Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded an $89.4 million contract to further develop an unmanned vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for the second and third phases of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s VTOL X-Plane program. DARPA received three offers for the acquisition program and is obligating&n...
Aerojet Rocketdyne and United Launch Alliance have won separate “other transaction” agreements worth a combined $161.9 million to build rocket engine prototypes under the U.S. Air Force‘s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle initiative. The Air Force said Monday the $115.3 million OTA with Aerojet Rocketdyne center...
Progeny Systems has won a $54.7 million contract to develop and test the General Dynamics-developed (NYSE: GD) payload or tactical control system of the U.S. Navy™s AN/BYG-1 submarine combat control system. The Defense Department said Wednesday Progeny will work on the system installed on new and existing Navy submarines and joint pro...
Steve Trieber, formerly senior vice president of the analytic fusion and identity intelligence division at CACI International (NYSE: CACI), has joined Modern Technology Solutions Inc. as vice president of strategic development. MTSI President and CEO Kevin Robinson said Tuesday that Trieber will work to help the company grow...
Ball Aerospace and Technologies has bought engineering and analytical services provider Wavefront Technologies for an undisclosed sum as part of its portfolio diversification efforts. Rob Strain, president of Ball Aerospace, said Friday the company also expects the acquisition to help broaden its presence in the Washington metropolitan area. Marylan...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 21, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will help develop radar array systems that use the active antenna technology of M/A-COM Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: MTSI) as part of a teaming agreement between the companies, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. MACOM said Tuesday the partnership works to deliver commer...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) a $180.2 million ‘other transaction’ agreement and Space Exploration Technologies a $61.4 million OTA to build alternative propulsion systems for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Space and Missile Systems Center received mult...
Christopher Noone, formerly head of the public sector independent software vendor business of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), has joined Fonteva as vice president of business development. Noone will be responsible for the company’s endeavor to increase revenue for emerging product lines, Fonteva said Monday. Jerry Huskins, CEO of Fonteva, said Noone&#...
Michele Cook, formerly a principal for Booz Allen Hamilton‘s (NYSE: BAH) business development center of excellence, has joined KEYW Corp. (Nasdaq: KEYW) as executive vice president of business development. Cook brings to KEYW two decades of experience within the Defense Department and intelligence community, KEYW said Tuesday. “Michele&#...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, or SSC, has awarded SpaceX a $178.5 million task order for additional launches under the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 program. Secure your spot at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit on July 30 to hear from Air Force and Space Force leaders on...
