The Missile Defense Agency has awarded $1.6 billion in contracts through fiscal year 2022 to Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to conduct technology development and risk reduction work on the Next Generation Interceptor program. MDA received three proposals for the contracts and is obligating $291.9 million in research and...
The rapid growth of military and commercial space industries requires Space agencies to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Space Force intend to maintain space superiority and provide space capabilities to U.S. and allied forces through ambitious missions and part...
Executive Mosaic’s Potomac Officers Club is set to hold a virtual summit on Tuesday, March 23, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for GovCon executives and military leaders to offer pivotal insight on the space domain’s current environment. The 2021 Industrial Space Defense Summit will feature Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations a...
As space exploration, space research and satellite technology continue to expand rapidly. Space agencies such as NASA have worked to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Space Force intend to maintain space superiority and provide space capabilities to U.S. and alli...
Vice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, will deliver a closing keynote speech on March 23 at the 2021 Industrial Space Defense Summit, a Potomac Officers Club-hosted virtual event covering U.S. military innovation and partnership efforts in the space security arena. In his current capacity, Hill oversees MDA’s efforts to de...
Executive Mosaic announced on Friday that Dave Dacquino, chairman and CEO of Serco, Inc, has received a 2021 the Wash100 Award, the second of his career, for driving company growth for Serco through major acquisitions, including Serco’s acquisition of Whitney, Bradley & Brown (WBB) and Alion’s Naval Systems business. Visit ExecutiveBiz...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will aim to demonstrate a space-based sensor technology for defending against hypersonic weapons and other sophisticated missile threats under a $155 million prototype award from the Missile Defense Agency. The company will perform on-orbit demonstration, launch and initial orbit testing work under Phase IIa of MDA’...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a five-year, $254.7M contract from the Missile Defense Agency to maintain two batteries for the United Arab Emirates’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system. The company’s space business will also manage logistics and associated product database, develop software, provide training, conduct fie...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has won a potential $121.6M other transaction award from the Missile Defense Agency to conduct an on-orbit demonstration of a space-based prototype sensor designed to track hypersonic and ballistic threats. MDA received four proposals for the project through a competitive solicitation among industry participants in ...
Chantilly, Virginia-based security engineering services provider System High has purchased a Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) business unit that supports the Missile Defense Agency in cybersecurity and computer network defense efforts. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and System High said Monday its acquisition of the Technical, ...
