RTC Aerospace, a portfolio company of private equity firm Stellex Capital Management, has acquired Vanderhorst Brothers Industries, a Simi Valley, California-based manufacturer of precision aerospace parts. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed but RTC said Tuesday the deal will expand its product portfolios and capabilities to produce high-precision components for aerospace and defense applications.

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The geospatial intelligence industry is booming, with an expected growth from $61 billion in 2020 to $209 billion in 2030. As the world continues to undergo rapid transformations, geospatial intelligence is here to create a safe, stable, and futuristic environment.   With this in mind, we will talk about one of the leaders forefronting the […] More

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense pioneers innovation for the nation’s defense industry through its satellite, geospace, intelligence, cyber, space, and communications systems portfolio. The company strengthens the government’s aerospace capabilities by working closely with the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, National Security agencies, and other aerospace-focused partners. Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.’s Leaders, […] More

Space has changed dramatically in recent decades as new threats, technologies, weapons and actors have emerged in the domain. Today, government and industry leaders are working to prepare the United States for an increasingly hostile and dynamic environment in space.  “Whether we like it or not, space is now a warfighting domain,” said Airbus U.S. […] More

The U.S. Air Force is one of the pillars of the American military. Its scope and reach are vast, encompassing airmen, warfighters, strategists, uniformed Pentagon-based executives and more. Now that the U.S. Space Force is officially under the umbrella of the Department of the Air Force, the service branch’s overview and impact are even greater. […] More

Eric Brown, vice president for mission strategy and advanced capabilities at Lockheed Martin, said policy and security requirements are hindering U.S. defense companies from addressing the increasing demand for space technologies from international military customers, SpaceNews reported Monday. “We’re seeing greater collaboration among nations from a military and operational perspective. But frankly, policy and security […] More

The U.S. Department of Defense has been involved in the space arena for a long time. It has been putting satellites into orbit for 50 years and launching rockets for 70 years. However, since procurement timelines for technologies at the DOD can be notoriously slow, the department instituted the Space Development Agency in 2019 to […] More

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall as a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award for driving strategic initiatives for the Air and Space Forces to improve their abilities to project power. Kendall has been selected four times to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of leaders who shape the government contracting narrative […] More

In pursuing a stronger presence in federal contracting, SpaceX has launched the Starshield satellite network, which is geared towards national security support for government organizations. Utilizing the company’s existing Starlink technology, the Starshield business aims to focus on the areas of earth observation, communications and hosted payloads. Starshield’s website states that the satellite network provides secure data […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Space for Lockheed Martin, as a recipient of the 2022 Wash100 Award for his leadership and drive for innovation in space technology, including the advancement of space exploration and expanding Lockheed’s footprint in the space market as well as the defense and aerospace […] More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has delivered the first set of OpenSpace technologies to Northrop Grumman in support of its development of the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node space-ground prototype for the U.S. Army. OpenSpace quantum and SpectralNet products will be used to virtualize TITAN’s processing of data coming from various commercial satellite systems to […] More

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that Northrop Grumman is manufacturing five test articles of the branch’s Long Range Strike Bomber aircraft at a government-owned contractor-operated factory in Palmdale, California, The Drive reported Monday. He mentioned the ongoing efforts at Air Force Plant 42 to build B-21 Raider planes in his speech Monday at […] More