AE Industrial Partners has acquired AC&A, a manufacturer of composite and metallic parts and tooling for the aerospace, defense, space and automotive markets. The private investment firm said Thursday the deal follows AEI’s purchase of Belcan, an engineering project management and technical staffing company, and K...
O3b Networks has appointed Jack Deasy, a former Federal Communications Commission bureau manager and Latin American telecommunications specialist, as its vice president for the government solutions business. He will lead O3b’s initial technology implementations at government and humanitarian agencies, as well as its local and in...
MBDA has been awarded an estimated $585 million contract to develop an air-to-surface precision strike missile for the U.K. military™s fleet of F-35 fighter jets. This work is intended to build on the previous assessment phase for the Selective Precision Effects at Range Capability 3 missile, MBDA said Wednesday. Britain’s ...
Advanced IT Concepts has enlisted Bert Ravelo and Wells Barlow to join its executive management team in support of the company’s expansion efforts. Ravelo has been appointed as chief operations officer while Barlow will serve as a senior program manager for the company, AITC said April 27. Gabriel Ruiz, AITC president and CEO, c...
The General Services Administration has awarded 109 contractors spots under two contracts worth up to $11.5 billion combined over 15.5 years to provide human capital strategy, workforce training and development and organizational performance improvement support for federal agencies. GSA said Monday that 72 large businesses won i...
The State Department has cleared United Arab Emirates’ request to purchase a suite of Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) AGM-114 R/K Hellfire Category III Missiles through a $476 million foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government. Lockheed’s missile and fire control business will serve as the prime contractor on&n...
The State Department has cleared Egypt™s request to buy UGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, related equipment and support from the U.S. government under a potential $143 million foreign military sales agreement. Boeing (NYSE: BA) will serve as the principal contractor under the FMS deal that includes 20 Harpoon missiles, two encapsulated Ha...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has been awarded a potential five-year, $184 million contract from the General Services Administration to perform information technology services for the U.S. Army Europe™s mission command networks and systems. The company said Thursday its General Dynamics One Source organization will work to manage I...
Mark Cavallaro, formerly a global service provider program executive at EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC), has joined technology consulting firm Fusion PPT as chief operating officer. He will be responsible for business operations, development and execution of growth strategies and service delivery efforts for civilian, Defense Department and intelligence custo...
Albuquerque, New Mexico-based satellite and spacecraft solar panel manufacturer SolAero Technologies has bought San Diego, California-based aerospace components producer Vanguard Space Technologies from Enlightenment Capital for an undisclosed sum. SolAero and Vanguard plan to combine their core offerings in an effort to cre...
