SpaceX will use its new satellite network to provide high-speed broadband, alternative positioning, navigation and timing and space domain awareness support for the U.S. Space Force under a potential $70 million contract with the service branch, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported Wednesday. Starshield is composed of satellites in low-Earth orb...
Gunjan Goel, former chief information officer of ST Engineering, has joined General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems division as chief information and digital officer and senior vice president of information technology. The 25-year industry veteran will oversee the company’s digital transformation efforts in his new cap...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has secured a seven-year, $630 million contract to provide the U.S. Space Force with systems engineering and integration services for space sensing capabilities, such as the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites. The project builds on Booz Allen’s existing partnership with the Space Systems Com...
The State Department has approved the Spanish government’s request to buy Patriot missile systems and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $2.8 billion foreign military sales agreement. Spain has requested to procure four Patriot Configuration-3+ modernized fire units consisting of radar sets, launching stations, engage...
Frank Varga, formerly vice president of operations at Apogee, has been promoted to the chief operating officer role at the Colorado Springs, Colorado-headquartered national security and defense technology provider. Varga will work with the Apogee leadership team to advance the delivery of space, cyber and special operations capabilities to national ...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential three-year, $178 million contract from the U.S. Navy to expand the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at the Allegany Ballistic Laboratory in West Virginia. Work on the firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action will occur in Rocket Center, West Virginia, through September 2026, the Depar...
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded a joint venture between information technology services providers Agile Defense and BuddoBot the $162 million Systems, Infrastructure, Applications, Operations and Maintenance Services contract. Agile Defense said Wednesday the SIAOMS contract tasks the Agile-Bot II JV to modernize, maintain and...
The U.S. Army has started soliciting comments on a draft statement of work and related attachments for a contract to modernize the service branch’s military payroll system used to support pay generation and disbursement procedures. The service intends to award a single contract to one company to meet the Army Military Payroll requirement under...
Jason Gallaspy, a 24-year veteran at Dynetics, has been named chief technology officer of the Huntsville, Alabama-headquartered engineering firm. Gallaspy shared his new post Tuesday on LinkedIn and assumed the role after serving as vice president of the Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) subsidiary for more than a year. He initially joined the company in April 19...
A General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has secured a $967 million contract modification to continue design, development and lead yard support services associated with the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class fast-attack submarines. General Dynamics Electric Boat will conduct contract work in Connecticut, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Virgini...
