TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2018 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO Matt Desch has expressed confidence in the company’s broadband services portfolio amid the prevalence of low-Earth orbit satellites in space, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Desch, a 2018 Wash100 inductee, said in an earnings call that Iridium’s upcoming “...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2018 ” CAE has unveiled a new facility for its defense and security business in Australia as the company works to secure a contract for the military’s Project Air 7003 with industry partners including General Atomics, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Canberra office, which serves to expand CAE’s ...
Engility (NYSE: EGL) will provide production support services for the local area networks of the U.S. Navy in tactical afloat and submarine settings under a five-year, $90 million task order awarded through the SeaPort-e platform. The company said Tuesday it will also provide software engineering services under the Tactical Network Technical and Pro...
AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) management services group has landed a potential seven-year, $961 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force maintain and operate remotely piloted aircraft. The company said Tuesday it will provide organizational-level maintenance services for MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk systems, as well as support...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has agreed to purchase aviation parts and services provider KLX (Nasdaq: KLX) for approximately $3.2 billion cash in a move to grow its services business. Boeing said Tuesday it will pay $63 per share in cash and assume $1 billion in net debt from the Wellington, Florida-based aerospace parts distributor as part...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2018 ” Orbitak ATK (NYSE: OA) has demonstrated its new missile warhead technology designed for use at hyper velocities and high-temperature environments, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it based the design of the hypersonic missile weapon on real-world data and applied additive manufacturing ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2018 ” Ed Sheehan Jr., president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corp., has received the Patriot Award under the Defense Department‘s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Kevin Hillegas, a CTC employee and Army National Guard member, nominated Sheehan for ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2018 ” ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) has landed a potential $51.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide cyber support to the Air Combat Command, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the award covers technical and programmatic services in support of cyber operatio...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2018 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) has completed tests required for the KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft to secure a Supplemental Type Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration in efforts to establish airworthiness, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the tanker underwent test...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 30, 2018 ” A team comprised of Maxar Technologies‘ (NYSE: MAXR) Radiant Solutions business and partners CosmiQ Works and NVIDIA has received an award from the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation for the company’s work in GEOINT, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Radiant said Tuesday th...
