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The Space Development Agency has awarded prototype agreements worth approximately $2.5 billion combined to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Sierra Space to build 54 satellites for the second tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s tracking layer.SDA Director Derek Tournear will deliver a keynot...
American Systems has chosen its Account Management Director Babak Nouri to replace John Steckel as vice president of corporate development. Nouri's new leadership responsibilities will include mergers and acquisitions, legislative affairs and other business development areas....
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has secured a potential seven-year, $479 million contract to manufacture and deliver next-generation tactical communications radios to U.S. Special Operations Command. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has an ordering period of seven years and covers the provision of associated sustainment and sup...
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...
Christopher Kubasik, chair and CEO of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), said the company plans to discontinue its merger and acquisition activity for the “foreseeable future” to strengthen its balance sheet and return all excess capital to shareholders. At the company’s investor day on Tuesday, Kubasik stated that the Melbourne, Florida-b...
The State Department has approved Saudi Arabia’s potential $582 million foreign military sale request to procure hardware and software from the U.S. government to replenish and modernize its RE-3A tactical airborne surveillance system aircraft fleet. The proposed FMS deal covers seven Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System securi...
Ted Colbert, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, has been elected to serve as chair of the Aerospace Industries Association’s board of governors for 2024. Colbert, who also serves as an executive vice president at Boeing, succeeds Tom Gentile as chairman and will serve on the association’s exe...
LightRidge Solutions has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of technology leaders Skip Williams and Jim Congdon as chief technology officer and chief software officer, respectively. The portfolio company of private equity firm ATL Partners was established in March to design, develop and deliver small space and airborne sensors and pay...
An affiliate of private equity firm TJC has agreed to acquire the commercial aviation solutions business of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $800 million. L3Harris said Monday it expects the transaction to conclude in the first half of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. “Today’s annou...
Elbit Systems‘ (Nasdaq: ESLT) U.S. subsidiary will deliver helmet-mounted night vision goggle systems to the U.S. Marine Corps under a five-year, $500 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The contract covers the provision of Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles, spare parts, logistics support and test equipment to the serv...
