Xcelerate Solutions has appointed Donald Ross as executive vice president of growth for Homeland Security and State Department. The defense and national security company said Tuesday Ross will leverage his three decades of experience in the transportation and security sectors to fulfill his new responsibilities of driving the expansion of Xcelarate&...
The State Department has approved an $825 million foreign military sale request from Morocco for the purchase of FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday RTX and Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractors for the project. Under the proposed deal, Morocco ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the secretary of defense to submit within 60 days a plan to reform the Department of Defense’s acquisition process as part of efforts to drive innovation in the defense industrial base and strengthen the country’s military edge. Acquisition Reform Plan In a fact sheet publish...
The State Department has approved Australia’s foreign military sales request worth about $1.04 billion for AIM-120C and AIM-120D advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAM, and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday RTX will be the principal contractor in the proposed FMS deal, ...
JF Taylor has acquired Bugeye Technologies to enhance its capability to provide a comprehensive suite of training and mission support systems for the Department of Defense and its international partners. Expanding Defense Tech Portfolio Maryland-based JF Taylor said Monday it will integrate its expertise in highly complex military platforms with Bug...
Patrick Markus shared on LinkedIn two weeks ago that he has been appointed vice president and general manager of the defense and government systems division at Hughes, an EchoStar subsidiary. The executive oversees the profit and loss division, driving the adoption of the company’s commercial communication technologies, inc...
The State Department has approved the Philippines’ foreign military sale request for an estimated $5.58 billion worth of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, missiles, equipment and related services. Philippines’ FMS Details The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday Lockheed Martin, as the principal contractor for the proposed...
We last spoke to Davidson Technologies’ James Parys at our sister publication ExecutiveBiz about a year ago and the conversation centered around Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control. Though Parys has transitioned to a new company since then, his faith in the capabilities of advanced technologies and how they can enable Depar...
The State Department has approved Qatar’s foreign military sale request for MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, or RPA, and related equipment worth an estimated $1.96 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Boeing, L3Harris, Leonardo S.p.A., Lockheed Marti...
The Department of State has cleared a potential $100 million foreign military sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems, or APKWS, to Saudi Arabia. BAE Systems will be the principal contractor in the FMS, according to an announcement of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which notified Congress of the proposed deal Thursday. BAE Sys...
