The Department of the Air Force has begun seeking feedback on a draft performance work statement of a potential five-year contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Space Systems Command Contracting Directorate’s front office and staff divisions. The A&AS contract has a one-year base period with four option years and cover...
John Ofenloch, former operating partner at multi-strategy investment firm Satori Capital, has joined private equity firm AE Industrial Partners as president of the AE Shoals Manufacturing and Technology Center. In this capacity, Ofenloch will help accelerate AE Shoals’ occupancy, drive its campus expansion efforts and oversee the aerospace and...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance spots on a potential 10-year, $5.6 billion contract to provide launch services as part of the third phase of the National Security Space Launch program. The Department of Defense said Thursday the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is for La...
Culmen International has appointed Chief Financial Officer Myron Thomas as president and John Fallon, vice president of corporate operations, as chief operating officer. The company announced the leadership moves in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. Thomas will continue to serve as CFO and assume additional responsibilities as president, overseei...
Merlin Labs has agreed to acquire EpiSys Science, a provider of tactical artificial intelligence software, in a move to expand the autonomous flight technology developer’s multidomain autonomy offerings for the defense market. EpiSci offers its Tactical AI platform for various Department of Defense initiatives including the AFWERX Autonomy Pri...
The U.S. Army is currently undergoing a sweeping modernization effort to upgrade its reservoir of capabilities. While technology itself is a key piece of this movement, so are acquisition and production, and the service branch is exploring ways to transform acquisition processes. According to Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the ...
A limited liability company formed by a BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) subsidiary, Fluor (NYSE: FLR), SOC and Texas A&M University System has won a potential 20-year contract from the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration to manage and operate the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. NNSA said Thursday the contract awa...
Eight companies have secured spots on a potential $3 billion multiple-award contract to construct and repair facilities within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command’s Southwest area of responsibility. The contractors will support the construction, repair and renovation of commercial and government facilities at various naval bases under the...
The State Department has approved a potential $678 million foreign military sale request of the government of the Netherlands to procure Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles-Extended Range and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday the Netherlands asked to buy 174 AMRAAM-ER, four AMRAAM-C8 guidance sections as ...
Paul Nakasone, a retired U.S. Army general and seven-time Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of directors of San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research company OpenAI. He will serve on the board’s newly created safety and security committee and advise the company on how AI technologies can be used to improve cyberthreat detection ...
