TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2018 ” Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) and Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) have reached an agreement to reaffirm the former’s exclusive rights to offer the Oriole solid propellant rocket motor in certain markets, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Orbital ATK’s missile products division cleared...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2018 ” Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured a $1.6 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to deliver a wastewater processing system for overseas military installations, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday AFRL’s Advanced Power Technology Office sought an Ex...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2018 ” A team comprised of Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has moved to update the network that links the elements of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Industry team lead Lockh...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2018 ” A Cubic (NYSE: CUB) business unit will work to support Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in the sustainment of U.S. Army instrumentation systems and live-fire ranges through an estimated $185 million subcontract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Cubic said Tuesday Cubic Global Defense will perform work as...
Deb Alderson, formerly CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions, has been appointed to a similar role at Reston, Virginia-based correctional technology provider GTL effective April 2. Alderson will succeed retiring CEO Brian Oliver, who will stay GLT in an advisory role, the company said Wednesday She brings previous leadership experience...
Elbit Systems (Nasdaq: ESLT) has secured the necessary government clearances to acquire Tucson, Arizona-based Universal Avionics Systems Corp. through an asset acquisition transaction. Israel-based Elbit Systems said Thursday it expects to complete the purchase in the “coming weeks.” Universal Avionics manufactures avionic...
Alex Liu, a partner of A.T. Kearney over the past 22 years, has been elected to serve as managing partner and chairman at the Chicago-based management consulting services provider by the end of April. He will succeed Johan Aurik, who has served for two terms since he took the reins in 2012, A.T. Kearney said Wednesday. Liu joine...
BAE Systems has received two orders worth a combined $97 million to supply night vision goggles and thermal weapon sights to the U.S. Army. Both orders fall under a five-year, $434 million contract the service branch awarded in 2015 under the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sight-Individual program, BAE said Thursday. Mar...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2018 ” Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of Hortonworks‘ (Nasdaq: HDP) U.S. public sector business, has said enterprise open source software will help build on federal agencies’ efforts to update their information technology infrastructure due to key benefits, ExecutiveBiz reported. He wrote in a GCN gues...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2018 ” Unisys (NYSE: UIS) will work to deliver a new biometric matching technology for traveler screening and border clearance under an estimated $35 million contract from Australia’s department of home affairs, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday its Australian business will desig...
