Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary has received a $478.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to build a third batch of new presidential helicopters. The service branch is procuring five additional VH-92A low-rate initial production units, two cabin interior reconfiguration kits, spare parts and support equip...
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions has unveiled a new logo and shortened its name to CAES, demonstrating its transformation into an agile, customer-centric organization focused on meeting customer requirements in the aerospace and defense sectors, GovCon Wire has learned. Mike Kahn, president and CEO of CAES and an inductee into Executive Mosaic&#...
Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, will proudly present the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and prominent award in all of GovCon, to the 100 distinguished executives who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, innovation, ...
Rolls-Royce has received a $96.9 million delivery order for propulsion systems to support the U.S. Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft sustainment efforts....
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received U.S. approval to propose its F-15EX fighter jet to India’s air force, which intends to purchase 114 multirole aircraft in a deal that could be valued at more than $18 billion, Reuters reported Thursday. Ankur Kanaglekar, director and India fighters lead at Boeing’s defense, space and security business, said the...
David Young, former vice president of advanced program development at Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) space segment, has joined Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions as chief technology officer. He will coordinate with four operating divisions within CAES to implement a technical strategic roadmap, introduce research and prototyping efforts, spea...
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary and Boeing (NYSE: BA) unveiled DEFIANT X, a helicopter the industry team plans to offer for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program. DEFIANT X features Sikorsky’s X2 Technology designed to provide soldiers greater maneuverability while flying the aircraft at low altitudes and...
Traviss Green, former director of regional sales at McAfee (Nasdaq: MCFE), has joined Millennium to serve as chief operating officer and oversee the business operations, growth strategy development and executive management team of the Arlington, Virginia-based management, cybersecurity and systems engineering firm. Millennium said Thursday Green wil...
The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement for the UAE to buy 50 Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 fighter jets and up to 18 drones, Reuters reported Thursday. The F-35s are part of a potential $23 billion deal that includes the procurement of high-tech weapons systems from Lockheed, General Atomics and...
R. Clarke Cooper, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, said the U.S. government is expected to sign a potential $23.37B deal for the sale of Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 fighter jets, drones and other weapons systems to the United Arab Emirates before the Trump administration ends, Defense News reported Friday. “B...
