NASA awarded contracts to 12 companies under the Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity to help advance its Moon to Mars mission objectives. The space agency said Wednesday it chose 16 proposals focused on space component and equipment development, design, manufacturing and testing. As part of the unfunded Space Act agreements, NASA will share its facilities and […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to honor Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, with his first-ever Wash100 Award for his remarkable leadership in driving research, development and acquisition activities within the service branch. The coveted Wash100 Award reached its incredible 10th anniversary this year as it once again hand-picked the top 100 […] More

Chris Stone has been elevated to the dual role of vice president and chief supply chain officer at Lockheed Martin, according to his LinkedIn post published Friday. Prior to his promotion, he worked as the company’s vice president of supply chain for enterprise operations. He joined Lockheed in January 2021 after acting as VP of supply chain […] More

L3Harris Technologies will divest its visual information solutions business through a definitive agreement with NV5 Global to support the former’s broader strategy of portfolio optimization. The divestiture is estimated to reach up to $100 million and aims to provide balance sheet flexibility as L3Harris moves to purchase ViaSat’s Tactical Data Link product line and Aerojet […] More

NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft returned to Earth and made a parachute-assisted splashdown on Sunday in the Pacific Ocean after 25.5 days of traveling around the moon as part of the Artemis I mission. Artemis I is an unmanned flight test that took off on Nov. 16 from a launch complex at Kennedy Space Center in […] More

Lockheed Martin has handed over to the Missile Defense Agency the first flight software package for the agency’s next-generation missile defense system. The defense and aerospace company said Tuesday the first official software release paves the way for flight testing and fielding of the Next Generation Interceptor, which will work to counter intercontinental ballistic missile […] More

Northrop Grumman has validated the design and manufacturing process for the future U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile following the completion of the first inert stage-one and stage-two solid rocket motor casting. The company said Wednesday the completed set for the LGM-35A Sentinel program will undergo modal testing along with an Aerojet Rocketdyne-built stage-three solid rocket motor […] More

Lockheed Martin company overview Lockheed Martin is the leading provider of offensive and defensive weapons systems. Their expertise includes producing aerospace, armaments, defense, IT, and technology. March 15, 1995, marked the completion of the merger between the nation’s second and third-largest military com, Lockheed and Martin Marietta. The allies leverage emerging technologies and rise to […] More

The Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office has awarded BWX Technologies a potential $300 million contract to construct a nuclear microreactor. BWXT is expected to have the Project Pele full-scale transportable microreactor prototype, the first of its kind in the U.S., ready for the Idaho National Laboratory’s review by 2024, the Lynchburg, Virginia-based company said Thursday. Joe Miller, […] More

​​Atherton Carty, vice president of strategy and customer requirements at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works business, considers the recent flight test of an air-breathing hypersonic rocket by the Department of Defense and industry partners as the beginning of a more speedy weapons development process. In an interview with Defense One, Carty said demonstrating the Hypersonic Air-breathing […] More

Arjun Kampani, an aerospace executive with approximately 20 years of industry experience, has joined Rocket Lab USA to oversee the launch service provider’s legal and regulatory affairs as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. He previously worked at Aerojet Rocketdyne, where he held similar positions focused on corporate law and governance, legal, ethics […] More

Sintavia, a manufacturer of propulsion and thermodynamic systems, has tapped leaders from the aerospace, defense and space sectors and the additive manufacturing industry to join its newly established an advisory board and help company executives develop growth strategies. The company said Wednesday its new board consists of five executives who will also be responsible for […] More