Daniel Gizinski has transitioned to the role of president of the Satellite & Space Communications segment at Comtech Telecommunications, where he previously served as chief strategy officer and president of the Comtech Satellite Network Technologies division. The company said Gizinski will drive product development, operations, market expansion ...
BWX Technologies has agreed to acquire L3Harris Technologies’ Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee business for $100 million. The Virginia-headquartered nuclear and metal components provider said Monday the purchase of AOT will strengthen its capacity to develop products for commercial, military and space customers. The transaction is expected to close befo...
A Department of Defense report has found that defense spending in fiscal year 2023 in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., including DOD contract obligations, payroll spending and grant awards, totaled $609.2 billion, reflecting a $50.5 billion increase from the previous fiscal year and accounting for 2.2 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. D...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has named Gil Griffin as vice president of strategy and business development for its space and airborne systems segment. Griffin confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post Monday. The executive joins L3Harris from Boeing (NYSE: BA), where he served as executive director for space, intelligence and weapons syste...
Interos will bring together the brightest minds in supply chain risk management for a one-day event this October to discuss pressing issues across artificial intelligence, cyber, geopolitical risks, ESG and more. One of the sessions at Interos’ 2024 Risk Intelligence Summit will be featuring Paul Nakasone, a retired U.S. Army general who serve...
X-Bow Systems has appointed Mike Bender, a senior aerospace and defense executive, as chief operating officer. The company said Tuesday Bender will work with X-Bow CEO Jason Hundley and the executive team to drive growth and implement strategic initiatives and will oversee the company’s factories and related facilities, quality assurance, supply c...
The U.S. Navy has awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with a combined ceiling of $1.21 billion to AAR Government Services (NYSE: AIR) and StandardAero for the maintenance and repair of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Under each firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials IDIQ, the contractors will perform depot-level engine maintenance, r...
AAR Government Services (NYSE: AIR) and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) have been awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts by the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials contracts, which total an estimated $1.20 billion, cover maintenance and support services for the P-8A...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has secured a more than $120 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps for multichannel handheld and vehicular radio systems. The company said Wednesday USMC placed the order under a 10-year, $750 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for L3Harris-built Falcon IV handheld radios. Falcon IV is a sof...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has booked a $587 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide electronic warfare test articles and prototypes. The Department of Defense said Monday the deal covers the design, production and delivery of electronic warfare test articles and fleet prototypes, including 11 pod simulators, eight operational pro...
