Leidos has acquired Kudu Dynamics in an all-cash transaction worth approximately $300 million as part of a push to rapidly scale artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities for intelligence, defense and homeland security clients. Leidos said Wednesday Baird acted as Kudu’s exclusive financial adviser in the deal. Advancing Strategy for ...
Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems, or R2S, has appointed Jonathan Casey as its new CEO. Casey confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday. R2S is a joint venture between Raytheon Technologies and Israel-based defense technology provider Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The firm was established to build Iron Dome systems and manuf...
Business Executives for National Security will honor William Conway, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, and Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command and a previous Wash100 awardee, at the 2025 BENS Eisenhower Award Gala on June 25, Wednesday, in Washington, D.C. BENS will present the 2025 Eisenhower Award to Conway and ...
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire Geost, signaling the latter’s expansion into the satellite payload segment. The launch services and space systems company said Tuesday it will acquire Geost’s parent holding company from Lightridge Solutions for $275 million in cash and common stock shares, plus potential additional cash earnout...
Serco‘s U.S. subsidiary has expanded its live and virtual training capabilities for U.S. and international customers with the acquisition of Northrop Grumman‘s mission training and satellite ground network communications software business. The $327 million transaction, which secured all necessary regulatory approvals and satisfied other ...
Motorola Solutions has agreed to acquire Silvus Technologies for approximately $4.4 billion to broaden its intelligent network footprint and address the increasing security and defense use cases for autonomous systems and high-bandwidth communications. Motorola said Tuesday it expects the transaction to close in the third or fourth quarter of 2025, ...
Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, was presented with the 2025 Wash100 Award during a recent visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Garrettson founded the Wash100 Award in 2014 to honor the most notable executives shaping the future of the government contracting industry. These impact...
David Fisher, an IT industry executive, has joined Cubic as vice president and chief information security officer. Fisher announced his move to Cubic in a LinkedIn post published Sunday. In this capacity, he will oversee information security initiatives across the company. He will be responsible for working with Cubic’s defense and transportat...
By Kim Koster, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Unanet As 2025 unfolds, government contractors are embracing new opportunities and sharpening their strategies in a fast-moving market. Nearly a quarter describe the business outlook as very optimistic, and that optimism is rooted in real progress. Many firms are modernizing operations...
TSS Solutions has named Joshua Cryer as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering. Cryer announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. Bringing nearly three decades of experience in military communications, Cryer will lead the engineering and technology innovation team at TSS Solutions, focused on developing and deliver...
