BAE Systems has secured a $95 million contract to equip the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft with electronic warfare advanced countermeasure pods to protect against missile threats. The pods will provide the maritime patrol plane with early threat detection and countermeasures to detect and counter incoming threats and...
Dave Bassett, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has joined Thales Defense & Security as a proxy holder and member of the company’s board of directors. Bassett brings to the board over three decades of military experience, including 20 years as a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, where he helped manage key programs such...
The State Department has cleared Taiwan’s request to buy standard and nonstandard spare and repair parts and related equipment and services for F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. government under two foreign military sales agreements worth $300 million combined. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday the FMS deals also cover F-16 ...
Jennifer Kauffman, most recently chief operating officer of CyberCore Technologies, will transition to the role of CEO after multinational information technology company HP (NYSE: HPQ) completed its acquisition of the Maryland-based secure supply chain management and cybersecurity services provider. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, CyberCore sa...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded VetTech a potential $347.7 million contract for financial management and strategic planning, accounting and cost estimating and analysis support services. The Department of Defense said Tuesday MDA competed the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract through an online solicitation and received two offers for the procureme...
Herndon, Virginia-based federal systems integrator Tyto Athene has agreed to acquire managed cybersecurity services provider MindPoint Group for an undisclosed amount as part of efforts to expand its cyber capabilities and broaden its presence in the federal civilian market. Tyto Athene said Tuesday it expects the acquisition to conclude at the end ...
Andrew Stringer, formerly vice president at Deep Water Point & Associates, has joined Reston, Virginia-headquartered software and systems engineering company Applied Information Sciences as senior VP of strategic growth. He shared his new post Tuesday on LinkedIn and will oversee strategic growth initiatives for the federal sector in his new cap...
Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has secured a five-year, $94 million contract to deliver satellite communications support services to Space Systems Command The company said Tuesday it will provide new capabilities and security sustainment services in support of the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services program under the contract, which has a pote...
Joby Aviation, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis, has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a provider of autonomous flight systems for aviation and defense applications. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and Joby Aviation said Tuesday the acquired business has expertise in perception technolog...
The cyber landscape is in a constant state of flux as new threats, vulnerabilities, opportunities and technologies continue to emerge. Keeping up-to-date on these changes and fluctuations is a daunting task, but it’s necessary in order to stay ahead of the technological curve and maintain the United States’ competitive advantage. On Thursd...
