The White House is looking to proceed with an estimated $23 billion foreign military sale of F-35 aircraft and drones to the United Arab Emirates. “We can confirm that that the administration intends to move forward with these proposed defense sales to the UAE, even as we continue reviewing details and consulting with Emirati officials...
Sierra Nevada Corp. plans to launch an independent commercial company from its space business area to capitalize on potential opportunities presented by the opening of low Earth orbit to commercial space efforts, CNBC reported Wednesday. Sierra Space will be an SNC subsidiary and will focus on developing commercial space station and reusable vehicle...
Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) has received a potential five-year, $71 million contract to provide data analysis assistance for the U.S. Space Force’s forecasting system for space weather phenomena. Perspecta said Wednesday it will provide updated technology to support the Space Weather Analysis and Forecast System’s analysis of sensor data on spac...
Ball Aerospace has appointed federal sector veterans Raha Hakimdavar and Tom McIntyre to serve as directors of space sciences and government relations, respectively. Hakimdavar and McIntyre will work in support of the company’s Washington operations, Ball Aerospace said Wednesday. Hakimdavar, former acting national program lead for remote sen...
Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN) made its debut on the stock market on Wednesday through a direct listing and its shares closed at $328.28, giving the bitcoin-focused company a valuation of $85 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Coinbase’s shares opened at $381 apiece, up 52.4 percent from a reference price of $250 per share set...
Corelight has appointed 33-year intelligence community veteran Jean Schaffer as chief technology officer of the San Francisco-based company’s federal unit. Schaffer has provided advisory services to Corelight since 2020 and joined the cybersecurity technology provider on a full-time basis to lead its data-focused approach to help federal ...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to present Jim Taiclet, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for sustaining company growth through acquisition deals and contract wins, promoting support to supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, and advancing military technology and 5G. This marks the first-time that Taiclet...
Johnson Controls‘ (NYSE: JCI) federal business will help the General Services Administration implement energy efficiency systems and conservation measures at national landmark buildings as part of a three-year, $91 million government project. Johnson Controls Federal Systems is scheduled to commence work on May 1 to modernize historic building...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 14, 2021 — ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) was presented with the Red Hat Partner award, recognizing the company’s use of Red Hat-made hybrid cloud and open source technologies to develop the U.S. Army’s cyber training system, ExecutiveBiz reported April 6. ManTech applied the Red Hat OpenShift Container P...
A joint venture between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary received a $143.2 million delivery order to help the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force address logistical requirements for Osprey military tiltrotor aircraft parts. Bell Boeing Joint Program Office will deliver and repair components of Osprey’s MV-22B and ...
