Arnold Nowinski, former executive director of the launch and safety business at Axient, has been elevated to a vice president role within the same unit under Axient’s national security space segment. He will lead a team of engineers and scientists that conducts new entrant certification for launch platforms, verifies system safety at U.S. Spac...
Space is at its largest inflection point in decades, and as commercial space activity continues to rise, United States government leaders are taking a page from industry’s book on how to drive more rapid innovation, especially in the face of increasing global competition. While technology and acquisition processes are typically at the center of th...
John Tierney, an L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) veteran, has assumed the role of VP and general manager of the surface and C5 systems segment newly established under the company’s integrated mission systems business. He will be in charge of leading a global team that provides autonomous surface vessels, integrated command, control, compute...
U.S. space agencies are gearing up for a launch-filled summer as some of the country’s most highly-anticipated and promising programs make important progress. The rise in government launches in recent months mirrors the exponential growth of the commercial space industry and aligns with a speed-focused strategy set in motion by the Air Force’s a...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) posted $9.3 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2023, a 6 percent increase from the same period last year, as its defense, mission and space systems business logged higher sales. In its quarterly earnings report released Thursday, Northrop reported an operating income of $947 million and a margin rate...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will continue to help the U.S. Space Force modernize and sustain a key military platform for monitoring deep space objects after the service branch exercised a fourth contract option valued at $145 million. The award comes after an L3Harris-led industry team updated a command-and-control center, telescopes and a pha...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) can move forward with full-rate production of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System after a defense acquisition board issued the FRP decision. The board approval comes after IBCS completed the initial operational test and evaluation phase, the Army’s missiles and space program executive office said...
In a government contracting ecosystem often defined by bureaucratic processes and long timelines, the Space Development Agency has built a refreshing reputation of speed, agility and innovation. As the race for space superiority intensifies, more and more GovCon companies and federal agencies are noticing SDA’s success and looking to adopt the age...
Amy Hopkins, a defense and intelligence industry veteran, has been appointed vice president and general manager for national security space within Peraton‘s space and intelligence sector. “Excited to lead this team and looking forward to working with my space and national security colleagues across the community,” Hopkins wrote in ...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded 18 companies positions on a potential five-year, $900 million contract to provide data software services to help meet warfighters’ requirements. Space Systems Command received 34 offers for the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and expects work to occur in El Segundo, California, thro...
