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Executive Spotlight: Ed Sheehan, Jr., President & CEO at Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Ed Sheehan, Jr., president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corporation, recently sat down with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview to discuss the company’s recent Annual Report results as well as its IT modernization efforts and the push for innovative solutions and company growth. In addition, Sheehan, Jr. also discussed developing energy security solutions […] More

by William McCormick November 23, 2021, 11:37 am
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Sikorsky Unveils 1st USMC King Stallion Helicopter From Digital Factory

Sikorsky held a ceremony Friday to mark the completion of the first CH-53K cargo helicopter that was produced for the U.S. Marine Corps at the manufacturer’s digital factory in Stratford, Connecticut. The Lockheed Martin subsidiary built the new King Stallion vehicle using digital technology and other advanced manufacturing equipment, as part of a 200-unit USMC […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 28, 2021, 11:44 am
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Kaman Intros New Autonomous System for Expeditionary Logistics

Kaman has expanded its portfolio of autonomous systems with the launch of the KARGO unmanned aerial vehicle designed to support expeditionary logistics missions of the armed forces. The new Kaman platform underwent a six-month demonstration and will enter full-scale autonomous testing in 2022, the company said Tuesday. Near Earth Autonomy, a Kaman partner, will equip […] More

by Nichols Martin September 22, 2021, 11:49 am
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Military Vets John Abizaid, Robert Schmidle Join Epirus Advisory Board

Venture-backed defense technology startup Epirus has appointed military veterans John Abizaid and Robert Schmidle to the company’s advisory board. The appointments come as the company aims to address the Department of Defense’s need for technologies that counter unmanned aircraft system threats, Epirus said Monday. A West Point graduate, Abizaid spent 34 years at the U.S. […] More

by Nichols Martin September 14, 2021, 12:05 am
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Leidos to Manage IT Operations of 3 Shore-Based Navy Networks; Daniel Voce Quoted

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug 17, 2021 — Leidos has wrapped up the transition phase for the services segment of its $7.7 billion Next Generation Enterprise Network Recompete contract and assumed information technology management responsibility for the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, OCONUS Naval Enterprise Network and the Marine Corps Enterprise Network, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 3. “With […] More

by Christine Thropp August 17, 2021, 11:42 am
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NCI Information Systems to Offer AI Tech, Services Under Navy’s SeaPort-NxG Contract; Paul Dillahay Quoted

NCI Information Systems will compete for task orders to provide artificial intelligence-powered tools and services under the U.S. Navy’s SeaPort Next Generation acquisition vehicle, which has a remaining value of $7.5 billion. The company said Wednesday it won a prime position on the SeaPort-NxG indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that provides for the needs of the Navy and […] More

by Nichols Martin August 12, 2021, 11:11 am
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Avi Mizrachi: US Military to Test 2 UVision-Built Loitering Weapons Systems in October

Avi Mizrachi, CEO of Israel-based defense company UVision, said the U.S. armed forces will test the company’s two loitering weapon systems – Hero-30 and Hero-400 – in October at the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and representatives from Special Operations Command are expected to participate […] More

by Jane Edwards July 21, 2021, 12:13 pm
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Marine Corps Places Additional Order for Ultra’s Orion Tactical Radios

Ultra Electronics has secured a $45 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver additional software-defined tactical radio systems for line-of-sight communications. Marine Corps Systems Command placed the order for Ultra Orion X500 radio systems under a potential $497 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded in 2019 to support the U.S. Army’s TRILOS Radio program of […] More

by Jane Edwards July 2, 2021, 11:54 am
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Mistral Lands Marine Corps Contract for Loitering Strike Munition Development, Integration

Mistral Inc. has secured a U.S. Marine Corps System Command contract that requires the company to design, build and test the Organic Precision Fires Mounted and integrate the system onto the light armored vehicle-mortar, joint light tactical vehicle and long-range unmanned surface vessels. The OPF-M will provide the marine warfighters with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and […] More

by William McCormick June 18, 2021, 12:17 pm
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Booz Allen Lands Potential $190M Navy Contract for Engineering, IT Services; Scott Sautter Quoted

Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a potential five-year, $189.9 million contract from the Enterprise Communications and Networks Division of Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific to provide a range of engineering, technical, cyber and programmatic services. The company said Wednesday contract work will support networking, communications and computer systems around the world in service to the […] More

by William McCormick June 9, 2021, 12:19 pm
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Intelligent Waves Adds Six Senior Leaders to Advisory Board; Tony Crescenzo Quoted

Intelligent Waves (IW) has named six senior public and private industry leaders to join its advisory board and assist the company in achieving its market expansion and strategic growth goals. The company said the additional members are retired lieutenant generals John Sattler and Thomas Metz; Rob Franklin, cofounder of GoodSeeker; Jim Hunt, former president of […] More

by William McCormick May 26, 2021, 10:05 am
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Bell Boeing V-22 Military Tiltrotor Reaches Flight-Hour Milestone

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.

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by William McCormick March 25, 2021, 9:01 am