A Tyonek Native Corp. subsidiary has received a five-year, $100 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide engineering, maintenance, repair, overhaul and other services in support of the Naval Air Systems Command’s aviation equipment and weapons systems. The firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract from the U.S. Navy also covers lifecycle sustainment, logistics, technical services for NAVAIR platforms through November […] More

The U.K.-based subsidiary of Elbit Systems has secured a potential 13-year, $100 million contract from Babcock International Group to provide the U.K. naval force with electronic warfare capabilities. Elbit Systems UK will design, produce and deliver EW command and control systems, radar electronic support measures and other maritime EW platforms and provide in-service support to […] More

Paul Cummings, vice president of Transformational Training Systems for Amentum, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for his first Executive Spotlight interview regarding the transition that U.S. military branches are undergoing for its training systems to implement the latest emerging technologies as well as the a new “train as you fight” approach and future advancement of these systems as technology continues […] More

COMSovereign has handed over to the National Institute of Standards and Technology its 5G Open Radio Access Network-compliant system as part of a cooperative research and development agreement that was announced in April. “We’re pleased to have delivered our latest 5G O-RAN deployable system to the NIST for their evaluation and look forward to supporting […] More

James Reilly II, retired NASA astronaut and former director of the U.S. Geological Survey, has been named as an executive adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he will focus on its aerospace account. In his new position, Reilly will work with the firm’s Department of Defense, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, intelligence community and commercial space […] More

Kathleen Kiernan, a federal law enforcement veteran, will formally serve as president of NEC Corporation of America‘s national security systems business after holding the post on an interim basis for more than two months. NEC said Wednesday Kiernan drove the company’s Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence-mitigated subsidiary as it moved to a new phase of […] More

Lockheed Martin has received a $52 million contract from the U.S. Navy to customize F-35 aircraft technologies for a foreign military sales customer. The company will perform capability development work as part of Joint Strike Fighter program management services to the unnamed FMS client, the Department of Defense said Monday. Naval Air Systems Command will […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has received a $62.22 million order from the U.S. Navy for 190 parachutes and 56 drag chute systems needed for F-35 Lightning II fighter jet operations. The order will support the operational capabilities and meet the requirements of non-defense participants and Foreign Military Sales customers that deploy the F-35 aircraft, the […] More

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has awarded a potential $49.87 million contract to three companies to deploy software services and systems development support to the U.S. Navy and 10 foreign governments. BAE Systems‘ information and electronic systems integration business, KBR‘s Centauri company and Epsilon Systems Solutions subsidiary KAB Laboratories will provide support services […] More

Dario Zamarian, former Maxar Technologies executive, has joined Pavilion Data Systems as CEO, bringing to company his extensive information technology experience. He will work to support Pavilion’s planned period of accelerated product offerings and go-to-market outcomes, the company said Friday. “As artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data-driven requirements accelerate, Pavilion is best suited to meet the […] More

Draper has designed a modeling and simulation tool to help military analysts understand how a positioning, navigation and timing system would perform in ground, air and naval mission scenarios. Multi-Domain Quantitative Decision Aid is intended to test the effectiveness of PNT sensors in a simulated environment and give researchers insight to potentially determine which offering […] More

Iridium Communications is participating in a series of field exercises that aim to demonstrate the satelite communication capabilities of a range of applications in the polar regions. The company said Thursday it will field its satcom technologies across exercises involving remote environment, at-the-halt, on-base and communications-on-the-move scenarios during Operation Arctic Lynx. The event, scheduled to […] More