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VTG President and CEO, John Hassoun. Photo Courtesy VTG
Nov 25, 2025

Chantilly’s VTG makes sixth acquisition of 2025

VTG announced Tuesday that it has acquired Fairfax-based technology firm Miklos Systems, its sixth acquisition this year.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command visits the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority on September 18, 2025. Photo courtesy U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez
Nov 20, 2025

SAIC wins $1.4B task order to speed warfighting tech development

SAIC secured a $1.4 billion COBRA task order from the U.S. Department of Defense to help fast-track warfighting technologies

Amentum wins $995M Air Force contract
Nov 13, 2025

Amentum wins $995M Air Force contract

Amentum has been awarded a contract of up to $995 million by the Air Force to modernize the unmanned MQ-9 Reaper aerial system.

Defense contractor to add 288 workers at Roanoke night-vision goggle factory
Nov 12, 2025

Defense contractor to add 288 workers at Roanoke night-vision goggle factory

Elbit Systems of America will invest $30 million to expand its Roanoke County manufacturing facility and create 288 jobs.

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Oct 30, 2025

Virginia Beach maritime contractor to hire 86 workers

Virginia Beach maritime government contractor Anchor Innovation plans to add 86 jobs as part of an expansion, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Founded in 2002, Anchor Innovation is a service-disabled, veteran-owned contractor providing marine maintenance and support to the U.S. Navy, including vessel repairs and upgrades. Anchor Innovation plans to invest $213,000 on the expansion, [&hellip[...]

Virginia-class submarine. Photo by AdobeStock
Oct 30, 2025

BWXT wins $174M naval contract

A BWX Technologies subsidiary has been awarded a $174 million contract from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.

Raytheon wins $5B Army contract
Oct 3, 2025

Raytheon wins $5B Army contract

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, a roughly $5 billion contract to supply its Coyote Missile System.

Screenshot from a promotional video for Auterion's Nemyx product, a cross-platform drone swarm strike engine. Image credit Auterion.
Sep 26, 2025

Arlington drone software firm raises $130M in Series B funding

Auterion, an Arlington-based provider of drone software, announced it has raised $130 million in a Series B funding round.

Jeremy Jeffreys. Photo courtesy Fairlead.
Sep 18, 2025

Fairwinds Landing partner promotes COO and SVP

Portsmouth-based advanced engineering and manufacturing company Fairlead, a Fairwinds Landing project developer, promoted Jeremy Jeffreys to SVP and COO.

BWXT started construction of its Centrifuge Manufacturing Development Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in June 2025. Photo courtesy BWXT
Sep 17, 2025

BWXT wins $1.5B contract for Tennessee uranium enrichment plant

A BWX Technologies subsidiary was awarded a $1.5 billion contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration to help the United States establish domestic uranium enrichment capability for defense, the Lynchburg-based nuclear components manufacturer announced Tuesday. Under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, BWXT Enrichment Operations will design, build and operate the Do[...]

BWXT announces new chief strategy officer
Sep 11, 2025

BWXT announces new chief strategy officer

BWX Technologies, a Lynchburg-based manufacturer of nuclear components and fuel has tapped Rik Geiersbach as its new chief strategy officer.

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Sep 9, 2025

$1.64B CACI defense contract paused after Accenture protest

Following a protest by Accenture Federal Services, the Government Accountability Office has paused a $1.64 billion defense contract awarded to Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor CACI International. On Aug. 11, the Department of Defense — which President Trump recently rebranded as the Department of War by executive order, pending congressional authorization for a formal name [&hellip[...]

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