Defense Innovation: A 35+ Year Perspective from a Career Army Special Forces Soldier

January 25, 2023 * Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Featuring LTG (Ret) Kenneth E. Tovo​

WHEN: January 25, 2023, from 1000-1130

WHERE: First Flight Venture Center, 2 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC  27709

HOSTED BY:
The North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH)
The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC)
First Flight Venture Center (FFVC)

PURPOSE:  As technologies change, so do the tools and tactics of warfighting. 

Seymour Johnson AFB Vendor Industry Day (Jan 11)

January 11, 2023 * Seymour Johnson AFB

The 4th Contracting Squadron will be hosting a Vendor Industry Day 11 January 2023. The intent of this Vendor Industry Day event is to invite vendors/contractors to share their capabilities with the Air Force to provide new capabilities or better fulfill anticipated requirements.

BG Shirley, Commander, DLA Troop Support to Keynote at FEDTEX (May 23-24, 2023 – Raleigh)

The Office of Senator Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Military Business Center and the North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office are pleased to host the Federal and Defense Textile (FEDTEX) Summit.  

WHEN.  May 23-24, 2023

WHERE.
North Carolina State University – McKimmon Conference Center
1101 Gorman Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606

SUMMIT PARTNERS.

Article: Bell Textron’s Valor wins Army’s FLRAA competition to replace Black HawkArticle:

Article from Breaking Defense:

Bell Textron’s Valor wins Army’s FLRAA competition to replace Black Hawk 

The award is worth up to $1.3 billion, but a follow-on production contract could put the program in the range of $70 billion over its lifetime.

Article: Army buildings need work, but these two bases need the most

Article: Army buildings need work, but these two bases need the most. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/12/01/army-buildings-need-work-but-these-two-bases-need-the-most/?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sailthru&SToverlay=2002c2d9-c344-4bbb-8610-e5794efcfa7d

Article: Only Half the Parts Are Waiting When US Attack Submarines Come in For Repairs

When a U.S. attack submarine arrives for shipyard maintenance, Navy rules say most of the necessary parts and materiel must be there waiting. That’s a planning and funding problem, according to the program executive officer for attack submarines, who says he’s working to fix it by 2026.  Article