Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has begun development work on an active electronically scanned array radar for the Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Northrop said Wednesday the AN/APG-85 AESA system is a multifunction sensor that will be compatible with all F-35 variants designed to provide warfighters situational aw...
The Defense Innovation Unit is inviting industry and academia to propose commercial open source intelligence platforms that will work to help the Department of Defense collect and analyze information on science and technology developments by foreign state competitors and adversaries. DOD is eyeing U.S.-made OSINT prototypes that can use machine lear...
Rebecca Nolan, former president of the Central Region business at engineering and professional services firm WSP USA, has been elevated to the role of chief development officer. Nolan’s new position will involve helping drive the growth and client strategies for WSP’s national business lines, the company said Friday. The CDO post most re...
Brian Taylor, formerly a senior director at Modern Technology Solutions Inc., has been promoted to vice president of strategic development at the Alexandria, Virginia-based engineering and technology services contractor, according to a LinkedIn post published Monday. Taylor has held various roles of increasing responsibility during his 13-year caree...
The Space Development Agency has posted a draft solicitation for an other transaction authority that would cover the development and integration of battle management command, control and communication software for the national security space posture. SDA said in a SAM.gov notice that it aims to set up BMC3 Application Factory and Integrator, an envi...
Metron will provide undersea mission autonomy software development and applied research investigation support services for the U.S. Navy under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The company said Thursday the contract with the Office of Naval Research covers mission simulation, algorithm research and development, objective planning, system-level perform...
Shield AI, an artificial intelligence-focused aerospace and defense technology company, closed its Series E round after raising an additional $60 million in funding from the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund to support the development of its AI pilot for military and commercial aircraft. The new capital brings the total value of the company’s fi...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 92 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $900 million contract to come up with innovative approaches to advance the development of multidomain systems. The Air Force Life Cycle Management at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is the contracting activity and received 94 proposals for the indefinite-delivery/i...
Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary has won a potential $1.3 billion contract from the U.S. Army to build its V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the service branch’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program. The Army said Monday FLRAA will replace the branch’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and the initial contract will cover the delivery of virtu...
John Kem, a retired U.S. Army major general, has been named director of business development at Dewberry’s federal practice. His new role entails support of government clients such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and he will work from a company office in Fairfax, Virginia, Dewberry said Friday. The 35-year Army veteran previously led...
