The Missile Defense Agency has issued a draft request for proposal for its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in the fourth quarter. The multiple award contract has a potential 10-year period of performance and is valued at a total of $151 billion if all options are ex...
Textron subsidiary Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. has received a potential five-year, $554.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide Type III high subsonic and Type IV supersonic aircraft for the service branch’s fleet customers. Learn more about the service branch’s latest contracting opportunities, tech advancements, trends and...
Former U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien will join the strategic advisory board of Strider Technologies. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based strategic intelligence provider said Thursday O’Brien will play a key role in advancing its artificial intelligence strategy, driving the expansion of real-time strategic intelligen...
The Department of State has approved the Egyptian government’s request to purchase the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System. RTX will serve as the principal contractor for the proposed foreign military sale, which is estimated to be valued at $4.67 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The weapon system pur...
Defense technology company Parry Labs has appointed Amber Walker, most recently senior vice president of ground, C2 and maritime systems, as chief growth officer. In this capacity, Walker will report directly to Parry Labs CEO JD Parkes as she oversees enterprise growth efforts across all defense sectors with a focus on driving strategic partnership...
General Dynamics saw its fiscal 2025 second-quarter revenue increase 8.9 percent to $13 billion and reported $3.74 in Q2 diluted earnings per share, up 14.7 percent from the prior-year period. In an earnings release published Wednesday, the Reston, Virginia-based defense and aerospace contractor said its Q2 operating earnings rose 12.9 percent to $1...
The U.S. Navy has named HII Fleet Support Group and six other companies that secured spots in an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract to support the Naval Education Training Command’s Naval Training Products and Services program. The Department of Defense said Wednesday that the contract has a ceiling value of $240 ...
Electronic connector manufacturer Amphenol has acquired Narda-MITEQ from investment affiliates of private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Co., or JFLCO, for an undisclosed sum. Manufacturing RF, Microwave Tech for Defense Markets JFLCO said Thursday Narda-MITEQ designs and produces advanced radio frequency and microwave components and subsystems for d...
The Department of State has approved Ukraine’s $172 million foreign military sale request for HAWK Phase III missile system and sustainment items, services and related equipment. The principal contractors for the potential deal will be Sielman, RTX and PROJECTXYZ, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday. HAWK...
RTX reported $21.6 billion in sales during the second quarter of 2025, marking a nine percent year-over-year growth. Q2 2025 Highlights In an earnings statement published Tuesday, the aerospace and defense company reported a backlog of $236 billion at the end of the quarter, up 15 percent compared to the same period in 2024. This...
