L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has landed a potential $230 million contract to provide point detonating/delay and multi-option fuzes for U.S. Army mortars. The Army will use company-made M783 and M734A1 fuzes to perform close range and indirect fire support combat operations, L3 said Thursday. Todd Gautier, president of L3̵...
Lisa Atherton, formerly executive vice president of military business at Textron‘s (NYSE: TXT) Bell Helicopter subsidiary, has been appointed president and CEO of Textron Systems. She replaces Ellen Lord, who will be nominated by President Donald Trump as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Textron said Wednesd...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2017 ” Battelle will work to support the U.S. Army‘s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in efforts to address sustainment challenges associated with military support technologies under a $20 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday it will...
John Celli, president of SSL (Space Systems Loral,) will be stepping down after serving the satellites and spacecraft systems company for 36 years, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA), announced Wednesday. Dario Zamarian has been appointed Group President and Paul Estey has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief O...
The former Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Lt. Gen. David Deptula has a new report that offers the Defense Department suggestions as it writes a 25-year plan for unmanned aircraft. The U.S. military needs to overhaul the way it is buying and managing drones, says Deptula, who is now...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2017 ” BAE Systems has delivered the first of Oman’s 12-unit Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft order during a ceremony held Wednesday at the Adam Airbase in Oman, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday it rolled out the Eurofighter alongside the first of eight Hawk trainer aircra...
The State Department has cleared a potential $366.2 million foreign military sale of a Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) transport aircraft, equipment and support services to India. India ordered an additional C-17 Globemaster III aircraft equipped with four turbofan F-117-PW-100 engines, one AN/AAR-47 missile warning system and one AN/APX-119 ident...
Caryn Nightengale, formerly director of corporate development at Boeing™s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security segment, has joined Sunnyvale, California-based unmanned maritime systems maker Liquid Robotics as chief financial officer. She will report to Gary Gysin, Liquid Robotics™ president and CEO, and oversee financial management...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx3u4a7RNvw Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, provides the weekly update to Pentagon reporters via teleconference from Baghdad on the coalition’s progress in the effort to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, March 1, 2017....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 26, 2017 ” Thomson Reuters has partnered with Vigilant Solutions to integrate the latter’s database of license plate recognition records into the CLEAR investigation platform in efforts to support law enforcement operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The integrated offering works to utilize license p...
