Press Releases

AeroVironment, Inc. a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced it received a $10,534,348 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract award on Jan. 21, 2022. The contract includes the delivery of Puma™ LE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over a six-year period to an allied nation, as well as add-on air vehicle kits, initial spares packages, training and support. “With the adoption of Puma LE and

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has selected Thomas Global’s TFD-7000 Series flight displays for its Boeing 757 fleet. The TFD-7000 Series displays deliver the most cost-effective and lowest risk display upgrade solution for Boeing 757, 767 and 737 aircraft. “We are honored to be selected by the Royal New Zealand Air Force and look forward to helping them achieve their missions with these important display upgrades,” said Angus Hutchinson, CEO of Thomas Glo

General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today that it was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop and produce a certified hand-held device to manage and transfer cryptographic key material and mission planning data. Under this contract, awarded by the Army's Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, General Dynamics will design and build a National Security Agency-certified key-loader: The Next Generation Load Device-Medium (NGLD-M). The initial value o

IoT/AI, an Austin-based startup, recently secured a contract with the U.S. Air Force’s Global Strike Command by answering a call to assist in emergency aircrew response. IoT/AI’s Pico Personal Communicator, reminiscent of the Star Trek communicator and beaming device, adapted its commercial technology from an existing 14-ounce black box into a wearable patch-like device that provides alerting, audio commands, and acknowledgement capabilities. The transformation

BAE Systems has been awarded a $14 million contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to develop tools to decipher an ever-growing number of radio frequency (RF) signals in order to quickly and accurately help secure mission-critical information. BAE Systems will advance machine learning and artificial intelligence technology and techniques to identify signals in the RF spectrum under the terms of the contract, which is part of the Securing Compartmen

Red 6, a revolutionary technology firm at the forefront of synthetic air combat training, is proud to announce it has been awarded a contract from Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI), an implementation of the U.S. Air Force SBIR/STTR Supplemental Funding Pilot Program. "We continue to be encouraged by the U.S. Air Force's confidence in both the Red 6 solution and our mission to revolutionize training for our warfighter," said Daniel Robinson, Founder and CEO of Red 6. Re

Isotropic Systems, the leading developer of transformational multi-link satellite technology, today announced the successful completion of advanced multi-orbit antenna trials which will enable a new age of resilience for worldwide government communications increasingly reliant on satellite connectivity on the ground, at sea and in the air. The tests were conducted with SES Government Solutions, the leading provider of government satcom solutions, at the U.S. Army proving grounds in

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) a competitive 10-year, $750 million single-award IDIQ contract for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems. The L3Harris Falcon IV® family of manpack and handheld radios selected by the USMC have been broadly adopted by the U.S. Army, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force and a growing number of key allies to provide secure, resilient and interoperable communications capabilities. T

CACI International Inc announced today it acquired Ashburn, Virginia-based ID Technologies, an innovative enterprise IT, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, and network modernization provider with NSA-compliant Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) technology. The acquisition of ID Technologies expands CACI’s secure network modernization capabilities with CSfC software equipping U.S. Government workers with modern devices to operate virtually anywhere within essential systems that are vit

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full rate production of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs). The contract award of $169 million is for 33 vehicles. The ACV is proven and highly mobile, capable of conducting rapid ship-to-objective maneuvers and delivering enhanced combat power to the Fleet Marine Forces. Developed with teammate IVECO Defence Vehicles, the ACV represents the optimum balance of sea and land mobility and surviva

TuxCare, the enterprise Linux support and services company and home of KernelCare Enterprise live patching service, provided critical security patches for the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launch today. This USSF-8 mission includes an attachment of a U.S. Space Force payload related to national security. TuxCare’s live vulnerability patching capabilities provide real-time patch support and management for the Atlas 5 rocket control systems, which are powered by Linux.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets that comprise the Safran Aerosystems Arresting Company (SAA) for $240 million in cash. SAA is a designer and manufacturer of aircraft emergency arresting systems with more than 5,000 systems worldwide and currently sells into more than 70 countries. SAA generated sales of approximately $70 million in 2021 and is expected to be accretive to Curtiss-Wright's adjusted dilute

Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today that it has successfully delivered its L-Band Link-16 Helical Antenna system for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) first generation of the National Defense Space Architecture’s Transport Layer, Tranche 0. The system was shipped ahead of schedule and provides unprecedented performance given its stowed volume. The delivery follows acceptance testing comprised of environmen

Today, Citizens Against Government Waste  released a new Issue Brief, “The Future of American Aerospace,” co-authored by CAGW President Tom Schatz and CAGW Director of Policy and Research Sean Kennedy, which details how the shift in U.S. space policy opens up opportunities for new innovative companies and has resulted in increased competition and significant savings for taxpayers. Tom Schatz and Sean Kennedy issued the following statement:

Spire Global, Inc. , a leading provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, today announced a partnership with Dragonfly Aerospace to support the Australian Government’s Office of National Intelligence (ONI) with a second satellite as a part of its ongoing National Intelligence Community Satellite (NICSAT) program. The follow-up program, NICSAT2, will see Spire designing, building, and launching the company’s Low Earth Multi-Use Receiver (LEMUR), a 6U satellite plat