Bob Ritchie is a fast learner. The technologist started at SAIC as an intern fresh out of a Virginia Tech computer engineering degree and only three years later was the chief software architect assisting the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, wherein he helped digitally transform preexisting Department of Defense tactical decision and command and control,...
Ted Davis, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has been elevated to the role of president and general manager of Auterion Government Solutions, a robotics and autonomous systems software company. Auterion said Tuesday he served as vice president of government solutions before his promotion and will now succeed Errol Farr, who is taking an ad...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a U.S. Navy contract modification worth $611.3 million to develop infrared and radar detection capabilities for the F-35 program. The Department of Defense said Friday the aerospace and defense manufacturer’s aeronautics business is tasked with providing Multi-Ship Infrared Search and Track Incremen...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $2.56 billion contract to build two rapid prototype E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft and provide lifecycle development, training and other support services for the service branch’s E-7A fleet. The Department of Defense said Friday the award marks the definitizat...
On Aug. 15, the Potomac Officers Club will give you the chance to hear from top Navy officials and industry leaders at the 2024 Navy Summit! This event will host an elite lineup of experts who will come together to explore the ways in which the Department of the Navy is modernizing to tackle today’s challenges...
Vivek Upadhyaya has joined Defcon AI as chief financial officer, responsible for strategic planning and execution as well as leadership of all company finance activities. Defcon AI said Thursday Upadhyaya most recently worked at Mercury Systems as vice president and CFO of the mission systems segment. Yisroel Brumer, co-founder and CEO of Defcon AI,...
V2X (NYSE: VVX) reported record revenue of $1.07 billion during the second quarter of 2024, reflecting a year-over-over increase of 10 percent, and posted $759 million in quarterly bookings with a total backlog of $12.2 billion, of which $2.9 billion was funded. The McLean, Virginia-based defense services contractor said Tuesday it recorded $27.4 mi...
The first delivery of the Department of Defense’s CJADC2 initiative could be realized this fall during the twelfth round of the Pentagon’s Global Information Dominance Experiment, according to GIDE Director Col. Matt Strohmeyer. “Our goal is to deliver 1.0 of CJADC2 this fall during GIDE 12,” said Strohmeyer during a panel discussion mo...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) saw its revenue climb 10.8 percent to $2.94 billion during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and recorded $255.2 million in operating income, up 8.9 percent from the prior-year period. The McLean, Virginia-based information technology and management consulting firm said Friday net income rose 2.4 percent to $165.2...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) saw its second-quarter fiscal 2024 sales climb 7 percent to $10.2 billion, up from $9.6 billion during the prior-year period, and attributed the growth to strong demand for the company’s products and services. The Falls Church, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said Thursday Q2 net awards totaled $15....
