The U.S. Army is looking at a five-year development, qualification and production timetable for a new Stinger missile to replace the service’s short-range air defense system, an Army official said. Brig. Gen. Frank Lozano, the service’s program executive officer of missiles and space and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said in a Defense […]
NewSpring Holdings-owned company Bridge Core Federal has named former government leaders to its board of directors and acquired systems engineering company teKnoluxion. Avantus CEO Andrew Maner, previously a senior official at the White House and the Department of Homeland Security, has taken on the role of executive chairman, while intelligence community veterans Susan Gordon and […]
The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical will shift from the traditional long-term contracting approach to a fast-paced acquisition strategy to speed up the development and deployment of an integrated network operations capability. At a recent AFCEA-hosted event, PEO C3T head Mark Kitz, who spoke at a past Potomac Officers Club […]
Wichita, Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems has named Patrick Shanahan as its interim president and CEO following the resignation of Thomas Gentile. The appointment of Shanahan, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and Wash100 winner, took immediate effect, Spirit said. The company’s board, of which Shanahan is a member, is now searching for a new CEO. […]
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket used propellant from the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Aerospace to launch the Victus Nox tactically responsive space mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. DLA Energy provided high-purity hydrazine, gaseous nitrogen and gaseous helium, supporting the TacRS mission, which demonstrated the capability to deploy a satellite within 27 hours after receiving […]
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has announced the creation of a Disruptive Capabilities Office to handle the service’s rapid adoption of new warfighting technologies. According to Del Toro, a 2023 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, the DCO will work across the Navy’s various units, including the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s […]
Mark Lewis, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has joined the advisory board of Voyager Space, a provider of space defense and exploration solutions. Lewis is an expert on academic research, national security and science, Voyager Space said Tuesday. In a press release, he said he would utilize his public and private sector background […]
The Department of Defense has announced plans to establish Bravo Artificial Intelligence Battle Labs at the U.S. European Command and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for hackathons to develop and strengthen the military’s AI capabilities. Joe Larson, the DOD’s deputy chief digital and AI officer for algorithmic warfare and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said […]
The Department of Defense has invested $100 million in 17 infrastructure projects in 12 states, including Alaska, Georgia and Louisiana, where some military installations are located. The grant awardees were selected under the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot program. William LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and a speaker at a past Potomac […]
Eight Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hubs will receive a total of $238 million from the Department of Defense under President Joe Biden’s CHIPS and Science Act, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced Wednesday. According to Hicks, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, the Microelectronics Commons’ focus is “bridging […]
