Christopher Galvin, former chairman and CEO of Motorola, joined the board of directors of ColdQuanta following the executive’s investment in the quantum technology company via recent Series B funding round. ColdQuanta said Tuesday it raised $110 million through the financing round, which was led by LCP Quantum along with other investors such as In-Q-Tel, Sumitomo […] More

Chris Emerson, former CEO and chairman of Airbus‘ U.S. space and defense business, has joined the board of directors of Firefly Aerospace to provide industry expertise as the company pursues space transportation opportunities. Emerson brings to the Firefly board more than 25 years of experience in aerospace and defense, space as well as commercial aviation, […] More

L3Harris Technologies looks to expand its communication and networking capabilities through a potential $1.96 billion deal with Viasat for the acquisition of the satellite communication company’s Tactical Data Links business. The purchase of Link 16 product line from Viasat’s government systems segment will include Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems and associated terminals integrated into military assets […] More

General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has christened the U.S. Navy’s newest expeditionary sea base ship during a ceremony in San Diego, California. The future USNS John L. Canley is the fourth vessel to join the service branch’s ESB fleet that supports a broad range of maritime operations such as airborne mine countermeasure mission and limited crisis […] More

Chris McGlade, sector vice president of quality and operational excellence for defense systems at Northrop Grumman, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the continued development of the modern and future battlefield as well as how that mission influences the core value of the company culture. In addition, Chris McGlade discussed the uphill challenge of talent recruitment and […] More

DLH Holdings has received a potential five-year, $13 million contract renewal to continue the company’s statistical, mathematical and computational support for research programs at a National Institutes of Health organization focused on studying how the environment affects human health. The company said Thursday it will help the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences analyze and visualize […] More

Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for his leadership to reform the joint requirements process and drive innovation and modernization efforts of the nuclear triad as well as identifying the gaps in U.S. military service branch’s electronic warfare capabilities. Executive Mosaic is honored […] More

Christian Brose, chief strategy officer for Anduril Industries, was named to the list of 2022 Wash100 Award winners, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership and strategic vision for innovation and expanding the company’s technical capability portfolio for its customers. Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Brose as a first-time Wash100 […] More

Maxar Technologies‘ Space Program Delivery team has integrated NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution payload with its host spacecraft to monitor and track air pollution in North America. The TEMPO payload, built by Ball Aerospace and in collaboration with NASA and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, is hosted on the Intelsat 40e geostationary communications satellite and will […] More

LMI will provide support for the countermeasures acceleration group within the office of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services under a potential two-year, $24 million contract. CAG seeks to speed up the development, manufacturing and distribution of vaccines and therapeutics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic […] More

LMI will provide program management support and subject matter expertise to the office of facilities management’s energy division and climate and sustainability division within the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service under a potential five-year blanket purchase agreement. The Tysons, Virginia-based company said Wednesday it will help GSA achieve 100 percent renewable electricity by 2025 […] More

Chris Thompson, former chief engineer of advanced projects at Astra, was named chief technology officer of Phantom Space, where he will lead the development of launch vehicles and satellites and oversee related efforts. The Tucson, Arizona-based space transportation technology development and manufacturing company said Thursday Thompson brings to his new role decades-long experience in the […] More