SpaceX has introduced Starshield, a satellite network specifically aimed at supporting government organizations’ national security efforts while utilizing the technology and launch capability of the company’s commercially inclined satellite internet constellation Starlink. According to the SpaceX website, Starshield has three initial foc...
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), a potential $115 million contract to carry out core upgrades of the F135 propulsion system. The award will support preliminary development efforts by the engine maker through 2023 and aims to create a low-risk path for the F-35...
Scott Goldstein, head of advanced missions at Anduril Industries, has assumed additional responsibilities as chief scientist at the defense technology startup, GovCon Wire has learned. Goldstein, a U.S. Air Force Reserve major general, leads Anduril’s technical development initiatives for the company’s government partners. He brings to the dual-...
Bruno Pesanti, a technology executive with three decades of combined government and industry experience, has been named lead for the Navy and Marine Corps sector at CGI‘s (NYSE: GIB) federal arm. The sector Pesanti will oversee is part of CGI Federal’s defense intelligence and space unit and he will also hold the title of vice...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Air Force have introduced the B-21 Raider long-range strike bomber plane as part of the country’s nuclear triad meant to deter potential adversaries. B-21 is a sixth-generation aircraft that is backed by a digital ecosystem and comes with stealth capabilities and open systems architecture to facilitate...
ExecutiveBiz featured Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk and three-time Wash100 Award winner, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. The executive talked about cybersecurity and data-related challenges in the federal landscape, and discussed his strategic goals for the coming year and Splunk’s effort...
The Department of Defense has stood up an office with the goal of helping technology developers find the capital they need to bring platforms to the military and national security markets. Defense Secretary and two-time Wash100 Award recipient Lloyd Austin said in a statement released Thursday the Office of Strategic Capital will work to address...
Justin Knapp, a 17-year veteran of Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has been appointed to a vice president position at SOS International subsidiary Exovera. He will lead Exovera’s product engineering group to expand its technology portfolio and implement DevSecOps practices across the organization, the analytics software provider said Thursday...
Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has received a $99.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to modernize and sustain a communication system on the service branch’s B-2 and B-52 aircraft and potential future platforms. The decade-long work under the sole-source acqu...
Five companies have secured spots on a $900 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide harness parts and kit assemblies for the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 aircraft fleet. The branch is obligating $487,974 at the time of award from its research, development, test and evaluation and procurement funds, the Department of Defens...
