Stephen Sartwell, formerly an executive at L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), has joined Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions as senior vice president for program and operations excellence. Sartwell held manufacturing-related roles across his tenure at L3Harris, including leadership over standardization to accommodate boosted production workloads, Cobham said Monday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 13, 2020 — Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) entered into a multiyear, $500M agreement to buy electronic warfare systems along with aerospace support from a Cobham subsidiary, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 29.

THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty: Army Cyber Command Shifts to Information Advantage Approach Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, who leads the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command (ARCYBER), said his group is shifting from a warfare-focused approach to one that prioritizes information advantage. Fogarty said at the …

Mike Kahn, a nearly 40-year aerospace and defense industry leader and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been appointed CEO of Cobham’s advanced electronic solutions business.

Cobham’s advanced electronic solutions business has unveiled nine members of its board of directors five months after private equity firm Advent International acquired the U.K.-based aerospace and defense technology supplier.

The U.K. government is likely to approve a deal for Advent International to acquire aerospace and defense contractor Cobham after the Boston-based private equity firm proposed several measures to address potential national security risks from the combination, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Advent International has secured regulatory approval in the U.S., European Union and Finland for the Boston-based private equity firm's proposed $5B acquisition of U.K.-based aerospace and defense technology supplier Cobham, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to pay approximately $4.99B, including debt, for U.K.-based aerospace and defense contractor Cobham, Financial Times reported Wednesday. The price of the deal represents a premium of nearly 35 percent over the Wednesday closing stock price of Cobham.

Thomas Casale, former president of L3 Technologies' radome manufacturing business, has joined Cobham as vice president and general manager of communications, navigation and identification and interconnect solutions unit. He will lead the business area that operates within Cobham's advanced electronic solutions sector and brings 30 years of radiofrequency and microwave industry experience to his new role, the company said Monday.

Shawn Black, chief operating officer of Cobham’s U.S.-based advanced electronic solutions sector, has been promoted to serve as president of the same business beginning on July 1.