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  • Valkyrie's ACT Subsidiary to Continue Air Force Comm Backup Power Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Valkyrie’s ACT Subsidiary to Continue Air Force Comm Backup Power Support

    A Valkyrie Enterprises subsidiary will continue to engineer and maintain backup power equipment supporting Ninth Air Force communications under a five-year, $24.5 million contract. Atlantic CommTech received the contract from the Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management & Integration Center to provide the systems support to 9AF A6 operations in Southwest Asia, Valkyrie said Tuesday. “Our […] More

  • AE Industrial Updates Management Team With 4 Promotions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AE Industrial Updates Management Team With 4 Promotions

    AE Industrial Partners has made four promotions including that of Tyler Rowe‘s from vice president to principal, effective immediately. The private equity firm said Thursday it also elevated Eugene Kim, Graham Kantor and Austen Dixon from senior associates to VP roles in recognition of their contributions to AE Industrial. Rowe, who is focused on early-stage investing, joined […] More

  • Idemia, TSA Aim to Expedite Airport Screening Through 'PreCheck' Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Idemia, TSA Aim to Expedite Airport Screening Through ‘PreCheck’ Service

    Idemia’s North American subsidiary has implemented an onsite service at five airports as part of a Transportation Security Administration program that allows travelers to determine their eligibility for an expedited screening process. The company said Monday its team of TSA PreCheck enrollment personnel offers the service through mobile carts for demonstration and deployment initiatives. Passengers […] More

  • General Atomics Selects Ramco as Software Partner for SkyGuardian’s MRO Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Selects Ramco as Software Partner for SkyGuardian’s MRO Services

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has chosen Ramco Systems to provide a software platform for maintenance, repair and overhaul activities in line with the former’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian aircraft sustainment program. Ramco will use its enterprise resource planning software to meet the systems’ MRO requirements, including line, component, engine, hangar and aftermarket services, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems said […] More

  • Ursa Major to Build, Test Rocket Engine for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ursa Major to Build, Test Rocket Engine for Air Force

    Ursa Major has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop an engine designed to produce 5,000 pounds of thrust and power rockets for low-Earth orbit satellite deployment. The company said Wednesday it will also test multiple “Hadley” engines and provide datasets to the Air Force Research Laboratory on performance parameters such as […] More

  • Collins Aerospace Expands Operations With New Texas Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Collins Aerospace Expands Operations With New Texas Facility

    Collins Aerospace has opened a new facility at the Houston Spaceport in Texas to expand its footprint in the area and accommodate several future space exploration activities. The Raytheon Technologies business said Wednesday it invested $30 million in the 120,000-square-foot facility meant to support the development of key space systems such as the next generation spacesuit, […] More

  • Mitre-Led Project Demos Feasibility of Using Blockchain Tech to Manage Grants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre-Led Project Demos Feasibility of Using Blockchain Tech to Manage Grants

    A Mitre-led consortium has completed a proof-of-concept demonstration of a business model that seeks to leverage distributed ledger technology or blockchain in managing federal grants. Results of the Future State Grants Demonstration Project show utilizing DLT could potentially eliminate duplicative reporting, expand payment automation, improve information circulation and reduce government costs, the nonprofit company said Monday. Mitre […] More

  • NASA's Artemis Mission to Include Radiation Safety Vest Payload - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA’s Artemis Mission to Include Radiation Safety Vest Payload

    NASA’ first uncrewed flight test to the moon’s orbit will carry an astronaut vest from a Lockheed Martin–StemRad team as one of the mission payloads. The AstroRad garment that will be part of Artemis I is designed to protect human organs at high risk of harmful radiation exposure during space exploration, the International Space Station National […] More

  • NDI Secures Navy Contract for Hull, System Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NDI Secures Navy Contract for Hull, System Support Services

    NDI Engineering has received a six-year, $42.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to carry out various support services for the military branch’s hull maintenance and technical submarine communication and electromagnetic systems. The Department of Defense said Friday the company will provide the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Philadelphia Division with prototyping, integrated logistics, shipboard verification […] More

  • BAE Secures $50M Army Contract for Bradley Fighting Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures $50M Army Contract for Bradley Fighting Vehicles

    BAE Systems‘ land and armaments subsidiary has received a one-year, $49.7 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide the company-built infantry fighting vehicles to the service branch. The full amount was obligated at the time of the award using the Army’s fiscal 2022 weapons and tracked combat vehicle procurement funds, the Department of Defense said […] More

  • Ken Walker Promoted to Owl Cyber Defense CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Walker Promoted to Owl Cyber Defense CEO

    Ken Walker, chief technology officer and president of Owl Cyber Defense, has been promoted to the dual role of president and CEO at the Columbia, Maryland-based network security company. The three-decade information system security veteran will lead the company and its efforts to bring cross-domain and data diode technology products to the intelligence, defense and […] More