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in Contract Awards, News
Lockheed Martin Unit Books $78M Modification to Antisubmarine Warfare System Development Contract
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has received a $78.5 million modification to a previously-awarded U.S. Navy contract potentially worth $1 billion for the development and production of AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 surface ship undersea warfare combat systems. Sign up for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Navy Summit for further insights on current and evolving contracting opportunities in […] More
by Arthur McMiler July 1, 2025, 10:35 am
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in Executive Moves, News
Former Air Force Assistant Secretary Frank Calvelli Joins Altamira Board
Altamira Technologies has named Frank Calvelli, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for space acquisition and integration, as a member of its board of directors. Calvelli will contribute to the company his more than 30 years’ work experience in space security and intelligence systems, Altamira said Monday. Calvelli’s Previous Leadership Roles Before his […] More
by Arthur McMiler July 1, 2025, 8:10 am
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in Contract Awards, News
LeoLabs to Enhance Scout Radar via SpaceWERX TACFI Opportunity
U.S. Space Force innovation arm SpaceWERX has selected LeoLabs for a Tactical Fund Increase, or TACFI, opportunity worth $4 million to enhance the ability of its Scout expeditionary radar to perform space domain awareness missions. TACFI Opportunity Requirements LeoLabs said Monday that the TACFI calls for the development and deployment of a software upgrade that […] More
by Taylor Brooks July 1, 2025, 7:29 am
Archintel Property
in Executive Moves, News
Andy McEnroe Joins GRVTY as Corporate Development SVP
Defense technology company GRVTY has appointed 2025 Wash100 Award winner Andy McEnroe as senior vice president of corporate development. GRVTY said that in his new role, McEnroe will oversee efforts pertaining to corporate development and mergers and acquisitions. Who Is Andy McEnroe? McEnroe brings to the position nearly 20 years of investment banking experience. He […] More
by Jane Edwards July 1, 2025, 5:41 am
Patrick Roddy/CBRE Government & Defense Services
in Executive Spotlights, News
CEO Patrick Roddy Introduces CBRE Government & Defense Services
Patrick Roddy is fluent in scaling mid-sized businesses for growth, expansion and acquisition. As executive vice president, chief operating officer and, eventually, president of American Facilities Professionals, his work was recognized as propelling the company to be one of the fastest-growing private organizations in the U.S. by Inc. 5000. After real estate giant CBRE acquired J&J […] More
by Charles Lyons-Burt July 1, 2025, 12:00 am
Susanne Hake / Maxar Intelligence
in Artificial Intelligence, Contract Awards, Intelligence, News, Technology
NGA Awards Maxar Delivery Order in $290M Luno A Earth Observation Contract
Maxar Intelligence has received a delivery order under a multi-award contract to enhance the Earth monitoring capabilities of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Luno A program. The program’s mission exemplifies commercial technologies’ utilization in persistent global monitoring of sites and objects of interest, the company said Friday. Register at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Intel Summit […] More
by Arthur McMiler June 30, 2025, 11:44 am
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HII Christens Future USS Jeremiah Denton
HII has officially christened the future USS Jeremiah Denton, or DDG 129, the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. Who Was Jeremiah Denton? HII said Saturday the new guided missile destroyer is named in honor of Adm. Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Vietnam War hero and former U.S. senator from Alabama. […] More
by Miles Jamison June 30, 2025, 11:33 am
Megan Dake
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Lockheed Martin VP Megan Dake to Lead NCMA Board
The National Contract Management Association recently announced the appointment of Megan Dake, vice president of Lockheed Martin’s contracts and estimating unit, as its board chair. She will assume the position effective July 1, 2026, NCMA said in its LinkedIn post Friday. In March, NCMA reappointed Dake to its board of directors for the nonprofit association’s […] More
by Arthur McMiler June 30, 2025, 11:26 am
Paul Sartorius / Leidos
in Executive Spotlights, News, Technology
Paul Sartorius Discusses New Innovations From Cubic Digital Intelligence
Paul Sartorius is currently leading Cubic’s defense software arm, Cubic Digital Intelligence, as vice president and general manager, informed by a robust three-decade career in defense tech and national security. He is well-versed in soldier enablement, helping to engineer everything from command centers to the tactical edge at organizations like BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, and, most […] More
by Charles Lyons-Burt June 30, 2025, 10:59 am
Matt Heideman / Mattermost
in GovCon Expert, News, Technology
Mattermost’s Matthew Heideman on Modernizing Air Traffic Control With Intelligent Collaboration Tools
Matthew Heideman, vice president of public sector at Mattermost, said intelligent collaboration platforms could help the Federal Aviation Administration modernize air traffic control, or ATC, by automating routine coordination, unifying communications and providing personnel with situational awareness capabilities. In a commentary published Thursday in Federal News Network, Heideman said current ATC systems lack the ability […] More
by Jane Edwards June 30, 2025, 10:54 am
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in News, Space
Sierra Space’s Production Facility for Defense-Hardened Satellite Solar Array Now Operational
Sierra Space has opened a $45 million technology center in Broomfield, Colorado, designed to accelerate the production and delivery of Surface Mount Technology solar arrays for satellites used for national defense applications. The facility, known as the Power Station, features an integrated test center that includes thermal vacuum and thermal air chambers and a dynamics […] More
by Kristen Smith June 30, 2025, 10:52 am
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SpaceX Receives $82M Task Order for USSF Launch Mission
SpaceX has received a task order from the Space Systems Command under Phase 3 Lane 1 of the U.S. Space Force National Security Space Launch program. The SSC said Friday that the task order, worth $81.6 million, calls for the launching into orbit of multiple spacecraft under the the USSF-178 mission by fiscal year 2027. […] More
by Taylor Brooks June 30, 2025, 10:42 am