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Leonardo DRS wins $579M Army contract
Arlington defense contractor to make thermal weapons sights
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Arlington-based Leonardo DRS Inc. has received a five-year, $579 million contract to make the Army’s next-generation thermal weapons sight, the company announced Monday. The company’s electro-optical infrared systems business will
Raytheon wins $985M Air Force hypersonic missile contract
Next step in hypersonic arms race
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Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s missile and defense division has received the go-ahead from the Air Force to move beyond the prototype phase and continue development of a new hypersonic cruise missile
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Northrop Grumman names new defense systems president
Roshan Roeder succeeds Mary Petryszyn
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Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp.’s board of directors has appointed Roshan Roeder as corporate vice president and president of the Fortune 500 company’s defense systems sector. Roeder currently serves as
Guidehouse consolidates national security, defense segments
Leadership changes also announced
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McLean-based Guidehouse is consolidating its national security and defense units, the global management consulting firm announced Monday. Ed Meehan, who has led the company’s defense unit, will become chief growth officer for
Leidos buys Aussie special missions biz
Acquisition from Cobham Ltd. adds to Leidos' Australian portfolio
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Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. has entered into an agreement with British technology aerospace manufacturer Cobham Ltd. to purchase the special missions business from its Australia-based Cobham
Northrop Grumman receives $3.3B missile defense contract
Program defends U.S. against ballistic missile attacks
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Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a contract worth nearly $3.3 billion from the Missile Defense Agency to help defend the homeland from ballistic missile threats. The Fortune 500
Booz Allen Hamilton launches $100M VC fund
Fund will focus on defense, AI, cybersecurity, deep tech
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Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has formed a $100 million corporate venture capital arm, the McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consultancy announced Wednesday. Named Booz Allen Ventures LLC, the arm will
Serco appoints defense VP as new CEO
David Dacquino to continue as board chairman
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Herndon-based federal contractor Serco Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Serco Group plc) on Tuesday announced that defense executive Tom Watson will be promoted to CEO, effective Sept. 1. Watson
Northrop Grumman lands $338M helicopter avionics contract
Work will develop systems, weapons for Marine Corps H-1 fleet
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Northrop Grumman has received a $338 million contract from the Navy for continued integration and development of the Marine Corps’ H-1 helicopter fleet’s avionics systems and weapons. Under the contract,
Raytheon moving global HQ to Arlington
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Raytheon Technologies Corp. announced June 7 that it will relocate its global headquarters from Massachusetts to Arlington in the third quarter of this year, a move that will make four