Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global security leader providing innovative systems, solutions, and products to government and commercial customers. It’s a pioneer in military aircraft design and technology with products and systems ranging from advanced intelligence, space, and strike systems to cybersecurity solutions and all-seeing radars...
Naval Sea Systems Command intends to extend the fifth ordering period and increase by $389 million the ceiling amount of multiple-award contracts for the sustainment of the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ships homeported in San Diego. The proposed increase will bring the total amount of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to $1....
Walt Havenstein, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served as CEO of Science Applications International Corp. from September 2009 to June 2012, was honored by the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America in October 2010. “We could use more scouts and the leadership qualities they exemplify across the river,” Havenstein s...
Reggie Brothers, former CEO of BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) and two-time Wash100 Award winner, has been named an operating partner at AE Industrial Partners. “I know firsthand the value that AEI’s operational support and strategic vision adds to its portfolio companies, and I am excited to have the opportunity to leverage my technology and defense ba...
Charlie Pelham, who joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) in early 2021, has been named director of business development operations at the company’s Dynetics group. In a LinkedIn post, Pelham shared he took on the new role after serving as senior director of business development and strategy at the Leidos Innovation Center, which researches and develops ...
Nicole Piasecki Kymeta has announced the appointment of aerospace industry veteran Nicole Piasecki to the board of directors and Fran Beaudette, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, to the board of advisers. Piasecki has more than 35 years of experience at Boeing (NYSE: BA) and United Technologies Corp. and her appointment comes following the ret...
A new McAleese & Associates report shows major defense prime contractors posted sector operating margins of approximately 11 percent in the second quarter of 2022, reflecting limited impact from the current 8.5 percent inflation. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, presented an analysis of the Q2 2...
Michelle Howell, a two-decade human resources professional in the defense industry, has been named chief HR officer at Alexandria, Virginia-based government contractor Systems Planning and Analysis. She will be responsible for overseeing SPA’s talent attraction, retention and development functions across three continents, the company said Wednesda...
The U.K. defense ministry has announced a potential $2.79 billion investment to equip its fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets with a new radar designed to provide pilots with situational awareness capability by enabling them to detect and track multiple ground and aerial targets. BAE Systems will integrate the European Common Radar System Mk 2...
The U.S. Army has launched a competition to come up with a detailed design and build and test prototypes for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program. The third and fourth phases of the OMFV program will involve efforts to mature vehicle designs and verify the performance of prototypes during a limited user test and other...
