Lockheed Martin has tested an electronic warfare system designed to equip the U.S. Navy's helicopter fleet with electronic surveillance and attack capabilities against anti-ship missile threats. The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare system demonstrated its ability to perform engagement testing and detect and destroy threats while installed aboard an MH-60R helicopter, Lockheed said Tuesday.

BigBear.ai will continue developing the global platform designed to enhance the U.S. Army's data-driven approach under a $17.9 million contract extension. The award will be dedicated to improving the data layer of the Global Force Information Management system, the artificial intelligence company said Tuesday.

Leidos concluded the on-orbit demonstration of the Lonestar tactical space support vehicle designed to provide space-based situational awareness for warfighters. Leidos said Tuesday its subsidiary Dynetics developed the Lonestar TSSV for the U.S. Army under a contract awarded in 2018.

Ball Aerospace will manage a concept study for the NASA Explorers Program to understand the magnetism of the sun and how it affects space, Earth and other planets. The company said Tuesday the Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer mission concept would use a near ultraviolet spectropolarimeter to make novel observations of the solar magnetic field in the chromosphere to learn how magnetic energy buildup leads to solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

DZYNE Technologies has secured a seven-year, $49 million contract through the Small Business Innovation Research program to conduct research and development on advanced unmanned aerial systems for the U.S. Air Force. R&D efforts will include improving flight performance, sensor capabilities and flight endurance of long endurance UAS, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector. Register here and save a seat at the highly anticipated event.

Brian Hobbs will oversee business development, deal shaping, sales and proposal management initiatives as business development lead at Accenture's federal services arm. He succeeds Michael Fox, who transitions to the role of chief capture executive at Accenture Federal Services.

Darena Solutions is partnering with Leidos and SLI Compliance on an initiative that would establish a standardized procedure to vet artificial intelligence-powered healthcare applications and integrate them into electronic health record systems. Darena said Tuesday that the verification process would be tailored to AI apps developed using the Substitutable Medical Applications and Reusable Technologies on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources application programming interface.

L3Harris Technologies has appointed Kirk Hachigian, former chair and CEO of JELD-WEN Holding and Cooper Industries, and William Swanson, retired chair and CEO of what was then Raytheon Company, as new members of its board of directors, effectively immediately. L3Harris also said Monday that its operational performance, cost structure and portfolio composition will undergo a review by a committee to be appointed by the board as part of the company's commitment to shareholder value creation.

CACI has booked a $420 million contract to provide engineering services for two U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command components. Responsibilities under the five-year, single-award task order include mechanical, electrical and modeling and simulation engineering support, CACI announced from its Reston, Virginia headquarters on Tuesday.

CACI is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club's Challenges and Best Practices to Achieving Audit Readiness in the DOD Forum, which will take place virtually on Jan. 29, 2024. To learn more and register to attend, click here.

Intelsat is one of the largest geostationary satellite communications companies in the world, and the space domain in which it operates is growing and changing faster than ever before. In a new video interview, Executive Mosaic sat down with Intelsat CEO and seven-time Wash100 Award winner Dave Wajsgras to better understand the trends shaping the industry and learn more about the company’s fastest growing verticals.

If you're interested in the booming space industry, you won't want to miss the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Space Summit on March 5. Register here.

A Boeing-led industry team and the Missile Defense Agency have demonstrated the ability of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system to intercept an intermediate-range ballistic missile target. During the test, a three-stage GMD interceptor was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, which deployed an RTX-built Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle to intercept a threat-representative ballistic missile target air-launched from the Board Ocean Area, Boeing said Monday.

Parsons will collect and analyze advanced geophysical classification data to support Camp San Luis Obispo Munitions Response Site 05 remediation efforts under a potential five-year, $21 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The company said Monday it will serve as a subcontractor to the PIKA-Insight joint venture, which manages environmental and munitions-related remediation work at the former defense site.