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  • Raytheon, Northrop Grumman Achieve Major Milestone With Solid Rocket Motor Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Northrop Grumman Achieve Major Milestone With Solid Rocket Motor Test

    Raytheon, an RTX business, and Northrop Grumman have completed a static fire test of an advanced long-range solid rocket motor. The test, which demonstrated wired end-burning technology for hypersonic applications, was carried out at the Northrop Grumman Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, RTX said Thursday. In addition to providing data supporting digital modeling and simulations, the test […] More

  • BlueHalo Expands Supply Chain and Manufacturing Investments to Support Space Force SCAR Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlueHalo Expands Supply Chain and Manufacturing Investments to Support Space Force SCAR Program

    BlueHalo, a global defense company, announced expanding its supply chain and manufacturing investments to support the U.S. Space Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource program. In a press release Tuesday, Mary Clum, corporate executive vice president of BlueHalo, said, “BlueHalo is investing in innovation that is transforming our nation’s space communications capabilities, but […] More

  • Darkhive Completes, Raises Fresh Funds From Series A Investment Round - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Darkhive Completes, Raises Fresh Funds From Series A Investment Round

    Darkhive, a developer of uncrewed aircraft systems featuring a secure software delivery system, announced closing its Series A investment round and raising $21 million. Ten Eleven Ventures led the funding group, which included Crosslink Capital, RTX Ventures, and Stellar Ventures, Darkhive said Tuesday. John Goodson, co-founder and CEO of Darkhive, said, “The US and our […] More

  • Madison Dearborn Partners Announces Strategic Growth Investment in Harmonia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Madison Dearborn Partners Announces Strategic Growth Investment in Harmonia

    Madison Dearborn Partners has completed a strategic investment in Harmonia Holdings, a technology solutions provider to federal agencies and commercial clients. In addition to the growth investment, former Madison executive partners, Damon Griggs and Jon Brooks, were named Harmonia CEO and chairman, and chief business and legal officer, respectively, Harmonia said Monday. In the same […] More

  • Gabe Garrett Takes On SVP Role at MORI Associates - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gabe Garrett Takes On SVP Role at MORI Associates

    MORI Associates, a provider of IT and engineering offerings, announced the appointment of Gabe Garrett as senior vice president of the space and defense sector. Shanaz Amirjafari, founder and CEO of MORI Associates, said in a press release Tuesday, “We are thrilled to welcome Gabe Garrett to the MORI Associates leadership team. Gabe’s track record in spearheading […] More

  • Castellum Announces Promotion of Andrew Merriman to Chief Operating Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Castellum Announces Promotion of Andrew Merriman to Chief Operating Officer

    Castellum, a cybersecurity, electronic warfare and software engineering services company catering to the federal government, announced the promotion of Andrew Merriman to chief operating officer from deputy COO effective Sept. 1. Drew succeeds Glen Ives, who was elevated to CEO in July, Castellum said Monday. Commenting on Merriman’s appointment, Ives said, “Drew is an exceptionally […] More

  • Vistra Communications Forms Joint Venture With IT Data Solutions Named ITDV Solutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vistra Communications Forms Joint Venture With IT Data Solutions Named ITDV Solutions

    Vistra Communications and IT Data Solutions jointly announced combining their capabilities and forming ITDV Solutions, an 8(a) joint venture, with the aim of supporting federal agencies with customized IT solutions designed for the federal sector. In Thursday’s press release, Abel Herrera, CEO of IT Data Solutions, said, “The collaboration between Vistra and IT Data Solutions […] More

  • Parry Labs Raises $80M Growth Capital in First Institutional Investment Round; John Parkes Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parry Labs Raises $80M Growth Capital in First Institutional Investment Round; John Parkes Quoted

    Defense technology company Parry Labs raised $80 million in growth capital from its first institutional investment round. Capitol Meridian Partners led the investor group, joined by True Ventures, 3Wire Partners and Teamworthy Ventures, Parry Labs said Wednesday. John Parkes, co-founder and CEO of Parry Labs, said, “The Parry team is leading the way defense customers can leverage digital engineering and […] More

  • Odyssey Systems Announces $162M Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Contract Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Odyssey Systems Announces $162M Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Contract Award

    Odyssey Systems Consulting Group announced a $162 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract award by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. The company said Tuesday that it will provide professional advisory and assistance services, or PAAS, to the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications, or NC3, Integration Directorate. Matt Kasberg, chief operating officer of Odyssey Systems, said, “Odyssey is […] More

  • Firefly Aerospace Delivers Blue Ghost to NASA JPL for Pre-Launch Environmental Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Firefly Aerospace Delivers Blue Ghost to NASA JPL for Pre-Launch Environmental Tests

    Firefly Aerospace announced that its Blue Ghost lunar lander has arrived at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for pre-launch environmental testing. The company said Monday that the spacecraft’s target launch date for the mission to moon is the fourth quarter of 2024. Peter Schumacher, Firefly Aerospace’s interim CEO, said, “Firefly is proud to follow in the […] More

  • Defense Technology Firm Qualis Corporation Receives Investment From Bluestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Technology Firm Qualis Corporation Receives Investment From Bluestone

    Bluestone Investment Partners announced making a strategic investment in missile defense and space technology firm Qualis Corporation. In a press release Thursday, John Allen, managing partner at Bluestone Investment Partners, said, “We at Bluestone have great admiration for Qualis’ history of performance and innovation. We are honored to have the opportunity to partner with the […] More

  • Dcode Capital, Nucleus Security Continue Partnership With Recent Investment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dcode Capital, Nucleus Security Continue Partnership With Recent Investment

    Growth-stage venture capital firm Dcode Capital, with backing from J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has made an investment in Nucleus Security, the provider of an automated vulnerability management platform. Commenting on the investment, Nucleus Security co-founder and CEO Stephen Carter said in a press release issued Tuesday that his company is eager to continue its partnership […] More