Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has booked a U.S. Navy contract worth $1.3 billion to keep working on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. RTX said Monday the aerospace manufacturer specializing in aircraft engines and auxiliary power units will further develop the F135 ECU and ensure design maturati...
HII‘s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division has received a potential five-year, $458 million task order from the Department of Defense to help DOD modernize its communications and information technology networks to facilitate rapid decision-making on the battlefield. The company said Tuesday the U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sour...
Rod Fontecilla, former partner and chief innovation officer at Guidehouse, has assumed the newly created role of chief innovation and artificial intelligence officer at Madison Dearborn Partners-backed Harmonia Holdings Group. The executive will lead the Technology and Innovation Council, which was recently established to support the capability deve...
The U.S. Air Force has announced eight Pool 1 awardees and five Pool 2 vendors on the potential $33.2 billion Information Analysis Center multiple-award contract to provide mission-critical research and development support services across the Department of Defense. DOD said Monday the 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base in Ne...
Adam Geller, a security industry veteran with 25 years of experience as a product and engineering professional, has been named chief product officer at Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS). The cloud security company said Monday Geller will be responsible for scaling and accelerating Zscaler’s next phase of innovation and growth. Jay Chaudhry, CEO, ...
The Department of Energy has awarded Fermi Forward Discovery Group a potential $5 billion contract to manage and operate an Illinois-based national laboratory that advances research and develops technologies in the field of high energy particle physics. DOE announced the award of the management and operation contract for the Fermi National Accelerat...
By Kim Koster, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Unanet The 2024 GAUGE Report, a collaboration between Unanet and CohnReznick, is an essential resource for the government contracting community. We recently released the eighth annual edition, and it remains a valuable tool for government contractors looking to evaluate themselves against...
Business aviation broadband connectivity provider Gogo (Nasdaq: GOGO) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire in-flight connectivity company Satcom Direct for $375 million in cash. Gogo said Monday the transaction, which is expected to be completed before the end of 2024, will expand its footprint in the business aviation market and provi...
The Potomac Officers Club will kick off next year with the 2025 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 23. This 11th iteration of the esteemed event will once again gather public and private sector technology experts for an exploration of defense priorities, advanced technologies and the intersection of innovation and national security. At the summit, ...
An RTX (NYSE: RTX) business has received a U.S. Navy contract worth $192 million for an advanced electronic attack system designed to deny, disrupt and degrade enemy technology. The Department of Defense said Friday Raytheon will design, develop, manufacture, integrate, demonstrate and test the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band extended capability mod...
