Electronic warfare is becoming a top priority for the U.S. Army, especially following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which put the latest EW tactics in the global spotlight. Defined by the Department of Defense as “military activities that use electromagnetic energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum and attack an enemy,” electronic warfa...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will manufacture additional prototypes of the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor under a three-year, $353.9 million contract. The military branch received two bids for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract and obligated $104.8 million at the time of award, the Department of Defense said Wednesday...
Software investor Insight Partners has named seven public sector leaders to its newly created government advisory board to advise the private equity firm on investment strategy and programs meant to further build up its portfolio companies that are supporting government clients. “Our inaugural GAB members come with different experiences across the...
Liz Martin, Department of Defense director at Amazon Web Services, underscored the U.S Army’s use of the AWS Cloud to create a tactical cloud environment envisioned to help with their data processing and resource scaling. In a blog posted Tuesday, Martin shared how the XVIII Airborne Corps– an Army data centric force headquartered at For...
Raj Iyer, chief information officer of the U.S. Army, was officially presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), during the Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd Annual CIO Summit where Iyer was featured as an expert panelist. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the second consecutive Wash...
The U.S. Army is focusing on cloud migration, user experience and data as an enterprise asset as the service moves forward with its Digital Transformation Strategy, first published in October 2021. Raj Iyer, chief information officer for the Army and 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said that while the service has already transitioned three of its key E...
Glen Ives, chief growth officer and CEO of the Navy and Marine Corps division at Castellum, has assumed the additional role of president of government sales and operations at the Bethesda, Maryland-based defense technology company. Castellum CEO Mark Fuller said in a statement published Monday Ives will have executive management responsibilities for...
Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has received a $54 million order to produce binocular night vision devices for the U.S. Army, as part of a potential $442 million “other transaction authority” contract. The military branch procured an undisclosed number of Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular units, spare parts and test equipment from Elbi...
Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its 6th Annual Army Forum on Thursday to share the most recent news, initiatives and developments regarding how the U.S. Army is driving future capabilities to meet the demand and speed of the digital battlefield from the perspective of the elite executives addressing the challenges first hand. Following an opening...
The defense subsidiary of Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) has received a $99 million delivery order to equip additional Stryker infantry carrier vehicles with a medium caliber weapon system. Oshkosh Defense will install the 30mm MCWS on 83 vehicles for the Stryker Brigade Combat Team, as part of a potential $943 million contract awarded in June, the...
