Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) has agreed to acquire exactEarth in a cash-and-stock transaction worth approximately $161.2 million to further expand its geographic footprint and increase its space-based maritime dataset. The transaction has been approved by the boards of Spire and exactEarth and is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of calend...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has agreed to purchase Centennial, Colorado-based space electronics supplier SEAKR Engineering for an undisclosed sum. Raytheon said Tuesday it will integrate SEAKR into the Waltham, Massachusetts-headquartered company’s intelligence and space business once the deal is closed. SEAKR employs over 540 workers in...
AE Industrial Partners has acquired Jennings Aeronautics, a California-based company developing small unmanned aerial systems designed to take off vertically and run using oxide fuel. AEI said Tuesday it will merge the acquired business with UAV Factory, which the private equity firm purchased in January. John Purvis, CEO of JAI, will hold a similar...
Capgemini will buy VariQ through a stock purchase agreement as part of efforts to further expand its information technology capabilities for government clients and strengthen its presence in the federal market. Founded in 2003, VariQ offers cybersecurity, cloud and software development support services to federal government agency clients through th...
Axonius has established a new subsidiary that will focus on delivering the needs of U.S. federal agencies looking to meet the requirements of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program and other government initiatives centered on strengthening national cybersecurity. Axonius Federal Systems will offer agencies foundational asset management ca...
Document Storage Systems has purchased Alexandria, Virginia-based SBG Technology Solutions for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand DSS’ service footprint at federal departments. SBG works with federal clients to help them modernize information technology systems and offers an artificial intelligence platform designed to support customers...
Bill O’Neill, vice president of Cybersecurity for ThycoticCentrify, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Tuesday. The executive discussed the complementary strengths of Thycotic and Centrify and talked about other topics including the recent supply chain management disruptions, cloud transformation eff...
NASA has awarded $146 million in contracts to five companies to develop lunar lander design concepts, perform risk reduction activities and offer feedback to inform requirements for a future solicitation on industry capabilities that could help facilitate regular manned missions to the moon under the space agency’s Artemis program. Blue Origin, Le...
Cyber experts Stacy Dawn, Christine Horwege and Victor Foulk have joined CGI Federal’s growing cyber practice, the company announced Tuesday. “We look forward to expanding our cyber knowledge and depth of expertise as the growing demand for cybersecurity in the federal space increases,” said Jason Porter, vice president of CGI Federal’s emer...
Bill Moran, a 38-year U.S. Navy veteran and former vice chief of naval operations, has joined the board of directors at Miami-based military augmented reality system developer Red 6. He is the president of WFM Advisors, a company he also established to offer advisory services to large and startup companies, Red 6 said Tuesday. His...
