Four U.S. military branches have placed orders worth more than $70 million for FLIR Systems‘ (Nasdaq: FLIR) Centaur ground robots and associated equipment. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps ordered around 600 units of the medium-sized Centaur unmanned ground vehicle intended for explosive ordnance disposal missions, FLIR said Monday.&...
Stu Shea — chairman, president and CEO at Peraton and a 2021 Wash100 winner — has offered a glimpse into the nine business sectors that will arise out of the Peraton-Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) merger slated to close in a few weeks. Shea said Thursday in a regulatory filing the businesses set to be formed by...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $1.12 billion contract to manufacture lot 16 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems for the U.S. Army, Marine Corps and foreign military customers. The company said Monday it will provide approximately 9,000 unitary and alternative GMLR warheads and 2,000 reduced-range practice rockets along with ancillary e...
The innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI) has greatly advanced emerging technology that will dramatically change elements of the defense, security and intelligence apparatus across federal and industry sectors. AI will also play a crucial role on, near and above the future battlefields of our time. During Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd...
The Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit will feature Yll Bajraktari, executive director of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, as opening keynote speaker; Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence, as midday keynote speaker; and Lt. Gen Michael Groen, director o...
StandardAero has won a five-year, $148.9 million contract to repair T56 engines of the U.S. Navy’s military transport and maritime surveillance planes. The company will perform depot-level engine repairs for the C-2A Greyhound and C-130 Hercules logistics aircraft and the P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft, the Department of Defe...
Virginia-based Atlantic Diving Supply has won an approximately $91.6 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for services in support of multiple weapon systems programs of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy. The Department of Defense said Friday the fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract has a four-year base peri...
As space exploration, space research and satellite technology continue to expand rapidly. Space agencies such as NASA have worked to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Space Force intend to maintain space superiority and provide space capabilities to U.S. and alli...
The U.S. Navy has continually worked to decentralize, differentialize and digitize the service branch’s work as well as develop its talent in the field. As the Navy continues to evolve to meet the growing demands, challenges still remain. Join GovConWire’s Navy: IT Transformation Forum to hear notable industry and federal leaders discuss t...
Larry Ryder, former senior director of business development and customer relations at Austal USA, has been elevated to the role of vice president of business development and external affairs at the Mobile, Alabama-based shipbuilder. Ryder will coordinate Austal’s media relations and external communications and oversee legislative activiti...
