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AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private equity firm specializing in National Security, Aerospace, and Industrial Services, announced today the appointment of Honorable Ryan McCarthy, 24th Secretary of the U.S. Army, as an Operating Partner. McCarthy joins AEI after a distinguished career in aerospace and national security. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 33rd Undersecretary of the Army in August 2017 and was later confirmed by unanimous consent as the 24th Secre

Ursa Major, the United States' leading privately funded rocket propulsion company, will receive funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) as one of the inaugural recipients of investments from the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) to strengthen critical supply chain technologies needed for national security. The $12.5 million investment represents a partnership between OSC and the U.S. Navy to mature Ursa Major's Lynx solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing process under O

Reliable Robotics, a leader in autonomous aircraft systems, today announced the award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract leveraging the company’s dual-use technology to provide advanced automation to United States Air Force (USAF) airlift and refueling aircraft. The flexible IDIQ contract will span multiple years, and advance the development, production and deployment of Reliable’s autonomous flight system. The contract is also a vehicle for AFWERX and

Navy Federal Credit Union today announced the launch of a new partnership with the USO. The $9 million investment from the credit union will be used to implement existing USO programming and establish new, signature initiatives designed to address the unique needs of America’s military community. Specifically, by leveraging the respective strengths of the USO and of Navy Federal, the partnership will aim to provide comprehensive financial wellness education and resources in support of e

PDW, today announced it was selected to provide its flagship C100 Group 2 sUAS in support of the U.S. Army Directed Requirement for Company-Level sUAS. The C100 will be fielded to unit elements across the Army to enhance fire and maneuver in near-peer and contested operating environments. PDW's C100 supports the U.S. Army's medium-range reconnaissance (MRR) requirement for a modular, Soldier-portable VTOL sUAS capable of providing effects across reconnaissance, surveillance,

NASA has awarded the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 (NAMS-2) contract to Crown Consulting Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, to provide the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, aeronautics and exploration technology research and development support. NAMS-2 is a single award hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of $121 million. The contract begins Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, with a 60-d

Virtualitics, a leader in AI decision intelligence applications, today announced that it has secured a position as one of the industry partners selected to participate in a $975 million multi-year contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO). Virtualitics will play a critical role in assisting the U.S. Air Force in optimizing operational readiness and sustainment through the deployment of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learn

RSC2, Inc. an innovative leader in mission and IT services for the federal government and an SBA-certified HUBZone small business, proudly announces a significant milestone: the award of an RS3 $30 million contract to provide comprehensive engineering and operations support to the U.S. Army. RSC2 has united forces with Linchpin, Sigma Defense, EOA Technologies, and SES to deliver unparalleled support for this critical program. RSC2 will deploy its elite team of technical, network, a

NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The briefing will be open to media and will air live on NASA+ and the agency's website, plus Facebook, X, and YouTube. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. Members of the news media from the U.S. and non-

Balfour Beatty Communities, a leading national residential real estate investment and management company, is in the process of engaging with multiple fiber optic network providers to introduce cutting-edge broadband fiber optic capabilities to its privatized military housing portfolio, starting with an initial rollout of 10,000 homes at six U.S. Army bases. This strategic upgrade is expected to significantly enhance connectivity and deliver improved digital services to military families resid

Reliable Robotics, a leader in autonomous aircraft systems, today announced the award of competitive funding under the AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase program for the United States Department of the Air Force (USAF). This TACFI funding is an extension of prior Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) efforts and has opportunities to expand further in the future. The funding will be used to perform additional flights for representative military missions in a UAS (Uncrewed Aircraft System) co

Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it has delivered, ahead of schedule, critical C5I capabilities for the Australian Army’s Heavy Armoured Capability Systems. The delivery provides the new vehicles with the latest situational awareness technology allowing the Australian Army to keep ahead of new and emerging threats in the region. Through the U.S. Government Foreign Military Sales program, Leonardo DRS was selected to provide its next-generation ruggedized C5I Battle Management

Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics, a leading provider of high-reliability semiconductor solutions, announced a new partnership with Flip Electronics, a prominent distributor based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Under the new agreement, Flip Electronics will maintain substantial inventories of Teledyne e2v HiRel’s semiconductor wafers for military applications, ensuring a consistent and reliable supply of critical components. “Our semiconductor longevity programs provide a signific

Infleqtion, the world’s leading quantum information company, today announced an expansion of its work with the Australian Army as part of the Quantum Technology Challenge. Infleqtion is collaborating with the Australian Army and Diraq, a quantum computing company based in Sydney, to establish more trustworthy quantum computation through quantum physically unclonable functions (QPUFs). The QPUF solution will help improve the overall reliability of quantum systems and harden the

Media are invited to hear from NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during an Earth to space call at 2:15 p.m. EDT, Friday, Sept. 13. The pair will participate in a news conference aboard the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. Coverage of the event will stream on NASA+, the NASA app, and the agency's website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. Media interested in participating must co