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Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based end-to-end space transportation company, announced concluding its oversubscribed $175 million Series D funding round valued at $2 billion and led by RPM Ventures, an early-stage venture firm. In a press release Tuesday, Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, said, “Firefly is extremely grateful for our existing and new investors whose support […] More
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense-tech prime contractor, has revealed that its missile warning and tracking satellites have completed the preliminary design review. The company said Tuesday the satellites are being developed under a $740 million prime contract with the Space Development Agency as part of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. In particular, the […] More
Armis is working with ECS to support the company’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, or CDM, data services work for the Department of Homeland Security. ECS will leverage Armis’ cyber exposure management platform Armis Centrix to help federal civilian agencies streamline how data from cybersecurity tools are integrated into ECS’s CDM dashboard ecosystem, which deploys situational awareness data […] More
For over a decade, the Wash100 Award has cemented itself as the highest honor in government contracting. On an annual basis, it has recognized the most significant contributors to the market’s success, from both the public and private sector sides of the GovCon dynamic. The lists have included ambitious CEOs, decorated generals, innovative technologists and secret […] More
A lot has happened to Damian DiPippa since we last spoke to him in February. You see, DiPippa started his career as an aerospace engineer working missile and satellite solutions for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, which is now the Missile Defense Agency. Flash forward to June and he was offered something that was impossible to pass […] More
Julie Van Kleeck, former vice president of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s space and launch propulsion business unit, has been appointed to the board of directors of Paragon Space Development. Van Kleeck, who retired from Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2019, brings to Paragon her 30 years of experience in the company, including market knowledge and issue understanding, Paragon said […] More
The tech head of Hitachi Vantara Federal has recommended the addition of a procurement category in the next iteration of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard. Gary Hix, chief technology officer of the IT company, said in an article in Fed Tech Magazine that the new category would enable agencies to adopt new capabilities, […] More
Carahsoft Technology has a long history of supporting the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to Steve Jacyna, director of innovative cybersecurity solutions at the company. Because of this extended collaboration, Carahsoft is able to provide the government with software that meets national security requirements, Jacyna said in […] More
Sierra Nevada Corporation has named Jim Hanley as vice president of its strategic initiatives. Hanley, who brings to the role nearly 3 decades of defense industry experience, announced the appointment on LinkedIn. New VP’s Professional Experience The new appointee most recently served at ManTech, where he stayed for more than 16 years and held various […] More
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Reliable Robotics a contract to conduct in-flight test and evaluation of the company’s detect and avoid system, or DAA, which includes advanced air-to-air radar. The flight tests will begin in 2025 in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, an FAA-designated test site for uncrewed aircraft systems, Reliable Robotics said […] More
Sigma Defense Systems has opened a new facility in Lexington Park, Maryland, to expand capabilities in cybersecurity architecture, software development and airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for the Department of Defense. The Lexington site will also be used for tests aimed at enhancing DevSecOps, CJADC2 and C5ISR delivery for the DOD, the company said Monday. The […] More
Raytheon, an RTX business, has completed the 5th live-fire testing round of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, an active electronically scanned array radar designed to counter airborne threats such as manned and unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and hypersonics. RTX said Monday that the latest demonstration showed the LTMADS’ ability to acquire and […] More
