Mike LeFever, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and co-founder of Invictus Advisors, has joined Iomaxis as chief operating officer of the Fredericksburg, Virginia-based technology and engineering services contractor. Iomaxis said Tuesday LeFever will help scale the company’ national footprint and operational capacities ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 14, 2017 ” Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of defense and intelligence systems at Hughes Network Systems, has said commercial satellite operators have expressed some concern over the schedule backlog in the launch of military communications satellites, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. National Defense Magazi...
Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will provide weapons and computer systems information technology services to support the operations of the U.S. Air Force‘s 53rd Wing under a potential $204.9 million task order. The company said Tuesday the task order covers work at the Eglin, Nellis, Creech, Tyndall and Lackland Air Force b...
Constellis has agreed to buy Centerra Group and its subsidiaries from an Alvarez & Marsal Capital affiliate for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand Constellis™ U.S. footprint and build up its relationships with government customers in the risk management sector. Both companies expect to complete the transaction in the second quarter...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 13, 2017 ” ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) will provide planning, coordination and other support services for the U.S. Strategic Command‘s Human Space Flight Support program and NASA‘s Commercial Crew Program and Orion program under an $8.7 million U.S. Air Force contract, ExecutiveBiz reporte...
Universities Space Research Association has secured a potential 18-year, $514 million hybrid contract from NASA to provide science and mission operations support for the space agency’s airborne astronomical observatory. NASA said Saturday the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy program support contract has...
Shareholders at Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) and airline cabin equipment supplier B/E Aerospace (Nasdaq: BEAV) have approved a deal originally announced in October for Rockwell Collins to purchase B/E Aerospace for approximately $6.4 billion in cash and stock. The transaction was backed by more than 99 percent of Rockwell Collins...
General Dynamics SATCOM On-The-Move antennas provide secure, beyond-line-of-sight communications for U.S. and Coalition troops operating in remote locations. Designed for rugged tactical environments, these antennas can be mounted on a fast moving vehicle, boat, or aircraft and provide troops with reliable X, Ku, or Ka Mil and commercial band satell...
Fred Ross, Lockheed Martin’s deputy program manager for the F-35 Lighting II fighter effort, discusses the latest on program including the Lot 10 contract and what’s next with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium March 1-3, 2017, in Orl...
David “Rum” Morgan, business development director at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit, discusses the suitability of the H-60 Blackhawk for the US Air Force’s competition to replace its aging UH-1N Huey helicopters with 72 new aircraft with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the ...
