John Fitzpatrick shared on LinkedIn Thursday that he has been appointed vice president and chief security officer at V2X. The executive will be responsible for all corporate security operations, including classified program protections, business continuity, enterprise security risk management and personnel, physical and technical security....
The U.S. Space Force has added Rocket Lab USA and Stoke Space to the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, Phase 3 Lane 1 contract as part of the first on-ramp process for the launch services procurement vehicle. The service branch said Thursday Space Systems Command, or SSC, will award a $5 million firm-fixed-price task...
Boeing has received a $240 million contract from the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command, USASOAC, for the production of MH-47G Block II Chinook aircraft. Enhancing USASOAC’s MH-47G Chinook Helicopter Fleet The global aerospace company said Thursday it will remanufacture five units of the MH-47G Block II Chinook heavy-lift helic...
Intelligence technology company Nightwing has acquired Roka Security for an undisclosed sum to strengthen its capacity to deliver more targeted, full-spectrum cyber platforms to government and private sector customers. Expanding Cyber Capabilities Dulles, Virgnia-based Nightwing said Thursday it expects Roka Security’s team of experts to compl...
Christy Wilder, a seasoned strategic consultant, has been selected as the chief security officer at Peraton. The national security company said Thursday Wilder was selected after serving as an adviser to Peraton’s defense mission and health solutions sector. In her new role, the security expert will oversee the development and implem...
The U.S. Marine Corps has started soliciting industry input for a potential $550 million enterprise commercial satellite services, or MECS2, contract. MECS2 Contract Scope According to the request for proposal issued on SAM.gov Tuesday, the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will cover the procurement of transpon...
Bollinger Shipyards has secured a fixed-price-incentive-firm target contract modification valued at $951.6 million from the U.S. Coast Guard in support of the Polar Security Cutter, or PSC, program. The company said Tuesday that work on the contract modification will be performed at the Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding and additional facilities in...
Tommy Reed, a 20-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry, shared on LinkedIn Wednesday that he has been promoted to chief growth officer at Frontgrade Technologies. The new CGO brings extensive leadership experience in strategy development, innovation management and aerospace defense. Tommy Reed’s Career Highlights Reed mo...
Eastern Research Group has secured an Environmental Protection Agency recompete contract worth approximately $100 million to provide on-site research laboratory support. EPA announced the award of the follow-on contract to ERG through a notice published Tuesday on SAM.gov. Contract Scope In October, EPA released a solicitation for the recompete cont...
The State Department has approved Qatar’s foreign military sale request for MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, or RPA, and related equipment worth an estimated $1.96 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Boeing, L3Harris, Leonardo S.p.A., Lockheed Marti...
