TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 29, 2016 ” India’s government aims to procure 22 General Atomics Predator unmanned aircraft systems under a potential foreign military sales agreement with the U.S., ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Defense News reported Monday India has sent its letter of request on June 17 to purchase the UAS as...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 29, 2016 ” CSRA‘s (NYSE: CSRA) SRA International subsidiary will help develop machine learning algorithms for trust calibration to drive human-robot teaming under a $7.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday the A...
FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) has purchased San Francisco-based night vision and thermal imaging equipment supplier Armasight through a cash transaction valued at approximately $41 million. Andy Teich, president and CEO of FLIR, said in a statement released Tuesday the acquisition aims to expand the company’s portfolio o...
Jonathan Whitcomb, president of the technical services segment at engineering and scientific services contractor Dynetics, will retire from the company after a two-decade career there on July 1. Dynetics said Tuesday that Stephen Cook, a corporate vice president, has been appointed to the role of acting president for the segment....
Zoll Medical has received a $400 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply vital signs monitors to the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract has a one-year base period and five one-year option periods and that Zoll will perform work in Massachusetts through June 27,...
Maria Bishop, corporate controller of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has been appointed as interim chief financial officer of the company and will continue to serve in her current role. The company said Tuesday Bishop will take over the CFO responsibilities from John Hartley, who announced ...
Davis Defense Group has landed a potential five-year, $95 million contract from the U.S. Navy for professional services in support of the Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training’s Distance Professional Military Education programs. The Defense Department said Tuesday DDG will provide CDET administrative,...
Darius Adamczyk, president and chief operating officer at Honeywell (NYSE: HON), will serve as the technology and manufacturing company™s CEO, effective March 31, 2017. Adamczyk will succeed Dave Cote, who will continue to serve as Honeywell™s executive chairman through April 2018 and then commence a five-year noncompete and consultin...
Steve Isakowitz, formerly Virgin Galactic president, will join The Aerospace Corporation as its new president on Aug. 1 and assume the added role of CEO when current CEO Wanda Austin retires in October. Aerospace said Tuesday the board of trustees and its selection committee, led by former U.S. Air Force Secre...
David Mellors, chief financial officer at British robotics technology maker QinetiQ Group, will join U.K.-based aerospace and defense contractor Cobham as CFO on a yet unconfirmed date no later than Jan. 1, 2017. Cobham said Wednesday that current CFO Simon Nicholls will depart the company later in the year and remain i...
