Anil Wirasekara, senior financial executive at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has been appointed interim chief financial officer of the company after CFO William McCombe stepped down from his role. Maxar said Monday McCombe will stay as an adviser for a transition period and Wirasekara will temporarily perform CFO duties until the c...
Mike Greenley, formerly sector president at L3 Technologies™ (NYSE: LLL) Wescam subsidiary, has been appointed group president of Maxar Technologies™ (NYSE: MAXR) MDA business unit in a move that takes effect Jan. 15. Greenley will directly report to Howard Lance, Maxar president and CEO, and oversee MDA™s approximately 1,900 employee...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 1, 2017 ” Rob Zitz, chief strategy officer of Space Systems Loral‘s government systems unit, has said the new company that resulted from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates‘ acquisition of DigitalGlobe will leverage intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance offerings in its push toward the ...
Executives from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates and DigitalGlobe have been appointed to the senior leadership team at Maxar Technologies “ the new company formed through MDA’s $3.6 billion acquisition of the Earth imagery services provider. William McCombe, senior vice president and chief financial officer at ...
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has closed its approximately $3.6 billion acquisition of DigitalGlobe to create a new company that will work to provide integrated satellite, imagery and geospatial services to the commercial and government markets. MDA said Thursday the newly combined entity will be renamed Maxar Technologies Ltd. ...
Dan Jablonsky, chairman and CEO of Ursa Major Technologies, will join Sierra Space as CEO, effective March 2. Sierra Space said Thursday that its founder, Fatih Ozmen, who has been serving as interim CEO, will continue to serve as chair of the board. “Dan brings tremendous experience leading complex aerospace and defense organizations at scale...
“Intuitive Machines has secured a $175 million strategic equity investment from global institutional investors to accelerate the expansion of its satellite communications and in-space data processing capabilities. Recent strategic investments in space infrastructure underscore the accelerating momentum behind next-generation satellite communic...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 340 companies positions under the potential 10-year, $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, multiple-award contract vehicle, expanding the pool to more than 2,400 awardees. SAIC, one of the latest additions to the SHIELD pool, is a major sponsor of the Potomac Offi...
Intuitive Machines, a space technology, infrastructure and services company, has acquired spacecraft manufacturer Lanteris Space Systems. Intuitive Machines’ acquisition of Lanteris aligns with efforts to strengthen air and space defense. Secure your seat at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit on July 30 to he...
The Missile Defense Agency has issued a second tranche of awards under its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, adding 1,086 companies to the competitive pool supporting the $151 billion SHIELD multiple-award vehicle, one of several contracting mechanisms supporting the administration’s Golden Dome missile defense ...
