Orlando Carvalho, a 38-year veteran of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been named to Mercury Systems' (Nasdaq: MRCY) board of directors.

Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has finalized its acquisition of large area display technology developer American Panel Corp. for approximately $100M.

William Conley, most recently director of electronic warfare at the Department of Defense, has joined Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) as chief technology officer, C4ISRNET reported Monday.

Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has agreed to acquire Alpharetta, Ga.-based large area display technology developer American Panel Corp. for approximately $100M in a push to expand its avionics capabilities and C4I business.

Michael Ruppert, executive vice president for strategy and corporate development at Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY), has been promoted to chief financial officer and treasurer at the Andover, Massachusetts-based defense electronics maker. He succeeds Gerald Haines, who held the CFO and treasurer roles for three years, Mercury Systems said Monday. Mark Aslett, …

Christopher Cambria, formerly vice president, general counsel and secretary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (NYSE: AJRD), has joined Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) as senior VP, general counsel and secretary at the Massachusetts-based processing subsystems producer. He will report directly to President and CEO Mark Aslett and oversee all legal and regulatory aspects of Mercury’s corporate …

Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has acquired privately held electronics company Lewis Innovative Technologies in efforts to expand Mercury’s embedded secure processing technology portfolio for the national security sector. LIT will retain its market presence in the Huntsville region in Alabama following the acquisition, Mercury said Dec. 16. “Embedded systems security has become a …

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ: MRCY) has been awarded a five-year, $7.3 million contract to produce electronic spare parts for the U.S. Navy’s ship-mounted electronic warfare systems, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes the digital, radio frequency and microwave components will be installed in the Navy’s AN/SLQ-32(V)6 shipboard EW system. …

INovex Information Systems has bought the intelligence analytics business of Mercury Systems for an undisclosed amount in a move aimed at growing iNovex’s customer base and market presence. BB&T Capital Markets/Windsor Group acted as the financial adviser to Mercury Systems on the transaction, BB&T Capital Markets said. Maryland-based iNovex offers …

Michael Ruppert, formerly co-founder and managing partner of advisory firm RSPartners LLC, has joined Mercury Systems (NASDAQ: MRCY) as senior vice president of strategy and corporate development. He will report to President and CEO Mark Aslett and be responsible for the company’s strategy, planning and mergers and acquisitions activities,  Mercury Systems said Monday. “Michael’s in-depth knowledge and experience …