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Morgan Keese, formerly director of communications at Airbus U.S. Space and & Defense, has been appointed chief of staff at the Arlington, Virginia-based contractor, she announced Monday in a LinkedIn post. She has been with the company since August 2019 and previously served as director of government relations. Keese spent three years within the...

Samer Halawi, former executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Intelsat, has been named CEO of a newly formed connectivity business within Airbus Group‘s defense and space segment. The three-decade industry veteran will oversee the unit that aims to develop and commercialize telecommunications services for the Zephyr high-altitu...

Airbus will continue to provide spare parts, related materials and engineering support for the U.S. Army’s fleet of 482 UH-72A and UH-72B Lakota utility and training helicopters under a potential five-year, $1.5 billion follow-on contract. Airbus said Monday its U.S. space and defense business will oversee the Contractor Logistics Support contract...

Dirk Hoke, formerly the CEO of Airbus’ defense and space business, has joined the board of directors of Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR). The 25-year industry veteran will aim to help Spire’s leadership team in efforts to bring satellite-powered data offerings to the government and commercial sectors, the company said Tuesday. “I’m looking ...

Robert Geckle, formerly chief operating officer and general counsel at Airbus’ U.S. business arm,  has been elevated to the roles of president and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Defense News reported Thursday. The new chief executive previously held a variety of legal and compliance roles at its predecessor company. According to his Li...

Airbus‘ U.S. space and defense business arm will continue providing logistics support services for the U.S. Army’s UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopters under a one-year, $119.8 million contract modification. Work in Grand Prairie, Texas, will be extended through June 30, 2022, and the Army Contracting Command will fund the work extensi...

Airbus has secured a $122.6M contract modification to provide 15 light utility helicopters to the U.S. Army. The company will build the UH-72 Lakota helicopters at a facility in Columbus, Miss., the Department of Defense said Tuesday....