Markon Solutions aims to offer a range of support services to the federal sector once it completes its separation from parent company Anser Advisory. Ray Carney, chief delivery officer of Markon, will transition to the CEO role and Matthew Dean, founder of Markon and a top executive at Anser Advisory, will serve as chairman of...
Recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense as a top priority, artificial intelligence offers numerous benefits for the warfighter ā but these potential advantages are not limited to the nation alone. While the DOD has accelerated its work to develop and deploy AI technologies, so have U.S. adversaries, making the race to perfect AI tools mo...
The U.S. Air Force awarded RTX (NYSE: RTX) a $1.15 billion contract to supply the latest Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile configuration to domestic and international defense customers. The award covers AIM-120 D-3 and C-8 variants developed through the AMRAAM Form, Fit, Function Refresh program, RTX said Tuesday. It marks the fifth productio...
The Space Development Agency has posted a draft solicitation for its planned procurement of space vehicles under the Tranche 2 Transport Layer program. SDA is looking to award an other transaction authority to more than one vendor to support the development and deployment of 54 or more spacecraft with infrared sensors in six orbital planes...
For a little more than a year, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has served as an invaluable demonstration of modern warfare, and Pentagon officials are paying close attention to the tactics, weapons and strategies being deployed. Department of Defense leaders are gleaning important insights into winning the intensifying global power competition and f...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will produce a set of equipment and communication tools for the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party-Modernization program under a $246.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Under the IDIQ award, L3Harris will manufacture tactical radios, ancillary components and radio sets and stations fo...
Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), said he believes the company is in a āstrong positionā given with the White House’s fiscal year 2024 budget request of approximately $886 billion for the Department of Defense, FlightGlobal reported Sunday. The proposed budget for DOD reflects a 3.3 percent year-on-ye...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) missiles and fire control business will provide engineering support for the development of a component intended to modernize a missile defense system segment under a $50 million contract from the U.S. Army. Associated work on the THAAD 5.0 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile segment will be done at Lockheed MFC&...
Amentum has won an eight-year, $475 million contract to provide maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy’s F-16 aircraft fleet. The company will help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division maintain F-16A/B/C/D variants at the organizational, intermediate and depot levels, the Department of Defense said Thursday. NAWCAD recei...
A Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) subsidiary has received from the U.S. Air Force three separate one-year contracts worth $110.5 million combined to provide data-as-a-service platforms to support command and control and decision-making operations. Palantir USG will support the Headquarters Air Force by enabling HAF to integrate personnel, health,...
