Press Releases

J.F. Lehman & Company a leading middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on the aerospace, defense, maritime, government and environmental sectors, is pleased to announce that an investment affiliate has acquired Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC ("Mission" or the "Company"). Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cypress, CA, Mission is a leading provider of Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Upconverters (BUCs) to the satellite comm

NASA will host a media availability with four astronauts at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 19, at the agency's headquarters in Washington. The crew, including record-breaking NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, will discuss their recent mission aboard the International Space Station where they conducted a broad range of science experiments to benefit life on Earth and human space exploration. Rubio, as well as fellow NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emi

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth approximately $86 million to continue supporting its Mobile Deployable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (MDC5ISR) programs. The five-year contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command's Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Webster Outlying Field Special Communications Mission Solutions Division will involve the company providing engineering a

VPT, Inc., a HEICO company announces the release of the first-ever configurable box solution featuring state-of-the-art GaN technology: the SGRBX. Housing up to four award-winning SGRB DC-DC converter slices within its framework, the SGRBX delivers up to 1600 watts of output power. Utilizing the SGRB's advanced fixed frequency, reduced voltage switching topology, the SGRBX has extremely low input and output noise. In addition, the SGRBX features an integrated EMI filter, guaranteed TID pe

NASA selected the first winners of the agency's Space Tech Catalyst prize to expand engagement with underrepresented and diverse individuals in the space technology sector as part of the agency's broader commitment to inclusivity and collaboration. The winners are receiving $25,000 each to create more inclusive space technology ecosystems. "As NASA continues to explore the unknown, making the impossible possible, we are committed to engaging talents from all backgrounds

XTI Aerospace, Inc. today announced the closing of the merger between Inpixon® and XTI Aircraft Company ("XTI") after market close on March 12, 2024. The newly combined Company, renamed XTI Aerospace, Inc., will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol "XTIA" as of market open on March 13, 2024. XTI Aerospace will focus on the development and commercialization of the TriFan 600, a fixed-wing, vertical lift crossover airplane (VLCA), as well as

NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 completed the agency's seventh commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday after splashing down safely in a Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. The international crew of four spent 199 days in orbit. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, re

OSI Systems, Inc. today announced that its Optoelectronics and Manufacturing division has received an order valued at approximately $3 million to supply advanced optical sensors to a leading defense electronics original equipment manufacturer (OEM). These high-precision components are designed for integration into sophisticated missile systems. OSI Systems’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Deepak Chopra, stated, “This collaboration underscores our commitment to exce

Byrna Technologies Inc., a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced that the Córdoba Provincial Police force in Argentina has committed to purchasing 10,000 Byrna launchers, augmenting the 5,000 launchers previously purchased by the police force last year through Bersa S.A., Byrna's distributor in the region. To date, over 10,000 officers in the force have been t

Stratolaunch, LLC is pleased to announce it has successfully completed the first powered flight of the Talon-A test vehicle, TA-1. This first flight represents a major milestone in the development of the country's first privately funded, reusable hypersonic test capability. Primary objectives for the flight test included accomplishing safe air-launch release of the TA-1 vehicle, engine ignition, acceleration, sustained climb in altitude, and a controlled water landing.

Umbra, a vertically integrated space technology company, proudly announces the forthcoming release of imagery from its tandem pair of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites. Umbra is set to provide customers with bistatic SAR data later in 2024. The monumental launch of Umbra's first tandem pair of satellites, Umbra-07 and Umbra-08, aboard the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission on November 9, 2023, marked a significant leap in SAR imaging. With eight satellites currently in orbit,

Viasat Inc. a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it selected Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch and space systems company, to support Viasat’s hybrid space communications networks demonstrations by producing a spacecraft bus and providing mission operation support. The demonstrations will make evident Viasat’s portfolio of multi-band, space-based relay communication services in support of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) space missions with substanti

BlackSky Technology Inc. was nominated for Via Satellite’s 2023 Satellite Technology of the Year Award for BlackSky Spectra, the company's industry-leading tasking, AI and automated analytics platform. "BlackSky was founded on the principle that real-time intelligence requires a software-first mindset,” said Brian E. O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “With Spectra customers task and receive imagery and AI-driven detection analytics in under 90 min from collecti

Today, American Global Strategies LLC announced several new additions to the firm. Anthony Ruggiero is joining the firm as a Senior Vice President. Additionally, Mark Youngblood, a 23-year veteran of the United States Secret Service, is joining AGS as the Director of Security. Major General Lee Levy, USAF (Ret.) and Dr. James L. Regens have also joined the firm as Senior Advisors who will support AGS' clients firm-wide from the Oklahoma City office. Mr. Ruggiero is an

Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, proudly announces the successful deployment and operational status of its second ESPA-class satellite, MuSat2. Launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 4, MuSat2 is equipped with advanced software-defined radio frequency instrumentation to gather new insights for DoD weather programs. MuSat2 includes Muon Space'