Maxar Technologies, a space and geospatial intelligence-focused company, has agreed to be acquired by Advent International, a global private equity investor. The all-cash transaction worth approximately $6.4 billion is aimed at positioning Maxar to accelerate its investments into satellite technologies and data understanding to better support its customers in both the public and private sectors, the two […] More

Since his time as president of Pitney Bowes’ government solutions arm in the 2000s, Jon Love has been deeply involved in capturing technology business in the public sector. Love subsequently built on this experience with positions of increasing responsibility at General Dynamics Information Technology and Microsoft, before joining Maxar Technologies in 2020. Today, as Maxar’s […] More

Jon Love, vice president of strategic growth at Maxar Technologies, said cloud computing has provided the capability to access and process large volumes of satellite imagery amid the explosion of data driven by the proliferation of sensors. When asked how Maxar helps agencies accelerate the decision-making process, he said during a FedScoop panel discussion aired […] More

Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies, said acquisition contracts for the private sector have served as a key tool for the U.S. government to help supplement Ukrainian defense capabilities in the wake of Russia’s invasion, Signal Magazine reported Thursday. He and James Doggett, vice president […] More

Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Maxar Technologies and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his strategic goals to continue the company’s growth across the federal landscape as well as how recent partnerships and company culture are driving talent recruitment and new market expansion during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. “We’re seeing a major inflection point as we […] More

The National Reconnaissance Office has selected three space technology companies for a 10-year, multibillion-dollar contracting program to acquire commercial imagery and remote sensing data products for the defense and intelligence communities. BlackSky, Maxar and Planet have received the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer awards from the NRO in order to initiate enhanced transparency, situational awareness and humanitarian aid, […] More

Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies, said at the GEOINT 2022 event that shareability is a key feature of imagery from commercial satellites, Defense One reported Thursday. The five-time Wash100 Award winner noted that the company will deploy additional satellites designed to take very high-resolution […] More

Maxar Technologies announced on Monday that the company was awarded up to $202 million in mission support contracts with the U.S. government in the first quarter of 2022.  The total of $202 million in government contract awards, valued over a six-year period, includes 27 award wins across nine government agencies. Eight of those agencies are […] More

Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of the public sector Earth intelligence business at Maxar Technologies, said trending global events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine act as a catalyst for commercial remote sensing satellite operators to provide geospatial intelligence to customers on the ground, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. He told a […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 14, 2022 — Maxar Technologies recorded $1.77 billion in consolidated revenues for the full year ended Dec. 31 and attributed the increase to its Earth intelligence and space infrastructure segments’ financial performance, GovCon Wire reported. “Our performance this year demonstrates that we are executing on our strategic growth plans. We generated […] More

Executive Mosaic has inducted Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO of Maxar Technologies, into the 2022 edition of the Wash100 Award for his leadership in geospatial intelligence and satellite investment. This marks the first time Jablonsky was named among Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of notable government contracting officials and executives. Visit GovCon Wire to read his […] More

Aurora Insight has secured a strategic investment from geospatial intelligence provider Maxar Technologies and will use the capital to advance development of satellite technologies, expand into emerging markets and broaden its product offerings. “By combining Aurora Insight’s spectrum data with Maxar’s high-resolution imagery, AI analytics and 3D capabilities, we can unlock new opportunities to support […] More