Executive Mosaic has named the recipients of the 2025 Wash100 Award, recognizing the contributions of government contracting leaders to the community. Personalities included in the latest list are: CACI President and CEO John Mengucci, Leidos CEO Thomas Bell, Iridium CEO Matt Desch, Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason...
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Trellix Partners With NEXTGEN to Expand Reach in Australia, New Zealand
Trellix has partnered with tech provider NEXTGEN to distribute its artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity platform in Australia and New Zealand. Under the partnership, Trellix will use NEXTGEN’s distribution network and its NEXTGEN Connect business model, allowing partners to provide its cybersecurity solutions to new customers. Apart from expanding its customer base, Trellix said NEXTGEN Connect will...
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BlackSky Secures $100M Contract for Space-Based Monitoring
BlackSky Technology announced that it has secured a seven-year contract exceeding $100 million with an undisclosed international defense sector customer for real-time, space-based monitoring capabilities. Under the agreement, BlackSky will provide a minimum annual capacity for high-resolution, low-latency imagery, encompassing current Gen-2 and future Gen-3 products, and artificial intelligence-powered analytics services. According to BlackSky CEO...
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Royal Air Force Participates in 50th Exercise Red Flag
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force participated in the 50th iteration of Exercise Red Flag Nellis, held at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Jan. 26 to Feb. 7. British personnel from various backgrounds joined the military exercise, including 51 Squadron Rivet Joint aircrew, air operations controllers from 19 and 20 Squadrons,...
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BAE Systems to Maintain, Modernize UK Navy Combat Management Systems
BAE Systems has received a $355 million contract to support the Royal Navy’s shared infrastructure, combat management systems and warship networks. Under the award, the British defense company will maintain and modernize several solutions installed on a wide range of Royal Navy ships, including Type 23 frigates, Type 45 destroyers and Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft...
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Thales Alenia Space to Build Payload for Third Copernicus CO2M Satellite
Thales Alenia Space and space segment prime contractor OHB System have agreed to develop the payload for the third Copernicus CO2 Monitoring mission satellite, building on their 2020 contract for the first two. The two parties signed an amendment to their $91.7 million CO2M contract in Brussels. The CO2M mission, co-funded by the European Space...
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Ericsson Appoints New Regional Lead for Mission Critical Networks and Enterprise
Ericsson has appointed Enrique Garcia as the new head of mission critical networks and enterprise for its market area in Southeast Asia, Oceania and India. Starting March 1, Garcia will report to MOAI Head Andreas Vicente and will be responsible for leading Ericsson’s MCN performance across the region and developing new business opportunities. Garcia brings...
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Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force to Train on Textron Aviation Defense’s Beechcraft T-6
Textron Aviation Defense said it expects to finalize a contract in 2025 to supply the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or JASDF, with its Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Integrated Training System. According to the company’s announcement of the pending deal, the system will modernize the JASDF’s training program through its T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft integrated...
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Lockheed Martin Appoints Jonathon Wells as VP of Mission Systems, Weapons
Lockheed Martin has named Jonathon Wells as vice president of the company’s mission systems and weapons unit. Wells announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post on Monday. In his new role, Wells will lead a team responsible for launching systems, airborne mission systems, counter-unmanned aerial systems and the United Kingdom integrated systems business, catering to...
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SkyAlyne Taps Textron Aviation for RCAF Pilot Training Aircraft, Simulation Hardware
SkyAlyne and its subcontractors, KF Aerospace and CAE, have finalized purchase agreements with Textron Aviation to support the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training program. SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace tapped Textron Aviation to supply seven Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft. Concurrently, Textron will supply SkyAlyne and CAE with components for a full flight simulator...