A United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) subsidiary has reached an agreement with the Defense Department to produce lots 9 and 10 of F135 engines for the Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will build 167 F135 low-rate initial production propulsion engines for the three F-35 variants and pr...
Robert Leduc, a 35-year veteran of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has been named president of UTC’s aircraft engine unit Pratt & Whitney. He will succeed Paul Adams, who has led the business since 2014 and will retire by the end of February after a 17-year career at UTC, the company said Thursday. Ledu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 12, 2016 ” Siemens‘ government technologies subsidiary and the National Park Service have installed two solar array systems at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia as part of a 2014 Energy Savings Performance Contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. NPS said Jan. 5 the two solar panels will work&nb...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a potential $130.6 million contract to update the target acquisition designation sight and pilot night vision sensors on U.S. Army Apache helicopters. Lockheed said Thursday it will produce modernized day sensor assembly kits and spares for the Army and the Qatar Emiri Air Force at its facilities in...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 7, 2016 ” Battelle and its partners Schlumberger, Solexperts and the University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center have been chosen by the Energy Department to drill a borehole in North Dakota to test its feasibility for disposal of high-level radioactive waste and development o...
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) subsidiary, has received a $317.8 million contract modification to maintain F119 engines for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday the company is scheduled to complete work under the contract on Dec. 31. The Air Force uses F119 engines to power its F-22 Raptor aircr...
Redhawk Federal Solutions has acquired Twenty8 Technology to expand its data interoperability and artificial intelligence and machine learning engineering capabilities. As companies like Redhawk expand their technological capabilities through strategic acquisitions, the federal market continues to accelerate its focus on digital transformation. Atte...
The Department of War is charting a new course with artificial intelligence: moving from a mode of strategic enablement to disciplined delivery. The Pentagon wants to put “key critical [AI] capabilities” in the hands of warfighters as fast as possible, according to Cameron Stanley, who was appointed chief digital and artificial...
Kirsten Davies, chief information officer of the U.S. Department of Defense, will deliver a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Digital Transformation Summit Davies brings extensive experience in cybersecurity leadership, enterprise technology modernization and digital transformation across global organizations and federal gove...
Precise Systems has appointed Michael “Mike” Risik as vice president of business development. The Lexington Park, Maryland-based company said Wednesday Risik will be responsible for overseeing the expansion of Precise Systems’ advanced engineering, digital transformation and mission-focused technology portfolio. Who Is Mi...
