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  • Raytheon, Ursa Major Complete Missile Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Ursa Major Complete Missile Flight Test

    Raytheon, an RTX business, and rocket propulsion company Ursa Major completed a missile flight test for the U.S. Army. Raytheon-Ursa Major Collaboration RTX said Tuesday the two companies collaborated to test the advanced long-range solid rocket motor. The companies are leveraging their deep understanding of digital engineering in fast-tracking the design and development of this crucial […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Uses Low-Cost Target for Army Missile Defense Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Uses Low-Cost Target for Army Missile Defense Tests

    Northrop Grumman deployed low-cost target vehicles in tests on the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s capabilities. Nine intercept vehicles, called “Zombie” targets for their repurposed demilitarized rocket motors, were launched during the USASMDC LTZ-3 test mission, the company said. The targets, tagged as “Black Dagger,” were developed in collaboration with Teledyne Brown Engineering […] More

  • Lockheed Martin, IBM to Enhance AI Factory Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin, IBM to Enhance AI Factory Tools

    Lockheed Martin and IBM are working together to boost the development of artificial intelligence-driven innovation. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company said Tuesday the collaboration intends to integrate IBM’s enterprise-ready Granite large language models, or LLMs, into Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory tools. Granite-Enhanced AI Factory The AI Factory is a platform utilized by over 10,000 developers and engineers to […] More

  • Joe Shepherd Joins Guidehouse as Defense & Intelligence Partner - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Shepherd Joins Guidehouse as Defense & Intelligence Partner

    Global consultancy firm Guidehouse has appointed Joe Shepherd as defense and intelligence partner, bringing to the post more than two decades of experience supporting federal defense clients and the defense industrial base. In his new role, Shepherd will provide military customers with cutting-edge services to advance the agenda of increasing collaborations with Department of Defense […] More

  • Taylor Tekla Secures $194M Navy Contract for MSTeD Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Taylor Tekla Secures $194M Navy Contract for MSTeD Support

    Taylor Tekla Test Partner Organization has booked a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract worth $194 million to perform project management, engineering and technical services supporting the Naval Test Wing Atlantic Mission Systems Test and Evaluation Department, or MSTeD. The Department of Defense said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers services needed for development, test and evaluation efforts in test planning, test […] More

  • Andrew Martin Named Apogee VP for Core Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andrew Martin Named Apogee VP for Core Growth

    Andrew Martin has been elevated to vice president of growth for core business and services at Apogee. The defense and national security provider said Monday Martin will oversee the optimization of the company’s existing businesses. The executive is also responsible for driving advanced innovative services across Apogee’s portfolio while boosting and maintaining customer relationships. Andrew Martin’s Apogee […] More

  • BigBear.ai, Proof Labs to Develop Cybersecurity System for DAF On-Orbit Assets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BigBear.ai, Proof Labs to Develop Cybersecurity System for DAF On-Orbit Assets

    BigBear.ai, an artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence services provider, has partnered with Proof Labs to deliver an innovative cybersecurity tool for the Department of the Air Force. The collaboration aims to develop Cyber Resilient On-Orbit, or CROO, a system designed to enhance the cybersecurity of U.S. Air Force and Space Force on-orbit assets, BigBear.ai said Monday. Proof […] More

  • Rolls-Royce to Advance B-52J’s Engine Development to Altitude Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce to Advance B-52J’s Engine Development to Altitude Testing

    Rolls-Royce expects to start altitude testing in February 2025 for the F130 engine after completing its critical design review, or CDR, as the new platform of the U.S. Air Force’s upgraded Boeing B-52J Stratofortress bomber. The CDR completion advances the engine program toward final development and production, Rolls-Royce said Friday. Candice Bineyard, Rolls-Royce director of early life […] More

  • Army Soldiers Launch Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile in Latest Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Soldiers Launch Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile in Latest Flight Test

    The U.S. Army has conducted a limited user test of Lockheed Martin‘s Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed Martin said the demonstrations were performed entirely by soldiers.  Soldier-Led Demo During the flight test, soldiers from the 1-14 Field Artillery Regiment launched two PrSM Increment 1 missiles from […] More

  • Kratos Taps ASRC Federal to Support Advanced Fire Control Demo Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Taps ASRC Federal to Support Advanced Fire Control Demo Project

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has selected ASRC Federal to help develop, build and operate the Space Development Agency’s Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure. Under the agreement, operational services and sustainment capabilities will be provided for the Demonstration Operations Center to support Kratos’ advanced fire control demonstration efforts, ASRC Federal said Thursday. Defense Against Advanced […] More

  • C3 AI, Collins Aerospace Partnership Eyes Defense, Intel Market Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    C3 AI, Collins Aerospace Partnership Eyes Defense, Intel Market Opportunities

    Artificial intelligence company C3 AI announced on Wednesday an enhanced partnership agreement with RTX business Collins Aerospace to provide AI-powered tools to the defense and intelligence sectors. Thomas Siebel, C3 AI’s CEO, said in a press release issued Wednesday that the expanded collaboration highlights the companies’ shared goal of supporting federal agencies’ AI capabilities for […] More

  • Parry Labs, Concurrent to Provide Defense Customers With Advanced Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parry Labs, Concurrent to Provide Defense Customers With Advanced Tech

    Parry Labs and Concurrent are collaborating to provide defense customers with advanced capabilities that meet the modern battlespace’s emerging requirements. Under the collaborative effort, the companies will combine their expertise to deliver integrated modular systems for Army, Air Force and Navy clients, Parry Labs said Monday. Mission-Critical Defense Capabilities The systems will be designed to […] More