The U.S. Army has exercised the second option period of its other transaction agreements with Griffon Aerospace and Texton Systems (NYSE: TXT) to continue to evaluate and demonstrate their vertical takeoff and landing system offerings. The contract covers the evaluation of the companies’ Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System designs leading...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a potential three-year, $705 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to build and deliver an air-to-ground missile using its digital engineering capabilities. The company said Monday it will design and test the Stand-in Attack Weapon as part of the second phase of the service branch’s first digital wea...
Robert Fleming will take the helm of the space systems business of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), assuming the corporate vice president and sector president roles in place of Tom Wilson, on Oct. 9 Northrop said Thursday Fleming has been with the company for almost 18 years and is currently VP and general manager of the...
Josh Watters has been named vice president of defense programs and manufacturing services at the defense and government systems division of Hughes Network Systems, according to his LinkedIn post Tuesday. He joins the satellite network and communications company from Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), where he worked for over two decades, m...
Siemens Government Technologies has appointed Norman Eng as vice president of U.S. defense digital strategy. SGT is a subsidiary of technology conglomerate Siemens focused on U.S. federal government customers. Eng joins SGT from Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), where he spent 35 years working. His most recent position at the defense contractor was that...
Federal contracting veteran Craig Reed has been named a strategic partner at Donovan Capital Group, a Virginia-based investment company focused on the aerospace, defense and government services industries, DCG announced Monday. “In addition to strengthening our investment team, Craig deepens our firm’s ability to guide the companies we work with...
Silvus Technologies has appointed to the role of chief operating officer Gorik Hossepian, former vice president and general manager of medium unmanned aircraft systems at AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV). Hossepian is a 40-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry, serving in companies such as Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Boeing (NYSE: B...
Christopher Valentino, chief strategy officer of Peraton since 2021, has assumed a new role as chief innovation officer at the Reston, Virginia-based federal technology and services contractor, according to a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. His responsibilities include leading Peraton’s value creation initiatives, aligning its sector invest...
Frankie Velez has been promoted from vice president to VP and general manager of cyber intelligence systems at Peraton, he announced in a LinkedIn post on Monday. Velez started his career in the U.S. Navy. After 15 years, he transitioned to the private sector as manager of systems engineering at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). He...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has won a $574.5 million task order to help the U.S. Space Force update and sustain a global network of ground-based radar systems. Space Systems Command received four bids for the cost-plus-incentive-fee contract via a competitive acquisition and is obligating $43.8 million in fiscal 2023 operat...
