ExecutiveBiz – Covers emerging companies in Washington's government contracting sector. 8/5/2021

Joshua Frank, founder and managing partner for RSM Federal, recently had the opportunity to speak with ExecutiveBiz in the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview. During the interview, Frank touched on a wide range of topics including the most valuable lessons in government sales, the significant changes in the process of winning government contracts over recent […]

Robie Samanta Roy, former vice president of technology for government affairs at Lockheed Martin, was appointed as chief operating officer at Electra.aero where he will build on his government and aerospace experience to help the company expand its footprint in the commercial and defense sectors. Electra said Wednesday the new appointee most recently supported Lockheed’s […]

Iridium Communications has partnered with MetOcean Telematics and provided the Canadian Coast Guard with Certus Thales VesseLINK marine satellite broadband terminals in an effort to enhance the service branch’s internet reliability in the high Arctic region. The Iridium network will work on supporting the coordination of the Coast Guard ships and crew members to the […]

Lockheed Martin has received a $66.61 million contract modification to definitize the impact of alternatively sourced materials to the F-35 Lightning II lots 12 to 14 low-rate initial production. The Naval Air Systems Command award follows the government’s decision to look for other sources of materials and hardware for aircraft production, the Department of Defense […]

A mobile application developed by Concurrent Technologies Corp. made it to the first downselect of a pitch competition that seeks technologies to meet the U.S. Army’s vehicle maintenance needs. The company said Wednesday it is among six finalists of the National Advanced Mobility Consortium’s Smart Motor Pool competition, which aims to boost the technical proficiency […]

A joint venture between PAE and Perini Management Services has received a $36.8 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to deliver installation assistance and sustainment support to the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron in Agadez, Niger. PAE-Perini will provide force support services as well as operations, maintenance, repair and other civil engineering services […]

General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has earned flight clearance for its modern GPS-based personnel locator tool after it concluded tests to determine the electromagnetic compatibility of the search and rescue system with the U.S. Navy’s F-35 aircraft. The company said Wednesday its Quickdraw2 Handheld GPS Interrogator is made to help forces track and rescue lost […]

The State Department has approved Japan’s request to purchase rolling airframe missiles from Raytheon Technologies‘ missiles and defense business through a potential $61.5 million foreign military sales transaction. The proposed sale would provide for 44 units of the RIM-116C Block 2 RAM, missile round storage containers, technical documents, engineering and technical support and logistical and […]

AeroVironment has introduced a new standardized modular payload interface kit designed to enable simple and rapid integration of payloads onto the RQ-20B Puma unmanned aircraft system. The self-contained kit features mechanical and electrical interfaces that allow Puma to work with payloads developed by the Department of Defense, U.S. allies and third-party manufacturers, the company said […]

BAE Systems has received a $93 million undefinitized contract action to sustain AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare countermeasure system onboard Lockheed Martin-developed F-35 aircraft. BAE said Wednesday it will provide software maintenance, depot test equipment support, obsolescence monitoring and technical field and reach back services supporting the EW suite as part of the Lockheed award. Rob Dykema, […]