ExecutiveBiz News on Video 12/10/2021

K2 Integrity announced on Thursday that the company has appointed Neelam Sharma, formerly a key executive of PwC, as its global head of Business Development and Sales. In the new role, Sharma will be responsible for creating and shaping K2 Integrity’s suite of products and services to deliver cutting-edge digital solutions for the firm’s growing global […]

Clarksburg, Maryland-based Robotic Research has raised $228 million in a round of Series A financing and will use the investment to enable its RR.AI division to expand, drive innovation and deliver autonomous driving platforms for transportation and logistics markets. Alberto Lacaze, co-founder and president of Robotic Research, said in a statement published Thursday the investment […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded a $60.4 million contract to integrate engineering change proposals for the Joint Striker Fighter platform in support of one U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division will perform the integration of four JSF ECPs for the America-class LHA 8 Flight 1 vessel, the Department of Defense said […]

Tom Keane, corporate vice president for Azure global at Microsoft, said the company has launched new Azure Space offerings and formed partnerships with Airbus, ST Engineering iDirect, Blackshark.ai, ESRI and Orbital Insight to deliver more cloud and space capabilities to customers worldwide. Keane wrote in a blog post published Thursday that one of new capabilities […]

DCS Corp. and its subsidiary, Infoscitex, have received a potential five-year, $48 million blanket purchase agreement from the General Services Administration. Under the BPA, the team will provide a range of technical and management services to support the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Warfighter Interactions & Readiness Division, DCS said Thursday. Jim Benbow, CEO of DCS, said, “DCS […]

Advanced Technology International has purchased TechConnect, a global innovation scouting and vetting organization, in a move to help government clients connect to more research and development companies. TechConnect works to identify emerging technologies for agencies, investors and vendors through sprints, challenges and other innovation-focused events, ATI said Tuesday. Through the acquisition, ATI-managed consortia will have […]

Ed Dolanski, former president of U.S. government services at Boeing, has been appointed to the board of directors of Alexandria, Virginia-based aftermarket services provider VSE in a move that takes effect Jan. 1. Dolanski has more than three decades of senior leadership experience and is co-founder of management consulting firm First Watch Group, VSE said […]

NASA launched a Ball Aerospace-built space observatory Thursday for the agency’s joint mission with its Italian counterpart to study X-rays from supermassive black holes, supernova remnants and other high-energy objects in the universe. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft lifted Thursday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and will use three telescopes with sensitive detectors to […]

Qualtrics has chosen Reston, Virginia as the location for the company’s newly expanded East Coast hub. The experience management company said Thursday it also plans to create 400 new technology-related jobs in the Washington metropolitan area within the next five years. Zig Serafin, CEO of Qualtrics said, “The investments we’re making today will put us in […]

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has introduced an unmanned aircraft system that offers short-takeoff and landing capabilities and can carry up to 16 Hellfire missiles in support of armed reconnaissance, attack and armed overwatch missions. Mojave has a 450-HP turboprop engine and enlarged wings with high-lift devices and is based on flight control and avionics […]