursday the move aims to expand its presence in the aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor testing, and industrial markets. The transaction involves cash consid...
Keysight Technologies has completed its acquisition of Spirent Communications for $1.46 billion. The companies secured all regulatory requirements from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and China to finalize the transaction, Keysight said Wednesday. Acquisition Details The acquisition integrates Spirent’s operations and servic...
Sigma Defense Systems has appointed Jim Stokes, a defense technology industry leader, as a vice president. Stokes announced his move to Sigma Defense in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. He brings over two decades of leadership experience in the defense and aerospace sectors to the role. Who Is Jim Stokes? Prior to joining Sigma Defense,...
