Press Releases

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at $80 million to supply unmanned turrets for Armoured Fighting Vehicles ("AFVs") of an Asian-Pacific country. The contract will be performed over a three-year period. Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply 30mm-gun unmanned light turrets that integrate sensors and display systems for enhanced situational awareness, target acquisition capabilities, fire control systems and weapon systems of var

BAE Systems has designed, tested, and delivered key components for the U.S. Air Force’s first EC-37B Compass Call aircraft. The delivery paves the way for developmental and operational flight testing of the Baseline 3 configuration of Compass Call in January 2023. Baseline 3 offers additional electronic warfare capabilities. Interim fielding is expected to follow the completion of testing by mid-2024. “Since the program’s inception, BAE Systems has consistently del

CACI International Inc has been awarded a $54.6 million contract to support U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) to provide mission expertise to the Assured Positioning, Navigation, Timing, and Space (APNT/Space) Cross Functional Team (CFT) for the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. CACI was awarded this contract under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s (DoD IAC) multiple-award contract (MAC) vehicle. These DoD IAC MAC task or

L3Harris Technologies won a $91.5 million contract from Boeing to supply mission-management processors for the T-7A Red Hawk, the newest U.S. Air Force jet trainer in 60 years. The mission-management processors, developed specifically for the Red Hawk, collate multiple data streams, making the information a pilot has to process in-flight easier to decipher. The sensors and communication capabilities maximize battlespace awareness by connecting internal and external data networks and

Green Eight Capital AG, a private, mission-driven investment firm, today announced that Dennis Muilenburg, former CEO and Chairman of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), had joined its board of directors to help launch the company's new fund, the Aerospace Innovation Fund. Green Eight Capital's second fund in private markets, the Aerospace Innovation Fund will direct capital to the aerospace and related sectors to address the global need for rebuilt supply chains, resilient indus

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), is redefining the technological limits of national security with the establishment of its Technology Center of Excellence, an initiative designed to consolidate the company’s extensive technology resources under a single platform to maximize its capabilities. “Most of the companies acquired by FMD in recent years have technology development in their roadmap, but they’re s

Firefly Space Transport Services (STS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, Inc, announced today that the company has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide launch services for the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions in the 500-1000 kg grouping utilizing its Alpha rocket. The fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year ordering period with a maximum total

Green Eight Capital AG, a mission-driven private investment firm, announced today that Dennis Muilenburg, former CEO and Chairman of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), has joined its Board of Directors, helping launch the company’s new Aerospace Innovation Fund. As Green Eight Capital’s second private markets fund, the Aerospace Innovation Fund will direct capital into aerospace and aerospace-adjacent industries to address a global need for reconstituted supply chains, resil

DIGISTOR®, a CRU Data Security Group (CDSG) brand, has added to its innovative line of secure DIGISTOR Citadel™ self-encrypting drives with pre-boot authentication by introducing PBA to its Citadel C Series lineup. The new drives, powered by Cigent®, add the critical PBA function to their existing DIGISTOR C Series of self-encrypting drives. In addition, DIGISTOR is announcing that the Citadel C Series Advanced version has been listed by NIST as a FIPS 140-2 L2 certifi

The U.S. Department of Defense has requested funding to support the development of hybrid vehicle recharging infrastructure, incorporate fuel efficient technologies and invest in technology to improve performance and reduce logistical requirements for its 60,000 buses, medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles and 250,000 tactical vehicles. Allison Transmission’s product portfolio will help drive the next generation of propulsion solutions to help our military achieve their climate chan

SkyePoint Decisions, Inc. is pleased to announce the purchase of SNR Government IT Services LLC (SNR GITS), a subsidiary of Arrowpoint Corporation of Ashburn, VA, effective September 9, 2022. SkyePoint acquired all assets including its DLA JETS, Army RS3, and Army ITES-3S information technology and cybersecurity services contract vehicles. SNR GITS, now as a subsidiary of SkyePoint, offers comprehensive information technology services including technical and management expertise sup

AeroVironment, Inc. a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced the launch of the next-generation VAPOR® Helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS), VAPOR 55 MX. Delivering new levels of operational performance with a completely redesigned modular autonomy framework, VAPOR 55 MX enables increased endurance and expanded payload capacity to meet current and emerging needs of defense, commercial and industrial customers. “The new VAPOR 55 MX i

Rancher Government Solutions (RGS) has been chosen by USAF Kessel Run to provide Kubernetes Support Services to accelerate digital transformation and mission success at the Air Force’s IT Life Cycle Management Center’s Digital Directorate The highly competitive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program (https://www.sbir.gov/) encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercializ

Enterprise Search leader Sinequa has today announced a new business practice dedicated to the specific needs of public and private agencies serving the US Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry. The company also opened today a new office in Huntsville, Alabama, to allow the team to closely align with organizations and Federal agencies and to tap into the region’s burgeoning technology and partner ecosystem. Located at The Invention to Innovation Center (I2C) on the campus of

PharmaJet®, a company who has developed and commercialized a needle-free platform to more effectively administer drugs and biologics, today announced that they will present their latest research results at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) on September 13, 2022. The presentation, entitled Advancement of a Next Generation Needle-Free Injection Device for Effective Delivery of the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus DNA Vaccine, will be presented by Erin Spiegel, Ph.D.,