At Red Hat, Mike Miller leads teams that deliver cloud-based solutions, high-performing Linux applications, containers and Kubernetes technologies to help solve complicated problems for the government.In this Executive Spotlight interview, Miller spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the most pressing technological conundrums facing the U.S. today, the solutions of tomorrow in this market and what he has learned about cross-sector partnership over the years, among other topics. More

Motorola Solutions has booked a 12-month, $31.6 million contract to sustain enterprise land mobile radios for the U.S. Navy Installations Command. The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization issued the sole-source, firm-fixed-price award for LMR sustainment services slated to run through June 27, 2024, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Contract work will primarily occur at […] More

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a large aerospace and defense company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. The company specializes in developing cutting-edge technology and security solutions for space, land, air, sea, and cyber domains. Northrop Grumman’s operations are enabled by agreements granted by different federal government agencies. Below are the top government contracts awarded to Northrop […] More

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said the service branch is “not all that far away” when it comes to the final downselect process for the sixth-generation fighter aircraft as part of the Next-Generation Air Dominance program, Breaking Defense reported Sunday. “It’s not imminent but it’s not all that far away,” Kendall, a three-time Wash100 Award […] More

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary has handed over its S-97 Raider compound helicopter to a team to improve the design of the company’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft offering for the U.S. Army, Rotor & Wing International reported Tuesday.

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The S-97 Raider helicopter of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has surpassed a speed record of 200 knots during a recent flight test in preparation for proposal to the U.S. Army. Lockheed said Thursday Sikorsky intends for the helicopter to become part of the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program aiming to further implement future vertical […] More

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, told Fortune Magazine in an interview published Monday the Trump administration’s move to communicate with industry represents a step toward collaborative public-private sector relations. “The types of conversations this administration is having now, and the insight it’s giving us, are unique,” added Caret, who ranks 23rd […] More

Lynn Dugle, president, chairman and CEO of Engility, told Fortune in an interview published Monday how space assets help the military perform operations on the ground. She said satellite communications systems work to help the military monitor the location and movement of troops as well as communicate with deployed soldiers. “GPS and precision navigation—if we’re going to […] More

Lockeed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has received a $58.4M delivery order to provide spare parts for the U.S. Navy‘s CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. The service ordered 866 interim spare parts needed to repair and maintain lot 2 CH-53K low-rate initial production units, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will occur through January 2021 in Connecticut, Washington, Wisconsin, Canada and […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has announced plans to offer depot-level maintenance and flight training services for Black Hawk customers in Latin America through facilities located in Colombia. Sikorsky intends to extend support services that Colombian armed forces and national police currently receive from the subsidiary to other clients across Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico, Lockheed said Tuesday. A Melgar-based center […] More

Research and Markets has unveiled a new report that forecasts a 3 percent compound annual growth rate for the worldwide command, control, communications, computing, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems through 2023. The company said Monday the global C5ISR market is projected to reach $1.36 billion in 2023 from $1.10 billion last year.   Increased […] More

Humatics has completed its Series A financing round with $18 million raised to support efforts to market the company’s machine-powered microlocation system and analytics software. The Spatial Intelligence Platform is designed to augment human navigation, location and collaboration operations with autonomous systems, the company announced Tuesday. Mobility-focused venture capital firm Fontinalis Partners led the funding round, with investment […] More