The Raymond James Defense and Government Conference held at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on Thursday brought together some of the most influential executives, government officials and thought leaders in the government and government contracting industry. During a panel discussion moderated by Raymond James Managing Director Andy McEnroe, fou...
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $379 million contract to produce and deliver eight MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to the Armada, Spain’s naval force. The aircraft will serve as an upgrade and supporting fleet to the Spanish navy’s SH-60B Seahawk fleet, Lockheed said Thursday. The deal is covered by an existing basic order...
Radiance Technologies has promoted Darien Hammett to the role of executive vice president of defense, responsible for ensuring that the sector continues to align with the company’s growth strategy and deliver value to military customers. The Huntsville, Alabama-based contractor said Thursday Hammett previously led Radiance’s space group ...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has added four companies to a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide satellite-based services and capabilities to the U.S. Space Force. Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), Honeywell‘s (NYSE: HON) aerospace business, AT&T (NYSE: T) and Lynk Global will support eff...
The space business of Sierra Nevada Corp. has appointed Wes Collier as vice president of proliferated systems, marking a shift from his previous position as VP of product development, according to his LinkedIn post published Thursday. He is tasked with the oversight of Sierra Space’s proliferated low Earth orbit systems segment....
Defense technology provider Cyberlux has established an advisory board that, according to CEO Mark Schmidt, “brings together a wealth of knowledge and experience from various aspects of the defense community, including military leadership, industry experts and end-user perspective.” Cyberlux said Thursday the defense advisory board will ...
HII‘s (NYSE: HII) mission technologies division has won a potential five-year, $347 million contract to produce and deliver up to 200 small unmanned undersea vehicles to the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday the Lionfish System is a two-person, man-portable vehicle with an open architecture based on its Remus 300 UUV design. The contract h...
Gregg Melanson, former executive vice president and chief growth officer at Illuminate, has been appointed as CGO at technology consulting provider Acuity. The Reston, Virginia-headquartered company said Wednesday Melanson will be responsible for driving continued growth and expansion of its federal business. Before joining Illuminate, Melanson was ...
Scott Rayder, former chief of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been appointed as president of Lynker, a company focused on environmental technology. Rayder brings over two decades of leadership and management experience surrounding environmental issues and research integration and operations activities, the...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded technology consulting firm iTech AG a potential three-year, $75 million blanket purchase agreement for support services to help the agency’s Center for Clinical Standards and Quality improve internal processes and citizen experience. Arlington, Virginia-based iTech AG said Tuesday it s...
