David Diaddario, a nearly four-decade defense industry leader, has been appointed president of Hill Technical Solutions, a Huntsville, Alabama-based division of Valkyrie Enterprises, GovCon Wire has learned. He brings to the position 38 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense in technical, business development and management roles. ...
BAE Systems has received a $256.8 million contract option to manufacture more than 40 additional amphibious combat vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps. USMC ordered 25 units of the ACV Personnel variant for $145.3 million and 15 ACV Command vehicles for $111.5 million, the company said Monday. Contract funds will also cover the costs of...
BAE Systems‘ land and armaments business was awarded a $245.6 million contract that covers early order material for the manufacturing of the U.S. Army’s Armored Multipurpose Vehicle fleet. The Department of Defense said Thursday the Army used its weapons and tracked combat vehicle procurement funds for fiscal 2022 and 2023 to obligate the fu...
BAE Systems‘ ship repair business in Norfolk, Virginia, has won a potential $161.5 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command to update, repair and maintain systems of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ship. The company will perform fiscal 2023 depot modernization work on the USS Nitze (DDG 94) vessel for the Chief of Naval Operations, the...
Executive Mosaic is honored to recognize Al Whitmore, president of the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems Inc., as a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award for the company’s growth initiatives in military simulation training and federal information technology markets. He has led the McLean, Virginia-headquartered I&S organization si...
Seven GovCon industry leaders have received appointments to serve on the Intelligence and National Security Alliance’s board of directors. Six of the newly elected board members will serve three-year terms and the appointed director will serve a two-year term to provide direction, strategic guidance and business oversight to INSA as the nonprofit ...
BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services unit will continue to help the U.S. Air Force integrate hardware and software into Intercontinental Ballistic Missile systems under a $651.6 million contract modification. The two-year contract entails sustaining engineering support to the Minuteman III and Sentinel Systems Directorates, the Depar...
The U.S. subsidiary of MBDA will manufacture common anti-air modular missiles for maritime use under a potential $145.56 million contract from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command. Under the four-year contract, MBDA Inc. will produce CAMM systems for installation on multi-mission surface combatant vessels of domestic and international cus...
Heather Conigliaro SkyePoint Decisions, a cybersecurity architecture and engineering services provider, has appointed company veteran Heather Conigliaro as chief strategy officer and hired industry professional Heather Newlin as chief operating officer. Conigliaro brings to the role over two decades of leadership experience as she oversees Sky...
Kevin Mortensen, vice president of business development, strategy and growth for Air and Space Force solutions at BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary since 2021, has transitioned to a new role as VP of space and cyber initiatives. Mortensen wrote in a LinkedIn post his new role involves early-stage collaboration and consultation with customers to hel...
