Tag Archives: aerospace

Spire Global has established an office in Washington, D.C., to serve as a hub for the cloud analytics company to develop enterprise platforms designed to support government space data requirements. The D.C. facility represents Spire's third office in the country and its sixth worldwide.

A new PwC report says the value of global mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace and defense sector was $11.1B in the third quarter of 2019 and the total deal value for year-to-date 2019 was $80.3B, increasing by 2.8x when compared with YTD 2018.

Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S) with the Department of Defense, with her third Wash100 Award on Thursday. 

Oklahoma City-based private equity firm Acorn Growth Companies has acquired counter-unmanned aircraft systems platforms developer Black Sage Technologies for an undisclosed sum.

Jacobs announced on Wednesday that its acquisition of KeyW has been completed. The move further positions Jacobs as a leader in high-value Government Services, and allows Jacobs’ Aerospace, Technology and Nuclear (ATN) business to further advance its strategy of delivering innovative and unique mission-oriented solutions for highly technical and high-consequence …

BayFirst Solutions announced on Tuesday that the International Auditors Inc. (IAI) has granted the company certification to AS9100D (Aerospace), ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System (QMS), ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 (IT Service Delivery) and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (Information Security). IAI specializes in auditing government contractors and certifies companies across the globe, and BayFirst underwent …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2019 — Bill Weber, president and CEO of KeyW (Nasdaq: KEYW), indicated the company’s planned $815M merger with Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) is in line with its effort to deploy capital in support of growth initiatives, ExecutiveGov reported April 22. “In Jacob Engineering, we …

Nikki Randhawa Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has been nominated to be a member of Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) board of directors. She is set for election at the aerospace and defense contractor’s annual shareholder meeting on April 29, Boeing said Tuesday. Haley left her U.S. envoy position …

Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the fabrications business of Triumph Group (NYSE: TGI) for an undisclosed sum. Triumph Fabrications is composed of four independent firms with operations in San Diego; Phoenix; Shelbyville, Ind.; Hot Springs, Ark.; and Fort Worth, Texas, Triumph Group said Monday. …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 14, 2018 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is set to open a new facility in Albuquerque, N.M., that is aimed to generate additional job opportunities in the region as the company works to drive growth in its aerospace business, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday that …