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Business/FinancialVectrus, Vertex Complete Combination Into V2X
Vectrus Inc. and The Vertex Company have completed their merger, creating the new $3.4 billion defense services company V2X [VEC], the company said on Tuesday. V2X will be led by […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Opens Counter-Drone Testbed In Richmond
To help conduct its mission of testing counter-drone solutions in different environments, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate this month will conduct a week-long test of […]
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InternationalNavantia F-110 Frigates Pass Spain Critical Design Review
The Spanish government concluded the Navantia F-110 frigate passed the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase, making it ready for full production, the company said on June 24. This CDR means […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Awards Austal USA $3 Billion Stage 2 Contract For Offshore Patrol Cutters
The Coast Guard on Thursday evening said it has awarded shipbuilder Austal USA a potential $3.3 billion contract for the detailed design and construction under Stage 2 of the offshore […]
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InternationalMetal Shark Boats Headed To Ukraine
Metal Shark said on Tuesday it is helping send 23 of its aluminum military boats to Ukraine as part of the latest U.S. security assistance package announced last week. The […]
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UncategorizedGD-NASSCO Wins $600 Million To Support Building Three Ships
The Navy awarded General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] $600 million in two contract modifications on June 28 to procure long-lead-time material to support construction of two […]
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Business/FinancialJustice Department Sues To Block Booz Allen’s Acquisition Of EverWatch
The Department of Justice on Wednesday said it is moving to block Booz Allen Hamilton’s [BAH] proposed acquisition of the software and analytics company EverWatch, alleging the deal would eliminate […]
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PentagonValiant Shield Exercise Included Provision of Targeting Information on Simulated Targets by Raytheon’s Multi-Program Testbed, Company Says
Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Multi-Program Testbed (RMT)–a converted 727–collected data on a simulated sea-based threat and provided targeting solutions to other assets in the western Pacific this month during the Pentagon’s […]
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Homeland SecurityLegislation Introduced To Reauthorize DHS CWMD Office, Transfer Health Security
The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday introduced a bill to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass […]
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Homeland SecurityINTERPOL Releases Findings From Counter-Drone Exercise
Technologies being developed and deployed to detect, track and counter potential threats posed by small drones to aircraft and airport operations and other critical infrastructures need to be tested in […]
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