Opinion
Air Force marks key signpost in robot wingmen award
Anduril and General Atomics are well known in the defense industry. But their selections for phase one of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program stand out for who they went up against and where the tech is going.
Contracts
Air Force chooses 17 for $499M anti-tampering tech contract
Three incumbents will continue onto this expanded iteration of the program focused on defending against unintended technology transfers or alterations by adversaries.
Companies
Computing and AI feature in this week's major venture investments
AEI HorizonX's newest investment targets a computer programming language specialist, while Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm continues its backing of a company focused on trusted artificial intelligence.
Contracts
Air Force chooses 46 firms for nearly $1B weapons testing tech contract
Awardees will compete to provide "highly-specialized technologies" for the testing and evaluation work.
Companies
Red 6 fetches $70M in Series B investment round
The five-year-old company is looking to disrupt the military pilot training domain with its augmented reality system.
Contracts
Air Force chooses 3 dozen for $32B training system recompete
This is iteration number four of the Training Systems Acquisition vehicle that covers a broad range of products.
Companies
Air Force continues awards on $400M aerospace research program
The roster of companies involved in this program now stands at seven with more award announcements to come.
Contracts
CACI's fight for $500M DIA contract is over
CACI International's second protest of the award has been denied and the company has little recourse to continue the argument.
Companies
Engineering and growth leadership appointments mark the week in exec moves
Here is our newest snapshot of some of the most recent senior leadership promotions and hires across the government market.
Companies
CACI continues fight for $500M DIA contract
The Defense Intelligence Agency has twice chosen another company for the IT infrastructure work.
Companies
Boeing Defense to cut execs, consolidate divisions
The reorganization is part of a wider culture change pushed by the business unit’s new CEO.
Contracts
Boeing's $5B missile defense win hit by conflict-of-interest allegations
One protestor is arguing that an industry teammate of Boeing had previously overseen work on the ground-based defense system.
Companies
Blue chip defense companies mark the week's venture activity
Boeing and L3Harris Technologies respectively put their names to investments in a pair of fundraising rounds for software startups.
Contracts
Engine deals reveal US wants to maintain three warplane makers
But the multibillion-dollar deals raise questions about just how far along the Next Generation Air Dominance program is.
Companies
Boeing, Northrop Grumman join group pushing 3D printing to small suppliers
The White House-backed compact is also part of an effort to make supply chains more resilient.
Companies
AE Industrial, Boeing unveil second venture fund
The investment firm and aerospace giant are expanding on their partnership launched in 2021.
Companies
Iridium board adds Boeing's autonomous business head
The panel sought her knowledge and experience in the government satellite market.
Companies
Boeing promotes new defense business chief
Ted Colbert will lead the aerospace giant's approximately $26 billion defense, space and security segment.
TOP 100: Boeing uses diversity, tech investments to weather stormy market
The Boeing Co. relied on its successful commercial aircraft business to help the rest of the company make technology investments during an otherwise down market.
Who won March's biggest contracts?
March set a fierce pace for contract awards with 65 wins being reported. The month was especially good for Raytheon and SAIC. But who else made our top 10 list for the month?
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