Quest Global, an engineering services provider to the aerospace and defense sectors, has acquired and integrated software development company EXB Solutions into the Ohio-based Quest Defense Systems & Solutions business. Minnesota-headquartered EXB employs more than 170 engineers and provides full life cycle software development support to custom...
Golden Key Group has chosen Michael McGregor, former director of personnel management for the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, to be the company’s vice president of client engagement and business optimization. He will lead business transformation initiatives and oversee the creation of process-centered business units to bring offerings to th...
ExecutiveBiz featured Todd Borkey, chief technology officer of HII Mission Technologies, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday. He discussed the business’ work, markets, new developments and contribution to industry and community. The Q&A also focused on what the future looks like for HII Mission Technologies...
Guy Montminy, former president of the platforms and services sector at BAE Systems’ U.S. arm and a previous Wash100 Award winner, will succeed Scott Howat as senior vice president for finance on Sept. 5. He will report to Tom Arseneault, president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc. and a two-time Wash100 awardee, as he oversees...
Iron EagleX, a veteran-owned defense contractor, has secured a potential 10-year, $430 million other transaction agreement to provide technical development support services to U.S. Special Operations Command. The award covers products, services, research and development and production support to help ensure that USSOCOM’s software and tools meet i...
Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business has received a pair of contracts worth $3.14 billion combined to manufacture a total of 19 KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Israel. USAF ordered 15 tankers along with data, subscriptions and licenses under a $2.2 billion lot eight production contract that will...
Tim Cahill, senior vice president of global business development and strategy at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been appointed to serve as executive VP of the defense contractor’s missiles and fire control business segment. Cahill will assume his new position on Nov. 1 and succeed Scott Greene, who will retire after an over four-decade company...
The U.S. Navy has awarded positions to Chemring Countermeasures and Armtec Countermeasures on a $225 million multiple-award contract to manufacture MJU-61A/B, a type of aircraft flare designed to deflect infrared missile threats. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year ordering period that will run thro...
The missiles and fire control unit of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $121.6 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with components for an integrated targeting and pilotage system designed to help Apache helicopter aircrews identify targets. Under the firm-fixed-price contract, the business will deliver Modernized Target Acquisition Des...
An industry team led by CACI International’s (NYSE: CACI) NSS subsidiary has won a potential 10-year, $5.7 billion blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Air Force to provide enterprise information technology support services. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts is the contracting activity and re...
