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in Intelligence, News, Space
Maxar Businesses Rebrand as Vantor, Lanteris Space Systems
Maxar Intelligence has rebranded as Vantor, marking its transition from a satellite imagery provider to an end-to-end spatial intelligence company. Maxar Space Systems has changed its name to Lanteris Space Systems, reflecting its transformation into a defense and space technology company focused on advancing innovation in national security, space infrastructure, missile tracking, deep space exploration […] More
by Jane Edwards October 2, 2025, 10:13 am
Wesley Bush
in Executive Moves, News
GE Aerospace Appoints Former Northrop CEO Wesley Bush as Board Director
GE Aerospace has appointed Wesley Bush, former Northrop Grumman chairman and CEO, to its board of directors, effective Dec. 1. He will join the board’s audit committee, the company said Wednesday. Bush’s Career Track Record Bush will provide the board almost 40 years of aerospace industry experience, including other previous roles in Northrop Grumman as […] More
by Arthur McMiler October 2, 2025, 8:41 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Contract Awards, News
Intelligence Community Customer Taps Patrius JV for IT Systems Modernization
A joint venture that provides IT system engineering and sustainment services has won a contract to help an intelligence community customer modernize its systems with artificial intelligence and cloud technologies. Known as Patrius, the joint venture will work to engineer and deploy global enterprise services to benefit the various critical IT capabilities of the customer, […] More
by Jerry Petersen October 2, 2025, 8:19 am
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in Contract Awards, DOD, News
Peraton Lands DOD Task Order on Training Programs for Suicide Case Response
The Defense Human Resources Activity has tasked Peraton to support the mission of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office. The task order calls for the company to develop and deliver training programs for suicide response teams and senior leaders under the Department of Defense Postvention Response System to enhance their ability to handle the organized response […] More
by Arthur McMiler October 2, 2025, 8:18 am
Don Parente
in DOD, Industry News, News
MetTel, TekSynap Team Up to Modernize, Secure Federal Communications Networks
MetTel has entered a strategic partnership with TekSynap to modernize the communications infrastructure of defense and intelligence agencies. Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales and solution architecture for MetTel, said Tuesday that the technology companies will combine their “deep expertise in secure network services and agile IT solutions” to support defense and intelligence […] More
by Elodie Collins October 1, 2025, 11:45 am
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in Contract Awards, DOD, News
Mistral Receives $982M Army Contract for Lethal Unmanned Systems
Mistral has secured a hybrid cost-no-fee and firm-fixed-price contract valued at $982 million from the U.S. Army for lethal unmanned systems. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis and is expected to run through 2030, the Department of Defense said Monday. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order. The Army Contracting […] More
by Elodie Collins October 1, 2025, 11:38 am
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in Cloud, News
AWS & Lockheed Martin Demonstrate Cloud-Based Communications Platform
Amazon Web Services and Lockheed Martin collaborated to demonstrate an advanced cloud-based communication technology, designed to enhance military communications at the tactical edge, during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at Fort Irwin. AWS said Monday the companies showcased how Cloud Edge Global Access, or CEGA, can streamline data flow, delivering seamless access across military networks within diverse security […] More
by Miles Jamison October 1, 2025, 11:33 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, News
Hupside Raises Funding to Advance Human-Centered AI Adoption
Hupside has secured $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate its mission of improving artificial intelligence adoption in the workplace by focusing on human originality. The round was led by Ruxton Ventures with support from strategic angel investors, Hupside said Tuesday. Measuring Original Intelligence The investment coincides with the public availability of Hupchecker, an assessment […] More
by Kristen Smith October 1, 2025, 11:23 am
John Raymond
in Executive Moves, News
IonQ Recruits Retired Space Force Gen. John Raymond as Board Director
Quantum computing technology company IonQ has named retired U.S. Space Force Gen. John Raymond to its board of directors. Raymond, USSF’s first chief of space operations and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, brings to the company over 40 years of leadership experience across nuclear, space, air and cyber operations, IonQ said Monday. CEO’s Expectations on Raymond’s Appointment “General […] More
by Arthur McMiler October 1, 2025, 11:06 am
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in Contract Awards, News
GSE Dynamics Gains Spot in Potential $1.9B Navy Nuclear Submarine Maintenance Contract
Engineering and manufacturing firm GSE Dynamics has secured a spot in a multiple-award contract to 25 other vendors, with a potential value of about $1.9 billion for the repair, maintenance and modernization of the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarines. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract provides a base value totaling about $1.1 billion, the Department of Defense said […] More
by Arthur McMiler October 1, 2025, 10:44 am
Grant Hagen / HII
in DOD, News, Technology
HII Eyes Expanded Laser Weapon Development Capabilities With New Facility Investment
HII is making a capital investment in a new integration, production and test facility meant to expand the company’s existing laser capabilities, enabling support for the Enduring-High Energy Laser, or E-HEL, weapon system program of the U.S. Army. HII Facility Capabilities The facility will offer advanced capabilities for system assembly as well as testing and […] More
by Jerry Petersen October 1, 2025, 10:25 am
Ted Bailey
in Artificial Intelligence, News
Dataminr Announces Expanded Rollout of Agentic AI Offering
Dataminr has expanded the deployment of its Intel Agents offering to monitor and analyze real-time events in the physical world, extending its agentic AI capabilities beyond digital environments. How Intel Agents Work Dataminr said Intel Agents are an agentic AI technology that augments ReGenAI, a form of generative AI that continuously regenerates live event briefs […] More
by Elodie Collins October 1, 2025, 7:01 am