Today, the digital environment plays a key role in the success of defense missions, making it more important than ever that forces located in remote environments – also referred to as the tactical edge – are able to stay connected to critical Department of Defense networks and systems. At the Potomac Officers Club’s Workloads a...
Mark Russell, chief technology officer at RTX (NYSE: RTX), will retire from the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense company on Jan. 1 after more than four decades of service. Juan de Bedout, head of aerospace technology at RTX, will succeed Russell in the CTO role, the company said Tuesday. Russell, who will continue to serve...
Geopolitical tensions and developments are shaping the defense technology landscape, and the Pentagon is adapting its priorities to meet emerging and increasingly urgent warfighter needs. As adversarial activity rises, United States defense officials are focusing on these five areas, among others, to advance the country’s technological capabilitie...
Maria Ricciardone, vice president of investor relations at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been named as treasurer by the company’s board of directors. Lockheed also announced Tuesday that incumbent treasurer Evan Scott will serve as chief financial officer of its missiles and fire control business effective Jan. 1, 2024. Ricciardone has been...
Judy Lewis has assumed the role of vice president of business winning at BAE Systems, she announced on LinkedIn Friday, moving from a VP position at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC). In her new capacity, she will oversee BAE’s business development, growth and capture efforts in the United States. During her ...
Christopher Calio, president and chief operating officer of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has been elected to the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense company’s board of directors and will assume the role of CEO in May. He will succeed Gregory Hayes, who will continue to serve as RTX’s executive chairman, the company said Thursday. “Toda...
NASA’s Johnson Space Center has started soliciting proposals for the fourth iteration of a contract to acquire services to perform analytical and physical processing activities in support of cargo requirements. The agency plans to conduct a full and open competition for Cargo Mission Contract 4, which will include engineering, maintenance and oper...
Richie Obermayer, vice president of technical sales at GuardSTACK Technologies, said government agencies looking to accelerate digital transformation efforts should consider adopting 5G technology. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Obermayer wrote that 5G networks provide lower latency and faster speeds and facilitate the deployment of inter...
The Senate on Wednesday voted 87-13 to pass a defense policy bill that would authorize a total of $883.7 billion in fiscal year 2024 funding for national defense. The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act would authorize $841.4 billion for the Department of Defense, $32.4 billion for the Department of Energy’s national security programs a...
The State Department has approved a potential $255 million foreign military sale of L3Harris Technologies-built (NYSE: LHX) communications equipment to the government of Poland. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday L3Harris will serve as the principal contractor on the transaction, which covers the provision of multiband, multichan...
