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    BigBear.ai Wins Army, NSA Contracts for Force Management, Strategy Support; Reggie Brothers Quoted

    BigBear.ai has received a U.S. Army contract for the prototyping of a force management platform and a National Security Agency contract for strategic priority development and implementation support. Reggie Brothers, CEO of BigBear.ai and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said in a statement published Monday the company will help both military and government customers in […] More

  • Northrop-Built Cygnus Departs ISS to Conduct Secondary Mission Objectives - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop-Built Cygnus Departs ISS to Conduct Secondary Mission Objectives

    Northrop Grumman-built Cygnus spacecraft has left the International Space Station after delivering research, supplies and equipment to astronauts onboard the orbiting laboratory and is now scheduled to spend four weeks in orbit to conduct the second phase of its ISS resupply mission. Among the studies S.S. Ellison Onizuka will perform as part of the NG-16 […] More

  • Halvik to Support JAIC Mission Under New Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Halvik to Support JAIC Mission Under New Contract

    Halvik has received a three-year, $14.6 million contract to help speed up the adoption of artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process automation technologies across the Department of Defense. The Vienna, Virginia-headquartered technology, engineering and professional services company said Friday it will support the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s efforts to enhance defense missions through automation. […] More

  • Raytheon Selected to Participate in MDA's Hypersonic Missile Defense Tech Program; Tay Fitzgerald Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Selected to Participate in MDA’s Hypersonic Missile Defense Tech Program; Tay Fitzgerald Quoted

    A Raytheon Technologies business unit will develop a sea-based counter-hypersonic weapon system under a $20.9 million other transaction agreement from the Missile Defense Agency. Raytheon Missiles & Defense will aim to demonstrate the Glide Phase Interceptor prototype‘s ability to defend against missile threats that move at least five times the speed of sound, the company […] More

  • Norway Receives First Delivery of Boeing P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norway Receives First Delivery of Boeing P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft

    Boeing has completed the delivery of Norway’s first of five P-8A Poseidon aircraft developed for long-range anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare missions as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. The Poseidon will be deployed by the Royal Norwegian Air Force from the Evenes Air Station and will conduct maritime patrols across the Nordic country’s […] More

  • Raytheon Showcases Intel-Powered E-Alpha Radio Module for DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Showcases Intel-Powered E-Alpha Radio Module for DARPA Program

    Raytheon Technologies‘ intelligence and space business has demonstrated a new software-defined radio using a direct radio frequency field-programmable gate array in support of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative. Raytheon said Thursday it combined its E-Alpha module with Intel‘s System-on-a-Chip Direct RF FPGA technology in an effort to enable the digitization and synthesis of […] More

  • HDT Global Forms Advisory Board With 3 Former US Military Officials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HDT Global Forms Advisory Board With 3 Former US Military Officials

    HDT Global, a Solon, Ohio-headquartered defense products manufacturer, has established an advisory board and appointed former high-ranking U.S. military leaders Peter Talleri, Alan Thompson and Stephen Twitty as its new advisers. The three retired officials bring to the newly formed HDT board of advisers experience in the military, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics sectors, Vince […] More

  • EPA to Recompete Info Management Center Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EPA to Recompete Info Management Center Support Contract

    The Environmental Protection Agency expects to issue a request for proposals for the fifth iteration of EPA’s Information Management Center Services procurement vehicle by Dec. 16, according to a presolicitation notice posted on SAM.gov. EPA said Thursday it will launch a full and open competition to procure vendor support for docket center, library network, records […] More

  • Kratos Selects RPS Defense to Provide Tactical UAS Operations, Maintenance Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Selects RPS Defense to Provide Tactical UAS Operations, Maintenance Support

    Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems and Dallas, Texas-headquartered military services provider RPS Defense are collaborating to provide operational and maintenance service in support of the former’s tactical UAS. Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, KUAS’ parent company, said Tuesday the partnership will see RPS supporting its UAS technologies as they transition from the prototyping and demonstration phases […] More

  • BAE Secures 3 DARPA Contracts for Quantum Sensing Antenna Work; Julia MacDonough Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures 3 DARPA Contracts for Quantum Sensing Antenna Work; Julia MacDonough Quoted

    BAE Systems has received three new development contracts with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help enable a quantum sensing approach to augmenting U.S. military antennas. The company said Wednesday it will serve as a prime contractor on Quantum Apertures Technical Area 2 and a team member for Quantum Apertures Technical Area 1 and […] More

  • Viasat Elevates EVP Kevin Harkenrider to Chief Operating Officer Role - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat Elevates EVP Kevin Harkenrider to Chief Operating Officer Role

    Kevin Harkenrider, former executive vice president of global operations and chief operations officer at Viasat, has been promoted to serve as the company’s chief operating officer. Viasat said Wednesday Harkenrider will look after its operational structure and controls, work to align its innovation engine with operational priorities and help drive its operational focus, investments and […] More

  • Carahsoft to Market Geosite's GEOINT Tools via Government Contracts, Resellers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Market Geosite’s GEOINT Tools via Government Contracts, Resellers

    Carahsoft Technology has entered into a partnership with Geosite to offer the latter’s geospatial intelligence software through its contract vehicles with the Department of Defense and federal and state governments. GEOINT tools are designed to enable users to visualize data from satellites, drones, internet of things devices and advanced analytics into just a single environment, […] More