ARServices has won a potential $145.5 million contract to advise the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s research and development directorate on policy, financial and programmatic matters. The Alexandria, Virginia-based company will provide advisory and assistance services to the agency in R&D areas such as chemical, biological, radiological...
The Cyber Bytes Foundation has partnered with Pavilion Data Systems to deploy data storage and transmission equipment for use by the nonprofit organization’s cybersecurity programs. Pavilion said Tuesday it will provide the HyperParallel Data Platform to the American Cyber League program, a consortium of companies at CBF’s Quantico Cyber...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center has issued requests for prototype proposals for upper-stage resiliency improvements, next-generation rocket engine testing and orbital transfer and maneuver capabilities, SpaceRef reported Tuesday. SMC’s Launch Enterprise will support the space technology projects through other transaction ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2021 — The U.S. Navy used General Atomics-built MQ-9A Block 5 and MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft to demonstrate teaming between manned and unmanned military platforms at the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21 exercise, ExecutiveBiz reported April 29. “We successfully demonstra...
Daniel Nord, a product leader, is set to join Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) as senior vice president and chief product officer on May 24. He will oversee a team of about 400 employees at several sites in the U.S. and Sweden as head of Maxar’s Earth intelligence product organization and help drive strategy for user...
Strategic Alliance Solutions, a joint venture between BCF Solutions and Strategic Alliance Business Group, has won a potential $215.6 million contract to provide the Missile Defense Agency with warfighter operational integration support. The contract covers advisory and support services and holds a $51.4 million base value for a three-year peri...
Kongsberg‘s defense and aerospace business unit has received a $499.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for work in support of a weapon station system mounted on armored vehicles and used by military for target identification and engagement. The Department of Defense said Monday work under the contract modification for the Commo...
Digital signal processing technology licensor Ceva has entered into a $33 million cash acquisition deal for Marlborough, Massachusetts-based chip development company Intrinsix in a strategy to expand into semiconductor market verticals. Ceva said Monday it aims to create a turnkey intellectual property platform for smart sensing and wireless connect...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) missions systems business will modify the Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle into the Block I configuration and provide engineering support services under a $72.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense said Friday General Dynamics Mission Systems is expected to finish retrofitting five UUVs...
Jane Rathbun, deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy for information warfare and enterprise services, and Office of Naval Research Global Executive Director Matt Farr will join a panel discussion at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Navy Forum on May 12. Rathbun concurrently serves as the Department of the Navy chief technology officer and...
