Axiom Space has raised $350 million in a round of Series C financing led by Aljazira Capital and Boryung and will use the funding to pursue growth initiatives as it builds a commercial space station in low-Earth orbit, dubbed Axiom Station. The latest round brings the Houston-based space company’s total funds secured from investors to […] More

Blackwatch International will provide Defense Microelectronics Activity laboratories with manufacturing sustainment and engineering support under a potential $96.9 million contract. The single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a five year ordering period for task orders to support DMEA’s Advanced Reconfigurable Manufacturing for Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits Manufacturing Support Labs, the Department of Defense said Monday. […] More

Justin Litko was elevated to the role of vice president of SOF operations at BlueHalo where he previously served as chief of staff, according to his LinkedIn post Monday. Litko joined BlueHalo in November 2020 as director for SOF engagement and then transitioned to his most recent role, which he held for more than two […] More

CACI has selected Stanton Sloane to join its board of directors, effective immediately. Sloane, a former military officer with an established history in the aerospace and defense industries, will serve as an independent director, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced on Monday. Mike Daniels, chairman of CACI’s Board, noted Sloane’s previous experience on public company boards and in […] More

Boeing is preparing the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft for flight testing ahead of its delivery to the service branch later in 2023. The defense contractor shared in a Linked post published Thursday that the F-15EX Eagle II multirole strike fighter has been moved from its factory to the ramp to prepare for its […] More

The Department of Energy has selected Sentar to develop and demonstrate a proof of concept for a cybersecurity intelligence platform designed to secure nuclear power plants from cyberattacks. Sentar said Thursday it received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant to provide nuclear plant stakeholders with the capability to predict and observe operational performance […] More

The U.S. Army’s Small Business Innovation Research Program will seek proposals from small and nontraditional businesses to develop short-wave infrared laser sensors to assess threats in complex combat environments. Under the new SBIR solicitation, small businesses will be asked to create an imaging technology with asynchronous laser pulse and short-wave IR detection capabilities for integration […] More

HII‘s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has christened the U.S. Navy’s Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer named in honor of former Sen. Ted Stevens. Launched Aug. 15, DDG 128 was intended to strengthen the military branch’s operations. It is capable of fighting multiple air, surface and subsurface threats simultaneously as well as conducting peacetime presence, […] More

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX launched IGNITE, an online database of small enterprises that were previously chosen for the branch’s Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer programs. The platform will enable defense users to connect with the small businesses and enhance technology integration and adoption activities, AFRL said Friday. IGNITE was […] More

Carahsoft Technology‘s reseller partners will begin offering Axonius Federal Systems‘ cybersecurity asset management tool as part of the two companies’ team-up. Carahsoft said Friday it entered into an agreement to be the master government aggregator of Axonius’ Cybersecurity Asset Management platform. Axonius’ products allow users to view real-time, up-to-date asset inventory, and help them identify […] More

Jacobs and NASA are working together to prepare the ground systems, launch equipment and facilities and operations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to launch a team of four astronauts to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission. Work includes updates to the launch pad 39B and mobile launcher at KSC to facilitate […] More

Centers of excellence are becoming a common initiative at government agencies looking to modernize operations, but they should also learn and avoid misconceptions to optimize the effectiveness of such approach, according to Aeyon Chief Transformation Officer Mark Hogenmiller. In a commentary published Friday on Federal News Network, Hogenmiller outlined six misconceptions about CoEs, including the […] More