Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $116.9 million U.S. Army contract modification to provide Modernized Laser Range Finder Designators for integration into the Dutch military’s AH-64 Apache helicopter. The company will perform work at its Orlando, Florida, facility through Aug. 31, 2020, the Defense Department said Thursday. The Army obligated the modification’s full value at the …

United Technologies Corp.‘s (NYSE: UTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary has received a $239.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead materials, parts and components for the low-rate initial production of lot 12 F135 propulsion systems. The advanced acquisition contract will fund 46 F135-PW-100 engines for the U.S. Air Force, 20 F135-PW-600 units for the U.S. Marine Corps and …

A United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) business unit has secured a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion contract to provide aviation-related spare parts and services to all U.S. military branches. UTC Aerospace Systems will perform work at various facilities in nine states through April 30, 2028, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The sole-source contract contains a …

Shareholders at Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) have cleared a deal for United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) to acquire the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based avionics contractor for approximately $30 billion. Holders of at least 72 percent of outstanding shares in Rockwell Collins as of record date voted to approve the transaction during the Thursday …

Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is set to hold a shareholder meeting on Jan. 11 to decide on proposals associated with United Technologies Corp.’s (NYSE: UTX) proposed $30 billion acquisition of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based avionics contractor. Rockwell Collins said Monday shareholders of record as of Dec. 8 will be eligible to …

Paul Eremenko, formerly chief technology officer at Airbus, will join United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) to serve as a senior vice president and CTO starting Jan. 1. He will succeed the retiring J. Michael McQuade and directly report to Greg Hayes, UTC chairman and CEO, the company said Thursday. Eremenko will …

Cameron Chehreh, chief operating officer and chief technology officer of Dell EMC’s federal business, has said government agencies seeking to gain insights from collected data to facilitate the decision-making process and build up citizen services should first focus on the mission outcome. Chehreh wrote that agencies should frequently reconsider their mission statements amid …

Greg Hayes, CEO of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has said UTC’s move to acquire Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) under an estimated $30 billion deal seeks to advance the development of digital platforms for the aviation sector, Reuters reported Tuesday. Hayes told Reuters the proposed acquisition also aims to facilitate the adoption of …

United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) has agreed to purchase Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based avionics contractor Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) through an estimated $30 billion transaction in a move to establish a new aerospace systems supplier that will work to meet the evolving needs of global clients. Farmington, Connecticut-based conglomerate UTC said Monday it will pay …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 30, 2017 — Tom Romeo, general manager of the U.S. federal services business at Maximus (NYSE: MMS), has said an outcomes-based contracting model will work to help the federal government bolster delivery of citizen services even with budget constraints, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Romeo, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 …