The U.S. space and defense business arm of Airbus has unveiled a new business line focused on helping the Department of Defense meet its demand for uncrewed aircraft systems to detect and counter threats. Brian Zarchin, a retired U.S. Army aviator, will oversee Airbus U.S. Space & Defense’s UAS business line, which will operate with...
Cyber is the “latest front in warfare” according to Michael Greenman, senior product marketing manager at Deltek. As the U.S. government works to maintain its standing in the cyber realm, industry has “rallied around the idea of cybersecurity risks,” and the public sector has continued to update its cybersecurity standards to ensu...
TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG) has agreed to acquire the electron device business of Communications & Power Industries, a portfolio company of TJC, in a cash transaction worth approximately $1.39 billion. The CPI subsidiary has 900 employees and manufactures proprietary electronic components and subsystems for various aerospace and defense platform...
Astra (Nasdaq: ASTR) Founders Chris Kemp and Adam London have presented a proposal to the board of directors to take the space company private, offering to buy all the outstanding stock at $1.50 per share, CNBC reported Thursday. According to a securities filing, the offer by Kemp, chairman and CEO of Astra, and London, the...
Anne Guevara was elevated to the role of vice president of PM capabilities at BAE Systems‘ U.S. business arm, where she previously served as senior director of program excellence, according to a LinkedIn post published Thursday. She joined the company in June 2019 and led enterprise project management functions to transform its development, pr...
The State Department has approved a potential $2.53 billion foreign military sale of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment to the government of Romania. The potential FMS deal includes 54 M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 vehicles, 54 M1A1 structures, four M88A2 Hercules combat recovery vehicles, four M1110 joint assault bridge...
The Department of Transportation is seeking bidders to provide project management oversight services to the Federal Transit Administration. In a notice issued Thursday on SAM.gov, DOT said it is looking to grant a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of $670 million to support FTA in its PMO authoritie...
ASRC Federal and SupplyCore have secured indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth $185 million combined from the Defense Logistics Agency to perform maintenance, repair and operations support at U.S. military facilities. Both contracts cover the provision of MRO supplies to the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Gu...
Deloitte has won a five-year, $98.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide its Digital Transportation Office with business management services. The Department of Defense said Thursday Deloitte Consulting will perform a range of services including data analysis, data engineering, executive man...
Global mission services company V2X hosted the Honor Our Veterans Breakfast on Tuesday in a display of gratitude toward the many company team members who have served, as well as the veteran population of the U.S. at large. Military service members past and present were offered a spread of fresh fruit, baked goods and other refreshments....
