Nicolas Chamussy, chief of staff to Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders, will take over the role as executive vice president of the global defense contractor’s space systems unit on July 1. Airbus said Friday Chamussy will succeed Francois Auque, who will leave the company after 16 years and will remain as an adviser through July 1. He...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2016 ” The integrated Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) and Genband Local Session Controller technology has completed a certification test by the Joint Interoperability Test Command, ExecutiveBiz reported March 8. Genband said March 7 the two companies await the JITC final certification before their jo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2016 ” Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) will provide the Voice Communications System for the 21st Century platform to NATS, ExecutiveBiz reported March 9. Harris said March 8 the voice over Internet protocol communications platform contract aims to support air traffic management services in the U.K. through the install...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2016 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has entered into a public-private partnership with Dominion Virginia Power and the government of Virginia to build a facility that will work to provide solar energy to the state, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Dominion Virginia Power said Wednesday the facility is expected to ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2016 ” Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has built an unmanned aerial vehicle that can also operate underwater or launch from the sea, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The lab said Thursday it built a prototype of the Corrosion Resistant Aerial Covert Unmanned Nautical System ...
Ken Myers, former director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, has joined Arlington, Va.-based government logistics service contractor PAE as president of the company™s national security solutions business unit. PAE said Monday Myers will oversee the NSS unit that PAE created in 2015 from its January 2015 acquisition&nbs...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has appointed four executives to its newly formed regional leadership team that will be responsible for the aerospace and defense contractor’s operations in Europe. Marc Allen, president of Boeing’s international segment, said Thursday the initiative will enable appointees to make decisions on a...
Gulfstream Aerospace has been awarded a $91.9 million contract to produce one G-550 Green aircraft with modifications for airborne early warning function for the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday Gulfstream will manufacture the aircraft in Savannah, Georgia, with a completion date of December 2018. The G550 cockpit features a t...
Exelis has received an $88.3 million contract modification to produce and deliver onboard electronic jammer systems for the U.S. Navy™s F/A-18C/D/E/F aircraft. The Defense Department said Friday the award exercises a contract option for 48 full-rate production Lot 13 of the AN/ALQ-214 integrated defensive electronic countermeasur...
Georgia Tech Research Institute has landed a $84.5 million sole-source contract from the U.S. Navy to conduct research as a Defense Department university affiliated research center. DoD said Thursday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract requires studies on command, control, communications, computers, intelligence and c...
