Michael Smith, former Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) vice president, was appointed president and CEO of Hanwha Defense USA. The company said in a LinkedIn announcement Monday that Smith brings to HDUSA more than two decades of experience in the aerospace and defense sector and will replace outgoing CEO John Kelly. Smith previously held senior leadershi...
Cubic Digital Intelligence has appointed Casey Gragg, a program management professional in the government contracting sector, as chief growth officer. Gragg announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post published Friday. Before joining Cubic, he was a senior business area manager at Ball Aerospace, which is now part of BAE Systems. The newly appointe...
On Aug. 15, the Potomac Officers Club will give you the chance to hear from top Navy officials and industry leaders at the 2024 Navy Summit! This event will host an elite lineup of experts who will come together to explore the ways in which the Department of the Navy is modernizing to tackle today’s challenges...
Joseph Bartasius, a retired U.S. Army colonel and now a senior executive in the defense industry, has joined Data Systems Analysts as chief growth officer, according to his LinkedIn announcement on Sunday. Prior to assuming his current role at DSA, Bartasius served as senior principal for Army sector at General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). He was...
The Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Navy Summit presents an exciting opportunity to gain exclusive knowledge about one of the service branch’s top priorities: 5G. During this event, you will have the chance to hear from a variety of keynote speakers and panelists from across the Navy and industry. One panel session, titled “5G in Navy Mission...
The State Department has approved a potential $138.3 million foreign military sale transaction with the government of the Czech Republic for Hellfire missiles, advanced precision kill weapon systems and related support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday it informed Congress of the possible deal, which covers 200 Hellfir...
Jack Fletcher was appointed vice president of business development for Navy and maritime programs at Leonardo DRS (Nasdaq: DRS), according to his LinkedIn announcement on Tuesday. Fletcher joined the Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor from DRS RADA Technologies, another Leonardo subsidiary, where he most recently served as director of busi...
The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) a potential five-year, $998.8 million contract to develop, produce, sustain and retrofit Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals. The Department of Defense said Monday Naval Information Warfare System Command received three offers for the indef...
Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between BAE Systems and RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary Collins Aerospace, has received a potential five-year, $999 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce, retrofit and sustain Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity co...
The FBI has released the list of 95 awardees on the second iteration of the potential eight-year, $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services blanket purchase agreement. The bureau first announced the award of the ITSSS-2 BPA on May 24 in a SAM.gov notice. According to the award notice, 31 large companies and 64...
