Reston Virginia-based information technology company Electrosoft acquired managed security services provider Achilles Shield in a move to grow the former’s cybersecurity portfolio for the federal civilian and defense sectors. Electrosoft said Wednesday its founder and CEO Sarbari Gupta will also hold the chief executive role at the acquired en...
Jonathan Baliff, chairman of the audit committee of Redwire’s (NYSE: RDW) board of directors, has been appointed chief financial officer at the space infrastructure technology company. He succeeds Bill Read, who has served in the CFO role since August 2020 and stepped down nine months after Redwire went public, the company said Wednesday. David Ko...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) will deliver the CH-47F Chinook aircraft to the German armed forces for its heavy-lift helicopter program, with the potential Foreign Military Sales deal reportedly reaching $4.29 billion in estimated value. The defense company said Wednesday it was selected to provide Germany with the NATO-interoperable Chinook aircraft to meet it...
Southcoast Welding and Manufacturing has won spots on a pair of multiple-award contracts worth potentially $1.19 billion combined to repair, maintain and update non-nuclear surface combatant and amphibious ships that are visiting or stationed at the U.S. Navy’s San Diego base. Naval Sea Systems Command received seven offers for the lots I and ...
Paul Meyer, president of Department 22 at Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He said Department 22 was formed in response to customers’ call to boost the speed of innovation amid the Department of Defense’s implementation of its Joint All...
Canada-based engineering services provider WSP Global has agreed to acquire John Wood Group’s environment and infrastructure business for approximately $1.81 billion in a transaction that would expand WSP’s earth and environment consulting practice in the U.S. WSP said Wednesday it expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 20...
Five companies will compete to develop and integrate cyber mission systems for the U.S. Air Force and its partner organizations under a contract vehicle worth potentially $950 million. The Air Force Research Laboratory is procuring hardware, software and technical documentation and reporting support services for the military branch through the indef...
Thomas Greenspon, formerly an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) and a U.S. Navy veteran, has been appointed to the board of directors of Dewberry. “While I’ve spent many years in the federal, state/local, and non-profit worlds, I am humbled by the opportunity to contribute my perspective as a member of the...
A consortium that comprises Thales, Leonardo, Indra Sistemas and Hensoldt will provide tactical data link communication systems to U.S. and European military customers under a five-year, $338.8 million contract. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command in California awarded the contract to Paris-based Euromids as part of the Multifunctional Informa...
Allied Motion Technologies (Nasdaq: AMOT) has acquired electrical drive systems provider FPH Group for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its presence in the defense market. “This acquisition is an excellent strategic fit as it provides us with a deeper penetration within defense applications including the necessary manufacturing lice...
