Matthew Krynovich, a more than 20-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, has joined Maxar Technologies as vice president of business development. He announced his appointment at Maxar in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Krynovich brings to the role his knowledge as a sales and business development leader and decades of experience across stra...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $211.9 million delivery order under a basic ordering agreement to repair flight control surfaces on F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G fighter aircraft. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the sole-source award covers the repair of 11 configurations of flight control surfaces used on the fighter jets....
Columbia, Maryland-based Synergy ECP has acquired SPYROS Information & Technology Consulting in a transaction that expands its cybersecurity service offerings for customer agencies within the intelligence community and Department of Defense. Synergy said Tuesday SPYROS supports clients within DOD, IC and the Department of Energy’s national lab...
Robert Cursio, formerly CEO of consulting firm Logstrateco, has been appointed subsidiary president of Wolf Creek Federal Services and Chugach Federal Services, the two wholly owned subsidiaries of Chugach Government Solutions. Cursio said in a statement Wednesday, “My focus will be on creating opportunities and capabilities that reinforce our c...
Danielle Smith, former vice president of application solutions at BAE Systems, was named the interim VP and BTO of space and mission systems at the U.S. business arm of the British defense contractor, according to her LinkedIn announcement. “In this role, I will lead all [information technology] integration work for the recently acquired Ball ...
The State Department has cleared a potential $60.2 million foreign military sale transaction with Taiwan for the Switchblade 300 anti-personnel and anti-armor loitering missile system and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday it informed Congress about the department approving the FMS request of the Taipei Economic ...
Damian DiPippa, formerly CEO of Aretum, has taken on the chief executive role at Auria, a space domain awareness provider backed by Enlightenment Capital. DiPippa brings over three decades of industry experience in missile defense, satellite operations, systems engineering and mission and intelligence, Auria said Tuesday. “Damian is uniq...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $2.27 billion contract from NASA to build a constellation of Geostationary Extended Observations weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NASA said Tuesday the cost-plus-award-fee contract includes the development of three GeoXO weather satellites with options fo...
SpiderOak, a Reston, Virginia-based zero trust cybersecurity platforms provider, has appointed Kip Gering, a veteran cybersecurity executive, as chief revenue officer. The company said Tuesday Gering will directly report to SpiderOak CEO Dave Pearah and lead business development, sales and marketing departments and execute the corporate plan to driv...
FDH Aero has established a new division focused on serving the defense industry’s aftermarket needs and simplifying the procurement process for aerospace and defense companies. The launch of the FDH Defense Aftermarket division will enable the parent company to enhance its military-focused products for governments, original equipment manufactu...
