The Department of War has issued a request for information to gather industry feedback on its plan to produce small unmanned aerial systems capable of carrying out one-way attack missions. What Is the Drone Dominance Program? The program, called Drone Dominance, is designed to provide U.S. producers opportunities to demonstrate the ability to manufa...
Synergy ECP, a software engineering, cybersecurity and systems engineering services provider, has acquired NetServices, a company offering secure, mission-focused technology services. The Columbia, Maryland-based Synergy ECP said Wednesday the deal was backed by private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners, which invested in the comp...
Precision Aerospace & Defense Group and FACT II Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, have signed a definitive business combination agreement to create a publicly listed aerospace and defense engineering and manufacturing company with an implied enterprise value of up to $320 million. The combined company will operate as ...
David Shedd, former deputy director and acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Andrew Badger, a former case officer at DIA, have released the book “The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets,” offering a detailed expose of China’s alleged state-sponsored theft of Western technolog...
Babel Street has named John Larson as president and chief artificial intelligence officer, a move aimed at advancing the company’s expansion into mission-grade AI capabilities for government and commercial risk intelligence customers. Larson will lead AI product development and technology strategy, focusing on tools that improve identity resol...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond On Nov. 10, 2025, DFARS 252.204-7021 officially started requiring defense contractors to maintain CMMC certification at levels specified in their contracts. What many contractors don’t realize is that their eligibility for award is determined earlier in the process by a different...
Peerless Technologies has acquired Maryland-based defense contractor QED Systems. Peerless said in a LinkedIn post Monday that the acquisition is part of its effort to expand its capabilities to better support military customers. “Together, Peerless and QED offer expanded capabilities and stronger mission support to our warfighters,” sta...
The Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued up to $471.9 million to provide engineering support for Nimitz-class and Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. What Work Will HII Provide Under the Navy Contract? The award covers engineering, technical and design work along with logistics, configuration and d...
Markon, a mission integrator specializing in cybersecurity, technology, business operations and infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of PLEX, a cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and enterprise engineering firm, in a deal backed by Sterling Investment Partners. What Impact Will the PLEX Acquisition Have on Markon? Markon ...
Northrop Grumman has secured a sole-sourced contract worth up to $100 million to support the U.S. Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon, or SiAW, subsystem. The award covers active seeker components, test and evaluation support, and science and technology development, the Department of Defense said. Work will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, un...
