Northrop Grumman has entered into a partnership with EpiSci to develop and deliver tactical autonomy tools for unmanned and uncrewed aerial systems to U.S. and international customers. Under the agreement, Northrop will integrate EpiSci's TacticalAI software into its aeronautics system architecture to advance the development and deployment of secure autonomous systems designed to meet warfighters' mission requirements.

Baird Managing Director Jean Stack accepted her 2024 Wash100 Award in a recent meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. For 11 years, Wash100 has annually recognized the success of the most impactful leaders in the government contracting industry. Winners are chosen for both their past achievements and their potential to continue to shape the field.

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Brian McElyea, an executive with two decades of experience in cybersecurity, was appointed vice president of cyber at RELI Group. The Maryland-headquartered services provider said McElyea previously worked as mission capability leader for TRADECRAFT internal research and development organization at Peraton and brought in experience from civil, intelligence, space and private health care sectors.

An RTX subsidiary has secured a $40.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to enhance the technology readiness of the Controlled, Advanced, Distributed Radio Frequency Effects initiative. The competitively procured contract is in support of the potential integration of CADRE into the Next Generation Jammer program, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

Ultra Intelligence & Communications has demonstrated its suite of troposcatter systems designed to establish and maintain beyond-line-of-sight communication links to enable secure connectivity in diverse operational environments. The Archer family of BLOS troposcatter communications systems works to allow operators to set up communication links beyond 185 kilometers using a single antenna and withstand interference and jamming attacks, UI&C said Wednesday.

Helicity Space, a developer of fusion power for in-space propulsion and power technology, has announced securing an investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s venture capital wing. This second funding round is a follow up to the initial round in December participated by institutional investors.

Core4ce has appointed Mike Morehouse, a co-founder of the company, as its new CEO. Morehouse currently serves as chief financial officer and managing partner and will take on his new role effective April 15, the Reston, Virginia-headquartered federal contractor with expertise in data and cyber operations announced on Wednesday.

Intel has unveiled a financial reporting structure as part of its move to a foundry operating model meant to improve transparency, growth and accountability across the business. Intel Foundry is the technology company's newly created operating segment that includes foundry services, foundry manufacturing and supply chain and foundry technology development, the company said Tuesday.

Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, has secured approval from Eutelsat OneWeb to operate its electronically steerable antenna-based device in the latter's low Earth orbit satellite network. With the authorization, the Hughes HL1120W Terminal is now commercially available via the OneWeb LEO broadband network to enable high bandwidth, low latency connectivity worldwide, Hughes said Tuesday.

Executive Mosaic is excited to announce that Vincent DiFronzo, executive vice president of SAIC’s Air Force, Combatant Commands and Department of Defense Agency business unit, has earned a 2024 Wash100 Award for progressing key technology projects while advocating for talent development. For over a decade, Wash100 has highlighted government contracting industry executives who excel in their leadership roles. 

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The U.S. Air Force has concluded the initial operational test and evaluation of a BAE Systems-built electronic warfare system for the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15EX Eagle II aircraft. BAE Systems said Tuesday it supported the service branch’s operational test and evaluation center during the IOT&E effort for the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System as part of the Northern Edge 2023 large force exercise.

Christina Cook, a 14-year Palantir Technologies veteran, has been named chief revenue officer at space security and sustainability start-up True Anomaly. Cook, the first individual to serve in the newly created position, will oversee the development and implementation of True Anomaly's go-to-market strategy, including sales, business development and partnerships, the company said Tuesday.