Chris Gregory, former vice president at HawkEye 360, has joined Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) as VP of product management for space domain awareness at its space-focused business arm, according to a LinkedIn post. He spent seven years at HawkEye 360, most recently serving as its VP of system engineering and operations. His...
Maxar Intelligence sold RF Solutions to HawkEye 360 in a bid for the latter to gain two radio frequency satellites and a global database ranging from 1.4 GHz to 40 GHz. HawkEye said Monday that it will have a total of 23 satellites as a result of the acquisition of RF Solutions, formerly Aurora Insight....
Rob Rainhart, formerly chief operating officer at HawkEye 360, was named president of the Herndon, Virginia-headquartered radio frequency and satellite systems developer. He will oversee programs, product development, technology delivery and human resources functions and guide the company’s strategy for expanding into the RF data and analytics...
Geospatial data analytics company HawkEye 360 has raised $59 million in a Series D-1 funding round and intends to use the new capital for space system development and defense mission support expansion. The financing activity was led by investment firm BlackRock, with the additional backing of seven other companies, HawkEye 360 said Thursday. Ma...
Financial services company Baird hosted its annual Government & Defense Conference on Thursday, bringing together industry leaders from across the federal sector to discuss the state of the government contracting industry, the impacts of recent sociopolitical events on the economic landscape and business strategies for the future. Bair...
The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded six companies separate contracts under the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program to provide insight into radio frequency remote sensing capabilities. Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global and Umbra Lab will conduct studies to inform the acquisition and integration of comme...
HawkEye 360 CEO John Serafini said the company is considering pursuing a new funding round and possibly an initial public offering in the next two years, SpaceNews reported Friday. “As we contemplate our next round, I think we will continue to look for private sources of capital, particularly for perhaps a pre IPO round, in...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 2, 2022 — HawkEye 360 and the U.S. Army have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to create and showcase overhead radio frequency-sensing capabilities for tactical warfighter support, ExecutiveBiz reported. “This partnership will support the Army’s modernization initiative to develop more efficie...
In its recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Jeffrey Sheehan, director of space programs at Jacobs Rapid Solutions, to discuss his focus on transforming the business into a large player in the radio frequency payload market. He also talked about Jacobs Rapid Solutions’ partnerships and other efforts to enhance its portf...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded an additional 23 positions on a potential $950 million contract to build and operate systems across all domains in support of the Joint All Domain Command and Control program. Vendors will compete for future orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to mature, demonstrate and proliferate capabil...
