As data sharing continues to shape the evolving warfare environment, the full establishment of Joint All-Domain Command and Control, which is intended to radically transform the way U.S. forces and NATO mission partners exchange information, is critical in maintaining an advantage over adversaries, according to Air Force Brig. Gen. Chad Raduege...
Jeffrey Van Anda, a 25-year engineering professional, has been promoted to a senior vice president role at drone systems provider Hoverfly Technologies. He replaces John McDade, who has retired as SVP of engineering after nearly eight years of service at the company, Hoverfly said Thursday. Prior to his appointment, Van Anda was engineering VP at...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will manufacture and deliver a dozen units of the F-16 Block 70 aircraft to Jordan’s royal air force under a finalized agreement between the Middle Eastern country and the U.S. government. Jordan ordered the fighter jets in a move to strengthen defense capabilities and enhance combat readiness and interoperability w...
The Department of Defense’s innovation arm and acquisition office have updated DOD’s cleared list of small unmanned aircraft systems under the second iteration of the Blue sUAS project with the addition of drones from Skydio and Flightwave, bringing the number of vendors offering compliant drones to 10. The updated list now includes Skydio’s X...
Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) cloud computing business looks to increase the number of its data center campuses in Virginia as part of a $35 billion investment that will run through 2040. According to a post on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s website Friday, Amazon Web Services‘ planned footprint expansion is in support of its long-term growth in the...
NASA has developed an objective-based procurement strategy to advance its ongoing Moon to Mars initiative, according to Karla Jackson, senior procurement executive and deputy chief acquisition officer at the space agency. While traditional Department of Defense procurement is based on capabilities, the objective-based approach is built around concr...
John MacMillan, a 36-year public and private sector information technology veteran, has joined Maximus (NYSE: MMS) as vice president of future market development. He will guide the future strategy for the company’s U.S. services business and work with customers to prepare them for next-generation innovations in the sector, Maximus said Thursda...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential two-year, $84.9 million contract modification to provide four Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar systems for the U.S. Air Force. This award brings the contract’s ceiling value to $182.9 million and covers production management support, travel, data and other services, the Departmen...
JJR Solutions has promoted six executives as part of a company reorganization meant to advance strategic growth efforts. Dan Marion, former chief marketing officer at JJR, will transition to the role of chief strategy officer and continue to oversee market development initiatives while helping the company maintain competitive advantage and align its...
Tom Hammoor, most recently head of Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) aviation defense segment, has been named president and CEO of Textron Systems. He replaces Lisa Atherton, who will serve as chief operating officer of Textron’s Bell subsidiary, the parent company said Thursday. Hamoor brings to the role nearly four decades of defense industry and military...
