AAI Corp. won a services contract to provide unmanned aerial vehicle-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for U.S. Special Operations Command, defeating incumbent Insitu. The Pentagon announced the $600 million services award this week that calls on AAI, a subsidiary of Textron Systems [TXT], to furnish and operate the UAVs under the Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System II program. Boeing [BA]-owned Insitu has been providing the services with its ScanEagle platform. The announcement came one week after the Navy awarded contracts…
Recommended
Trending
Congress Updates
Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says
Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]
With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects
With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]
Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities
Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]
Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far
Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]
Job Feed
-
Penetration Tester, Senior
Navstar Inc. - Annapolis Junction, MD -
Penetration Tester, Senior
Navstar Inc. - Annapolis Junction, MD -
Industrial Workforce Policy and Strategy Analyst
Anser - Alexandria, VA -
Weather Forecaster/Observer-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
RedTown Technical Services, LLC - Norman, OK