The U.S. Space Force has issued a request for proposals to initiate the first on-ramp process to procure Lane 1 launch services as part of the National Security Space Launch program’s third phase. Space Systems Command said Wednesday it will accept proposals through Dec. 13 and expects to make an award by the spring of...
Maxar Technologies’ intelligence business has appointed industry executives Matt Santangelo, Matt Jenkins and Peter Wilczynski to its leadership team to drive innovation and growth initiatives. Maxar Intelligence said Tuesday Wilczynski joined the company in early summer as chief product officer, while Santangelo and Jenkins have been named chief ...
Mary Ann Carlson, a federal industry veteran, has joined EXPANSIA as senior vice president of business development and capture. In this capacity, Carlson will oversee the government technology consulting firm’s business development efforts, pursue new client acquisitions and advance the delivery of innovative platforms to customers, EXPANSIA said ...
Private equity firm OceanSound Partners has acquired Antenna Research Associates, or ARA, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to help the latter expand its client relationships and radio frequency capabilities to facilitate the delivery of new technologies to the aerospace and defense market. New York-based OceanSound said Tuesday ARA’s ...
Vasu Murthy, an industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience in software development, was named senior vice president and chief product officer at Cohesity. The artificial intelligence-powered data security provider said Tuesday Murthy most recently served as VP of products at Rubrik, where he was responsible for its core product, platform...
The State Department has cleared Denmark’s request to purchase AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles for approximately $744 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday that the Danish government plans to purchase 203 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missiles and nine AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM guidance sections that include precise po...
ManTech has received a U.S. Air Force contract worth approximately $98 million to provide services for the processing and analysis of a wide range of environmental samples containing nuclear-related materials. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support the Air Force Tech...
Leidos saw its revenue increase 7 percent year-over-year to $4.2 billion during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 and attributed the revenue growth to increased demand across all customer segments, particularly for managed health services. In an earnings release published Tuesday, the defense and IT services contractor said it recorded $362 mill...
HII’s Mission Technologies division will combine its six operational groups into all-domain operations, global security, warfare systems and uncrewed systems groups as part of efforts to optimize the division for long-term growth. The McLean, Virginia-based company said Friday the reorganization will take effect Monday, Oct. 28, and will be aligne...
The State Department has approved the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s request to purchase tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided, radio frequency TOW 2A and TOW 2B missiles for an estimated cost of $440 million. RTX will serve as the principal contractor for the proposed foreign military sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency...
