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The U.S. government recently awarded Maryland-based Lockheed Martin, a global defense technology company, with a $328.5 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract for the production of IRST21 Legion-ES sensor systems.
IRST21 is Lockheed Martin’s next-generation infrared search-and-track... Read More »
RTX’s Raytheon announced Monday it had been selected by The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced maritime sensing and targeting systems.
Under the DARPA contract, Raytheon’s Advanced Technology team will design, build and demonstrate a system that will help... Read More »
Lockheed Martin announced it had signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to quadruple its production of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors from 96 to 400 per year.
The announcement builds on the first-of-its-kind agreement signed between Lockheed and... Read More »
Security control testing company Scythe and AI runtime assurance company Starseer announced a strategic partnership recently that would help organizations defend themselves against AI-driven cyber-attacks.
The companies said the partnership will combine their spheres of expertise in order to... Read More »
PG&E Corporation joined Lockheed Martin, Salesforce, and Wells Fargo recently in announcing the launch of Emberpoint LLC, a next-generation wildfire solution.
Officials said Emberpoint will help first responders detect, prevent and fight wildfires, using artificial intelligence, autonomous... Read More »
According to a new report from the World Economic Forum, the increasing complexity of the cyber landscape creates significant implications for organizations and world nations.
The report, Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025, found that the complexity stems from the rapid growth of emerging... Read More »
Virginia-based MITRE Corp., a not-for-profit research and development organization, recently introduced a cybersecurity framework designed to protect the embedded systems that power critical infrastructure and defense technologies. It was developed in collaboration with the Air Force’s Cyber... Read More »
HII announced recently that its Mission Technologies division was asked to compete for a 10-year $25.4 billion contract competition.
The competition for the Advanced Technology Support Program V (ATSP5) will pit 12 companies against one another for a multiple award indefinite... Read More »
Global cybersecurity platform RSAC Conference LLC announced it had appointed Jen Easterly to its CEO position.
Easterly, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA)\, will step into the role to oversee the platform and host of the world’s largest cybersecurity... Read More »
Florida-based L3Harris Technologies, a defense technology company, recently received a multi-year contract for an undisclosed amount to support the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marines.
The company will provide the armed services with 34 large T7 robots. The robots have enhanced capabilities for... Read More »
Republicans and cybersecurity experts warned that the United States must move faster and act more aggressively to counter foreign cyber threats during a Jan. 13 hearing held by the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
As foreign nations... Read More »
The U.S. Marine Corps recently awarded Virginia-based BAE Systems, an international defense, security and aerospace company, a $184 million contract for the production of 30 additional amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs).
The contract is a portion of a previously awarded full-rate production Lot... Read More »
Global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it will acquire Seraphic Security, a leader in browser runtime security.
The company said it would fuse Seraphic’s continuous in-session browser protection with SGNL’s continuous identity to secure every interaction from the endpoint to the browser... Read More »
Virginia-based Northrop Grumman, a global aerospace and defense technology company, recently delivered the 1,500th center fuselage for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter from its integrated assembly line (IAL) in Palmdale, Calif.
The F-35 Lightning II is a stealthy, supersonic, multirole... Read More »
A new report from the World Economic Forum found that CEOs view cyber-enabled fraud to be one of the most persistent global threats in the cyber risk landscape
In its report, World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, cyber-enabled fraud overtook ransomware as CEO’s top... Read More »
The U.S. Navy selected Elkton, MD-based Northrop Grumman Corporation for a $04.3 million contract to develop a new 21-inch second-stage solid rocket motor (SSRM).
The Navy said the rocket motor was for its extended-range missile programs to deter and defeat fast-moving air, surface and... Read More »
Operational Intelligence platform Shift5 announced the launch of its Radio Frequency (RF)-enabled GPS threat detection system that strengthens resilience against GPS spoofing.
The company said its upgraded offering uses near real-time serial bus monitoring and Software Defined Radio (SDR) to... Read More »
KBR announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a seat on the contract for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) that focuses on rapid delivery of warfighting capabilities.
