Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Defense Department, has said DoD is working with antitrust regulators to find out if the proposed merger of L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) and Harris (NYSE: HRS) would have an impact on the “competitive landscape,” Reuters reported Wednesday. “We’re working through the process. We …

Lisa Atherton, formerly executive vice president of military business at Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell Helicopter subsidiary, has been appointed president and CEO of Textron Systems. She replaces Ellen Lord, who will be nominated by President Donald Trump as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Textron said Wednesday. “Lisa …

Brian Sinkiewicz, formerly vice president for precision weapons at Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) systems segment, has been promoted to senior VP and general manager of weapon and sensor systems for the segment. Textron said Tuesday Sinkiewicz will also serve in the executive leadership team and report directly to Ellen Lord, president and CEO of Textron …

Textron (NYSE: TXT) has promoted Ellen Lord, senior vice president and general manager of the defense systems unit, to succeed the retiring Fred Strader as president and CEO of the systems segment. The company said she will report to Textron Chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly. Donnelly credited Strader with leading …

A new McAleese & Associates report says several government and military leaders discussed some of the Pentagon’s technology priorities at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, talked about cybersecurity and the need for strong cyber defenses to counter threats posed by China, including …

Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report that outlines some of the technology priorities of Michael Griffin, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Defense Department. One of the priorities is the need to accelerate the deployment of a space-based sensor layer to defend against hypersonic threats as …

Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has issued a report that offers a preview of potential topics that military leaders could discuss at the three-day Air Force Association conference in Maryland. The firm said U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein could deliver a message on “multi-domain operations” at the AFA event, while …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $171.7 million U.S. Navy contract modification for the low-rate initial production of lot 11 F-35 aircraft. The award covers diminishing manufacturing sources redesign efforts for the air system and work will occur through January 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DoD …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Defense Department have reached a “handshake agreement” for the company to produce 141 F-35 fighter aircraft for the U.S. and foreign partners, Defense News reported Sunday. Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, said in a statement the joint program office and Lockheed are …

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