In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Caesar Nieves, senior vice president of cyber and intelligence at Jacobs, about the recent BlackLynx acquisition and its impact on the company’s national security efforts. The SVP also tackled the company’s contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, its...
CAE USA (NYSE: CAE) has received a potential $37 million contract to develop a system for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to access, process and distribute three-dimensional geospatial information. The company said it will lead the development and integration of a prototype for the Training and Readiness Accelerator-managed Beyond 3D eff...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 18, 2021 — CAES will deliver radio frequency assemblies to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for use on a virtual electronic shield designed to counter threats to the F-16 Block 70/72 multirole aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 29. L3Harris’ AN/ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare suite will be prov...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has selected Jacobs (NYSE:J) to support the NGA’s geospatial data services under a seven-year, $302 million contract. The company said Tuesday it will provide mission-driven and data-centric tools to support the agency’s Geospatial-intelligence Enterprise OpenDataStore. “Jacobs will provi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 10, 2021 — CAES and Astrobotic have formed a partnership through which the space robotics company will be provided with central flight control suites for use on its Peregrine and Griffin lunar landers, ExecutiveBiz reported Aug. 25. CAES will deliver GR712RC, a LEON3FT SPARC V8 flight control processor designed to provide...
The U.S. subsidiary of CAE (NYSE: CAE) has purchased a minority interest in a SkyWarrior business that primarily offers flight training services to the military sector. Pensacola, Florida-based SkyWarrior currently supports the Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation program for student aviators at the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, CAE said Tuesday. Dan ...
Jacobs (NYSE: J) has secured a five-year, $235 million task order to assist the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command in counterintelligence, human intelligence and counterterrorism efforts. The company said Tuesday it will help the 902nd Military Intelligence Group assess cyber intrusion damage, analyze socio-cultural factors, study digital m...
CAE (NYSE: CAE) has closed its $1.05 billion acquisition of the military training business from L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) while Renk AG completed its $400 million cash purchase of L3Harris’ combat propulsion systems unit and related assets. The two deals were first announced in March and completed Friday, three days after Christopher K...
Mike Elias, an aerospace and defense industry veteran, has joined CAES as senior vice president and general manager of space systems division. He will manage the company’s portfolio of space products including applications-specific integrated circuits, radiation hardened microelectronics, advanced packaging platforms, positioning and motion contro...
CAE announced that it expects to close its $1.05 billion acquisition of the military training business of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) on Friday, July 2, after securing all regulatory approvals needed to complete the transaction. The deal was first announced in March and CAE said Monday L3Harris’ military training segment will enable it to br...