The company said the Multiple-Award, Indefinite Delivery,... Read More »
Lockheed Martin announced it has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate the production and delivery of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors.
The agreement is designed to deliver sustained production at scale and will increase annual capacity from... Read More »
CrowdStrike joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA in selecting 35 startup companies for its third annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator program.
Chosen from hundreds of global applicants, the 35 companies were selected for their strength of their innovation, potential to make market... Read More »
The Space Development Agency (SDA) recently awarded Lockheed Martin, a global defense technology company, with a contract with a potential value of more than $1 billion to supply 18 satellites for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer constellation.
Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will provide 18... Read More »
Virginia-based Northrop Grumman Corp. on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hungary-based 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Ltd. to explore collaboration in counter-unmanned aerial systems, space and advanced weapons technologies.
The goal is to deepen transatlantic... Read More »
Global cybersecurity leader CrowdStrike said it delivered 100 percent detection and 100 percent protection during the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation, the most demanding in the program’s history.
As part of MITRE’s cloud adversary emulation, CrowdStrike was able to deliver perfect... Read More »
The Northrop Grumman Corporation Combat Electronic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) recently was selected to provide advanced radio frequency testing capabilities for Enhanced Weapons Lab.
“Spectrum superiority begins in the lab with CEESIM,” James Conroy, Northrop Grumman vice president,... Read More »
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works successfully completed a live demonstration of artificial intelligence driven mission contingency management (AI/MCM) on a Stalker XE Block 25 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a Alta X 2.0 drone Drone Amplified modified.
The test simulated multiple variations of... Read More »
U.K.-based CVC, a global private markets investment firm, announced it had acquired Smiths Detection, an airport and critical infrastructure threat-detection firm.
The acquisition leverages CVC’s experience in executing corporate care-outs and scaling for newly independent companies, while... Read More »
Pratt & Whitney, a designer, manufacturer and servicer of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units for military, commercial and civil aviation customers, recently was awarded a $1.6 billion undefinitized contract action for the sustainment of F135 engines.
Sustainment activities include depot... Read More »
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced 26 public-private partnerships under the Reimbursable Services Program.
The program allows the private sector and state and local governments to reimburse the agency for additional inspection services that would not otherwise be... Read More »
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) announced it won a contract from the U.S. Navy to provide Stand-off Jamming Jets Services training.
The contract would pay up to $200 million over the five years for ATAC, a Textron Inc., company, to provide SOJ Jets Services training to the U.S. Navy... Read More »
California-based Anduril Industries, a defense contractor, and South Korea-based HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, a shipbuilder, have partnered to design and produce a new class of dual-use Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASV) that can be used for commercial and defense uses.
The ASV features an... Read More »
General Dynamics NASSCO, a unit of General Dynamics, announced Monday it had been awarded $1.7 billion for a multi-ship contract with the U.S. Navy.
The contract is for construction of T-AO 215 and T-AO 216, and will be part of the companies 20-ship contract with the Navy. Already the company... Read More »
RTX’s Raytheon announced it had agreed to help Avio establish a state-of-the-art solid rocket motor (SRM) facility in the United States.
The facility would serve Raytheon and other customers, with Raytheon gaining preferred access to a share of the Avio plant production capacity. The... Read More »
Amazon has launched a private Artificial Intelligence bug bounty program on select Amazon AI models and applications.
The program will engage security researchers and experts at leading universities to identify and remediate potential security issues, in order to build a safer and more robust... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and other international cybersecurity partners released the “Microsoft Exchange Server Security Best Practices” guidance this week.
The blueprint for hardening Microsoft Exchange servers builds... Read More »
CrowdStrike, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and NVIDIA on Monday launched the third annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator and together will provide mentorship, technical expertise, funding opportunities, and go-to-market support to accelerate innovation globally.
“Our Cybersecurity Startup... Read More »
