A fleet of military production tiltrotor aircraft made by Textron subsidiary Bell Textron and Boeing has flown over 600,000 hours while providing warfighters support to maintain their mission readiness and provide transportation for cargo and personnel. The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft's range, speed, maneuverability and logistical capability provide warfighters with versatile and cost-effective service, Bell said Wednesday.
Read More »Military Procurement Vet Kevin Nunes Joins Aminad Consulting as Principal
Kevin Nunes, former deputy director of Headquarters Marine Corps Contracting, has joined Aminad Consulting to serve as principal of the advisory services company. Nunes will work on business development and customer service efforts to help Aminad pursue further growth.
Read More »Army Earmarks SBIR Funding for Trident Systems’ Predictive Maintenance Tech for Combat Vehicles
The U.S. Army has selected Trident Systems' predictive maintenance technology as the winner of a combat vehicle-focused topic area for a competition under the military branch's Small Business Innovation Research initiative. Trident said Thursday it will receive funding to develop its Predictive Maintenance Analyzer as part of the Army xTech SBIR effort's “Topic F: Condition Based Maintenance for Combat Vehicles“ track.
Read More »Leidos Awarded $58M Contract Modification to Help DISA Update Artillery Tactical Data Systems
Leidos has secured a $58 million contract modification from the Defense Information Systems Agency to continue its work to modernize systems that automate artillery operations. The company will use a revised code convergence strategy to update the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Read More »Marine Corps Vet David Kalinske Joins Morpheus Space as Chief Revenue Officer
David Kalinske, a two-decade U.S. Marine Corps veteran, has been named chief revenue officer of Morpheus Space after the Germany-based spacecraft propulsion technology company established a U.S. office in Los Angeles, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
Read More »George Wilson, President of ECS Federal, Presented With 2021 Wash100 Award for Driving Company Expansion Efforts Through Contract Wins, Acquisition & Partnership Deals, Recruitment
Executive Mosaic is pleased to name George Wilson, president of ECS Federal, as an inductee into the 2021 Wash100 Award for his continued efforts to drive expansion of the company's footprint in the government contracting sector with contract awards, acquisitions, partnerships and executive hires. This marks the fourth consecutive Wash100 Award for Wilson.
Read More »Perspecta Chairman, CEO Mac Curtis Recognized as Wash100 Awardee for Seventh Consecutive Year
Mac Curtis, chairman and CEO of Perspecta, has been awarded his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award in 2021 for his strong leadership and vision in the advancement of cybersecurity, intelligence and defense technologies through significant contract award wins and other major moves. "He has delivered as much for the industry as he has for his firm,“ said Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic.
Read More »Marine Corps Issues RFI for Integrated Threat Intell Environment
The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command is conducting market research to help inform the development of an enterprise data environment that will manage and disseminate open-source intelligence on potential threats.
Read More »Navy Taps Raytheon Subsidiary to Supply F135 Engines for F-35 Block IV Testing
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Technologies a $49.2 million contract modification to provide F135 turbofan engines to support testing of an F-35 Lightning II aircraft iteration for the Department of Defense and non-DOD participants.
Read More »LookingGlass Appoints Former DHS Official Harrell to Advisory Board; Ronald Nielson Quoted
Brian Harrell, former assistant secretary for infrastructure protection at the Department of Homeland Security and current chief security officer of energy company Avangrid, has joined the advisory board of Reston, Virginia-based threat intelligence firm LookingGlass Cyber Solutions.
Read More »Simba Chain Awarded Navy Contract to Continue Dev’t of Blockhain-Based Logistics Monitoring Tech
Simba Chain has secured a $1.5M contract with the Office of Naval Research to further develop a blockchain-driven inventory surveillance technology for the Defense Logistics Agency.
Read More »BAE to Help Vertex Aerospace Support Marine Corps' AV-8B Harrier Fleet
BAE Systems has signed a nine-year agreement with Vertex Aerospace to increase the availability of the U.S. Marine Corps' AV-8B Harrier II fleet. "This new contract with Vertex Aerospace ensures we can continue to apply our expertise to support the U.S. Marine Corps in their crucial operations,“ said Tom Fillingham, senior vice president of US Programs at BAE Systems Air.
Read More »Intevac to Build Digital Sensor Tech for Navy, USMC Aircrew Night Vision System
Raytheon Technologies' Collins Aerospace business has awarded Intevac a $5M contract to produce sensor technology for integration onto a night vision system being developed to help U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots fly aircraft in low-light conditions.
Read More »Marine Vet John Coleman Named to LocatorX Advisory Board
John Coleman, formerly chief of staff for the 1st Marines Expeditionary Force, has joined tracking technology company LocatorX's advisory board. Coleman will contribute to company's board his more than 40 years of experience from both military and commercial sectors, LocatorX said Tuesday.
Read More »Marine Corps Asks Industry for Info on Alternative Wargaming Facilities
The U.S. Marine Corps has requested industry for information on alternative facilities that could be used to temporarily host wargames as it works on a new wargaming center at its base in Quantico, Virginia, Inside Defense reported Monday.
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