ExecutiveBiz News on Video 7/22/2022

Jeff Trauberman, vice president of government affairs for Virgin Orbit National Systems, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about his strategic goals for the coming year as well as recent partnerships to extend its position in the federal market to address the technology and innovation challenges of today during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read the full Executive Spotlight […]

Australia intends to procure 80 extended-range units of Lockheed Martin‘s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile system from the U.S. government under a $235 million foreign military sale cleared by the State Department. The Australian air force could use the AGM-158B JASSM-ER with fighter aircraft platforms such as the F-35 and F/A-18F Super Hornet to perform future […]

The U.S. Navy tested for the third time a Northrop Grumman-built extended-range missile at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of California. The Northrop-made AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range system detected and engaged a ground-based threat using its emitter acquisition platform after being launched from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft during […]

The North American marine systems subsidiary of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has secured a potential five-year, $75 million contract to engineer diesel generators for the U.S. Navy’s Freedom-variant littoral combat ships. Fincantieri Marine Systems North America will provide original equipment manufacturer support services for LCS electrical power generation machines, the Department of Defense said Thursday.  The […]

The State Department has granted the UAE government approval to buy oceanographic observation equipment and associated system under a potential $206 million foreign military sale contract. Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission system division has been named the principal for the proposed deal, which includes fiber optic communications suites, remote data collection facilities, multi-site sensors, data […]

A joint venture between Constellis‘ Centerra Group business and Tsay Construction and Services was tapped to provide Triad with security services in support of its operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory on behalf of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Northern New Mexico Integrated Security will help ensure the facility’s security under a potential seven-year […]

Booz Allen Hamilton has been approved to assist other Department of Defense contracting companies in ensuring the defense industrial base’s compliance with cyber protection standards. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body authorized Booz Allen as CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization, making the firm one of the first external entities to be cleared by the Cyber […]

Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon Technologies‘ Collins Aerospace business to supply airborne communications hardware for foreign military sales of the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. Collins said Tuesday its HF-9500 system consists of a receiver-transmitter, an antenna coupler and a radio control technology. The product will replace the ARC-190 radio that Lockheed previously offered to […]

Draper has received a $73 million contract from NASA to bring three Artemis science investigations to the lunar surface in 2025. The contract awarded under the space agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program covers the delivery of three experiments to the lunar impact crater on the moon’s far side, called Schrodinger Basin, and the Farside […]

Planet Labs has received a new contract to continue providing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with satellite imagery in support of oil spill monitoring activities in the Gulf of Mexico. The San Francisco-based company said Wednesday it will deliver PlanetScope and SkySat imaging products to NOAA to help it acquire more information about the […]