Press Releases

Hughes Europe, a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), announces its strategic expansion into the Military, Defence, and Government sectors across pan-European nations. Troy Truman has joined Hughes and will act as the head of this initiative. The initiative will meet the increasing demand for high-speed connectivity and the growing security concerns around Europe's advancing military and governmental requirements for Intelligence Surveil

Booz Allen Hamilton today announced that retired Army Lieutenant General Scott Berrier has joined the firm as a senior vice president in Booz Allen’s national security business. In this role, Berrier will support and expand business growth and development across Booz Allen’s federal clients with a focus on strategic direction for intelligence. Berrier brings more than 40 years of experience as a joint intelligence operations leader, having most recently served as the dir

Akima, a premier provider of products and services to the federal government, announced today that a joint venture between subsidiary, Akima Support Operations and infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, has been awarded a position on the Global Contingency Services Multiple Award Contract  by the United States Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a potential 8.5-year period of performance and a total contract value

Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 launches on Firefly's Alpha rocket through 2029. This agreement commits Lockheed Martin to 15 launch reservations and 10 optional launches. "Firefly is honored to continue this partnership with Lockheed Martin and appreciates their confidence in our rapid launch services to support their critical missions for years to come,"

Conti Federal Services, a leading federal construction and engineering firm specializing in military construction and critical infrastructure, has been awarded a $135,492,086 contract for the construction of a B-21 Phase Maintenance Hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota. Awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, the contract will support the construction of a phase maintenance hangar for the B-21 Raider – the next generation stealth b

Lockheed Martin signed an agreement with Firefly Aerospace, Inc., for up to 25 launches on the company's Alpha rocket through 2029. Under this agreement, Firefly will routinely launch a variety of future Lockheed Martin spacecraft, including new payload technologies, into low-Earth orbit from Firefly's facilities on the west and east coasts. Lockheed Martin benefits from Firefly's lower-cost launch vehicle, which helps reduce risk for the company's self-fun

BAE Systems received a $95 million contract from the U.S. Navy for advanced countermeasure pods to protect the P-8A Poseidon Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft from missiles and other threats. The electronic warfare (EW) pod detects and counters inbound threats, protecting the Poseidon and its crews, and expanding the aircraft’s operating range in contested environments. “We’re working closely with the U.S. Navy to deliver innovative solutions to protect this critical

XTI Aerospace, Inc today announced that Mesa Air Group, Inc. the holding company of regional air carrier Mesa Airlines, is the purchaser under a previously disclosed conditional purchase order with XTI Aircraft Company  a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, for up to 100 TriFan 600 aircraft, a fixed-wing, vertical lift crossover airplane which is currently in development. If all conditions are met and the order is fully exercised, it could represent up to approximately $1 billion in

Today, Terran Orbital Corporation  a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the expansion of its capabilities under NASA’s long-standing multi-participant Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract. NASA has on-ramped two additional space vehicle platforms, which could position Terran Orbital as a premier partner for the space agency, offering a wider range of solu

Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc., renowned for its pioneering thermal solutions, proudly announces the award of a significant contract with NASA Kennedy Space Center. The contract, valued at over $6M, underscores ACT's commitment to excellence in design, manufacturing, and testing of two Rollout Purge Units (RPUs) for NASA's Mobile Launcher. The collaboration between NASA and ACT marks a pivotal moment in space exploration as the Rollout Purge Units will play a vital role

XTI Aerospace, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, XTI Aircraft Company has signed a Letter of Intent  with AVX Aircraft Company a leader in advanced vertical lift solutions, to provide development, design, and certification services to support XTI Aircraft's proprietary and patented TriFan 600, a fixed-wing aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capability. The definitive agreements are expected to be signed in the coming weeks. "The relationship with AVX pr

RapidFlight, a pioneering integrated designer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems has been awarded a contract valued up to $10 million by the United States Department of the Air Force AFWERX Autonomy Prime program to develop and produce a customizable, autonomous, fixed-wing aircraft system, the SPX The DAF created AFWERX to bring cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups, such as RapidFlight, to address its most pressing challenges. The Autonomy

At the Joint Navigation Conference in Cincinnati, BAE Systems unveiled NavStorm™-M, a gun-hardened integrated anti-jamming and global positioning system  receiver for artillery, bombs, missiles, and unmanned systems. The newly enhanced GPS receiver is the latest addition to BAE Systems’ extensive portfolio of products that provide advanced and secure GPS solutions for airborne, ground, and weapons systems. NavStorm-M features a layered protection approach using beam

NASA will provide live coverage of launch activities for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Starliner will dock to the forward-facing port of the station's Harmony module a

In order to have sufficient capacity in the Indo-Pacific nations' military-industrial bases, the Defense Department, along with allies and partners, are going to have to work together to make this happen, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said. Austin spoke today at a news briefing in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue. Over the last several years, countries in this region have been working together in a more concerted fashion, developing new technologies, and boosting