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Arlington Capital Forms Platform Company to Support Aerospace & Defense Engine Manufacturers

Arlington Capital Partners has launched Kinetic Engine Systems as the Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm's new platform company focused on producing precision aerospace and defense engine components. Arlington said Thursday it formed Kinetic Engine Systems by combining the engine assets of its portfolio company Cadence Aerospace with newly acquired companies: Walbar Engine Components, AeroCision and Numet Machining Techniques.

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by Jane Edwards January 4, 2024, 10:53 am
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Day & Zimmermann to Maintain Tennessee Valley Authority Facilities Under Potential $985M Contract

Day & Zimmermann has received a potential 10-year, $985 million contract from the Tennessee Valley Authority for the provision of maintenance and modification services across various non-nuclear facilities. The Pennsylvania-based company said Wednesday its maintenance and construction division will be responsible for carrying out M&M work on hydroelectric dams, gas, coal and pumped-storage hydroelectricity facilities.

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by Kacey Roberts January 4, 2024, 10:42 am
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SAIC Books $63M Navy Contract for Hypersonics & Strategic Mission Support; Barbara Supplee Quoted

SAIC has been selected for a $63 million U.S. Navy contract focused on hypersonics and strategic mission support. Contract services will be provided to the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs and Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Crane, Indiana Strategic Hardware Division, SAIC announced from its Reston, Virginia headquarters Thursday.

SAIC is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club's Achieving Transformative Cooperation for National Defense Forum on March 14. Click here to register.

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by Ireland Degges January 4, 2024, 10:40 am
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Bombardier Defense to Provide Global 6500 Aircraft for Army HADES Aerial ISR Prototyping Efforts

Bombardier Defense secured a U.S. Army contract in December to provide a Global 6500 aircraft in support of prototyping efforts under the service branch's High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program. The firm-fixed-price contract awarded by Army Contracting Command includes options for two additional aircraft over a period of three years, the service said Wednesday.

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by Jane Edwards January 4, 2024, 10:14 am
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Department of Air Force Awards CACI, Small Business Partners Enterprise IT Contracts

CACI International and its small business partners landed three blanket purchase agreements to support the Department of the Air Force's Enterprise Information Technology as a Service Wave 1 program. The winning small business Contractor Team Arrangement members are Oneida Technical Solutions, Bowhead and Expansia and Enhanced Veteran Solutions, Hanscom Air Force Base announced Wednesday.

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by Jamie Bennet January 4, 2024, 10:05 am
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Knightscope Secures FedRAMP Authority to Operate for Security Robot & Communication System Offerings

Knightscope has received an authority to operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its autonomous security robots and blue light emergency communication system offerings. The ATO designation positions Knightscope to be an approved provider for federal agencies on the FedRAMP Marketplace soon, the company said Wednesday.

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by Kacey Roberts January 4, 2024, 9:42 am
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DARPA Taps Aurora to Build Active Flow Control Aircraft Demonstrator

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, to commence the development of a full-scale aircraft that uses active flow control for flight control. Aurora will build and demonstrate the X-65 aircraft under the third phase of the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors program, DARPA said Wednesday.

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by Naomi Cooper January 4, 2024, 9:12 am
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ManTech Appoints Former Navy Cyber Adviser Christopher Cleary as Global Cyber Practice VP

Government technology provider ManTech has named Christopher Cleary as vice president of global cyber practice. Cleary, currently the president of the educational non-profit Military Cyber Professionals Association, announced his new appointment on LinkedIn, expressing eagerness to work with friends in supporting the intelligence community and the Department of Defense.

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by Jerry Petersen January 4, 2024, 8:50 am
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SpyCloud Secures SBIR Contract to Deliver Identity Intelligence to Air Force; Bill Cull Quoted

SpyCloud said Wednesday that it has secured a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research contract to help AFWERX, a component of the Air Force Research Laboratory, develop identity intelligence capabilities to strengthen the service branch's defense against cyber threats.

The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector. Register here and save a seat at the highly anticipated event.

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by Naomi Cooper January 4, 2024, 8:47 am
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Florent Groberg Joins AE Industrial Partners as Portfolio Strategy & Optimization Group VP

Florent Groberg, a retired U.S. Army captain, has been selected as vice president of AE Industrial Partners’ portfolio strategy and optimization group. He brings with him a long history of experience in both the service branch and private sector organizations, AEI announced from its Boca Raton, Florida, headquarters on Wednesday.

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by Ireland Degges January 3, 2024, 10:59 am
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Amentum Lands Navy Contract for Cargo Offload & Discharge Systems Support

Amentum will provide maintenance, instruction, operations and training support services for the U.S. Navy's cargo offload and discharge systems under a firm-fixed-price contract. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida, launched a competitive procurement process for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and received one offer, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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by Jane Edwards January 3, 2024, 10:45 am
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Former Parry Labs Official Jeff Siino Joins A2G International as VP of Operations

Jeff Siino, formerly vice president of strategy and growth at Parry Labs, has joined Titusville, Florida-based A2G International as VP of operations, according to a recently published LinkedIn post. Siino's other prior employers include L3Harris Technologies, North American Surveillance Systems and MAG Aerospace.

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by Naomi Cooper January 3, 2024, 10:35 am