The U.S. Navy has released a draft solicitation for a potential nine-year, $321.7 million multiple-award contract to identify contractors that could support the revision and sustainment of pilot and aircrew training curriculum across Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs. The effort, known as Pilot and Aircrew Curriculum Revision and Maintenance I...
Virtualitics has appointed Chris Brown as its public sector chief technology officer, adding a senior technology executive with decades of experience in federal consulting and analytics to the company as it expands its defense business. Brown, who announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post, is now responsible for shaping technical strategy for Vir...
Potomac Officers Club, the nation’s leading GovCon networking events organization, is excited to confirm Michael Duffey, under secretary of war for acquisition and sustainment, as the opening keynote speaker for the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, taking place Jan. 29. Duffey joins Emil Michael, under secretary of war for research and engineering...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-award-fee contract valued at $30.9 million to support its fleet of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships. The contract includes options that, if exercised, will raise the total value of the program to $286.8 million, the Department of War said Wed...
Lockheed Martin has secured a $1.14 billion modification to an existing advanced acquisition contract to procure additional long-lead materials, parts and components for F-35 Lot 20 and Lot 21 production aircraft. The Department of War announced the award Friday. The modification provides additional funding for long-lead items tied to 65 Lot 20 airc...
“Technology transformation company Red River has acquired Invictus International Consulting to expand its cybersecurity and enterprise modernization capabilities to support critical missions across the Department of War and the intelligence community. Gain critical insights on zero trust readiness and emerging defense strategies at the Potomac...
Ondas Holdings, an autonomous aerial and ground robot intelligence company, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Robo-Team Holdings, a global developer of tactical unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs. Why Is Ondas Acquiring Roboteam? Ondas said Tuesday the acquisition aims to enhance its multi-domain autonomy capabilities by integ...
Pratt & Whitney‘s military engines business has received a potential $1.6 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to provide sustainment activities for F135 propulsion systems used across the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter fleet. What Is the Scope of the F135 Propulsion Systems Contract? The Department of Defense announced Friday ...
The Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems joint venture has secured a $1.25 billion direct commercial sales contract to supply Israel with Tamir interceptors for the Iron Dome system. The award covers Tamir surface-to-air missiles, missile kits and test equipment, RTX said Friday. “This is the first production contract for the R2S joint ven...
Nokia’s 5G communications technology is transforming combat. From arctic operations to applications for the Marine Corps and teaming arrangements with leading defense contractors, Nokia is charting the path forward for secure, high-bandwidth and reliable 5G technology with allied armed services. In today’s complicated and challenging ope...
