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Quantum Sky has confirmed the appointment of Sean Thompson as chief growth officer Thompson has been chief growth officer at companies, including CBRE Government & Defense Services Tyto Athene has rebranded as Quantum Sky to sharpen its focus on artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. Quantum Sky, the mission technology integrator formerly known as Tyto Athene and a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has named Sean Thompson as chief growth officer.

Raytheon received a potential $603 million IDIQ contract for B-52 radar production and sustainment Boeing secured a $162.97 million delivery order for bomb rack modernization system kits The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the awards on Aug. 21 The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon and Boeing contracts totaling up to a combined $766 million for work supporting the B-52 Radar Modernization Program, the Department of War announced Tuesday. What Will Raytheon Provide for the B-52?

SealingTech has secured a sole-source production agreement from USCYBERCOM The five-year contract covers full-rate production of a deployable cyber platform The 2026 Navy Summit will examine AI, enterprise network modernization and more Parsons subsidiary Sealing Technologies has secured a potential five-year, $750 million sole-source other transaction agreement from U.S. Cyber Command to kick off full-rate production of the Joint Cyber Hunt Kit, or JCHK.

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DHS has issued an acquisition forecast for a follow-on OneStream systems integrator BPA The follow-on BPA is valued at more than $100 million, with performance through March 2032 The 2026 Homeland Security Summit will explore AI adoption, edge capabilities and more The Department of Homeland Security plans to award a follow-on blanket purchase agreement worth more than $100 million to a systems integrator that will operate and maintain the department’s OneStream software platform.

PIPE commitments total at least $350 million, with roughly $110 million funded at signing The combined company would trade on the Nasdaq as Inflection Point Mach X Bleichroeder Closing is anticipated in the first quarter of 2027 Ursa Major Technologies has signed a definitive business combination agreement with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Inflection Point Asset Management’s management team.

1Aardvark is a service-disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone-certified business in Manassas, Virginia Its work covers missile defense and missile tracking programs The deal follows CesiumAstro’s purchases of Vidrovr and Jariet Technologies this year CesiumAstro has acquired 1Aardvark, adding mission software and systems engineering to a portfolio built around satellites and communications payloads. CesiumAstro announced the deal Tuesday.

The Missile Defense Agency has exercised a contract option to obtain Parson’s support for the TEAMS-Next program The $514 million contract option involves technical, engineering, advisory and management services The agreement is the agency’s second contract option since Parsons secured the contract in 2021 Parsons said Monday that it has been awarded a $514 million contract option to continue delivering engineering and technical services to the Missile Defense Agency.

Ultra Mission Solutions will join Booz Allen’s defense technology unit under Steve Escaravage Booz Allen announced the agreement in June Booz Allen bought the business from Cobham Ultra Group, an Advent portfolio company Booz Allen Hamilton has completed its $720 million acquisition of Ultra I&C’s mission solutions business unit, adding defense software, encryption and edge computing products to its portfolio.