The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking feedback on a draft solicitation for its potential five-year, $300 million Engineering for Virtualized Enterprise and Remote Access Technology program. AFRL expects the EVEREST contract will have a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity structure and comprise software, hardware and r...
The U.S. Air Force awarded RTX (NYSE: RTX) a $1.15 billion contract to supply the latest Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile configuration to domestic and international defense customers. The award covers AIM-120 D-3 and C-8 variants developed through the AMRAAM Form, Fit, Function Refresh program, RTX said Tuesday. It marks the fifth productio...
DroneShield, an Australian publicly listed company, has expanded its U.S. headquarters in Northern Virginia and added new members to its team in response to the increasing demand for its counter-unmanned aircraft systems across the U.S. The company said Tuesday its headquarters in Fauquier County, Virginia, will serve as a hub to facilitate collabor...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has assigned its Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary to lead a research and development initiative to update defensive systems and countermeasures of the KC-46A Pegasus aircraft. The project will focus on the conceptual design and production of composite components at Aurora’s Columbus, Mississippi, factory to support tanker pl...
The Space Development Agency has posted a draft solicitation for its planned procurement of space vehicles under the Tranche 2 Transport Layer program. SDA is looking to award an other transaction authority to more than one vendor to support the development and deployment of 54 or more spacecraft with infrared sensors in six orbital planes...
Haywood Talcove, CEO of the government group at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, said fraud and scams using artificial intelligence are going undetected and that the Biden administration and Congress should prioritize actions to address the threat posed by AI-assisted fraud schemes, Fox News reported Tuesday. “I suspect over the next 12 months, if the g...
Amy Hart, a contract management professional with two decades of industry experience, has joined nonprofit engineering innovation company Draper as vice president of contracts. Hart will report directly to Draper President and CEO Jerry Wohletz and oversee contract life cycle management in her new position, the company said Tuesday. She has managed ...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has begun soliciting proposals for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract worth potentially $116 million to help U.S. European Command and the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic manage information technology operations. In a solicitation notice posted Tuesday on SAM.gov, DISA said ...
Trident Maritime Systems, a portfolio company of investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Co., has purchased the assets of Custom Alloy Corp., a provider of alloyed forgings, pipe and fittings to defense and industrial customers. CAC supplies materials for aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines and other U.S. Navy programs, JFLCO said Tuesday. “T...
Jim Rittinger, a nearly three-decade practicing attorney, has joined Empower AI as general counsel and corporate secretary. He will be responsible for all legal and corporate governance initiatives at the Reston, Virginia-based government information technology and professional services provider, Empower AI said Tuesday. “Jim’s leadership an...
