Textron‘s board has selected Lisa Atherton, president and CEO of the industrial conglomerate’s Bell subsidiary, to succeed Scott Donnelly as president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 4. Textron said Wednesday the leadership transition will see Scott Donnelly, who has been with the company for the past 17 years, become executi...
AeroVironment is focused on rapidly ramping up the production of its Freedom Eagle kinetic counter-unmanned aircraft system missile to deliver it to the U.S. Army under a $95.9 million contract. The new award was secured through the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center Aviation & Missile Technology Consortiu...
EchoStar subsidiary Hughes Network Systems has completed the acquisition of Anderson Connectivity, an aerospace company specializing in design, engineering and manufacturing services. How will Anderson Connectivity’s Acquisition Impact Hughes? Hughes said Wednesday its acquisition of Melbourne, Florida-based Anderson Connectivit...
Steve Cubarney has been named executive vice president of sales at Xcelerate Solutions. Cubarney announced his appointment on LinkedIn Tuesday. Steve Cubarney’s Career Highlights Before joining Xcelerate Solutions, Cubarney spent more than seven years at Guidehouse. He served as partner and director of the defense and intel...
The Naval Research Laboratory has released a request for proposals for research and development for satellite software and operations support contract. NRL Satellite Software & Operations Support Contract Scope According to the solicitation notice published on SAM.gov Tuesday, NRL is seeking qualified contractors to develop, sustain and operate ...
Larx has added Ryan Lewis, CEO of Rancher Government Solutions, to its advisory board. “Ryan is a proven leader in AI, open-source innovation, and national security, helping bridge cutting-edge commercial technology with critical government missions,” Larx said in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Who Is Ryan Lewis? Lewis currently leads R...
Boeing has received two U.S. Army contracts worth $461 million to produce nine additional CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters under Lots 4 and 5 in support of the service’s heavy-lift modernization efforts. The company said Tuesday the awards bring the total number of Chinooks under contract to 18 aircraft. In December 2024, the aerospace and...
Dataminr has announced plans to acquire ThreatConnect, an intelligence management platform, in a deal valued at $290 million. What will Dataminr’s Acquisition of ThreatConnect Offer? Dataminr said Tuesday the acquisition aims to deliver artificial intelligence-powered tools to help customers detect threats, rank risks and respond fas...
RTX reported $22.5 billion in fiscal 2025 third-quarter sales, up 12 percent from the prior-year period and 13 percent organically, excluding divestitures. In an earnings release published Tuesday, the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said it recorded a total backlog of $251 billion, with $103 billion attributed to its defe...
Ely Kahn announced on LinkedIn Thursday that he has been elevated to chief product officer at SentinelOne. In his new role, Kahn will oversee all product lines across the company. Prior to his promotion, the executive spent more than three years at SentinelOne, serving as vice president of product management for cloud security, artif...
