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Stephen Timm, president of the avionics business unit at United Technologies Corp.’s (NYSE: UTX) Collins Aerospace subsidiary, has been named president of the subsidiary. He will succeed Kelly Ortberg, who has been appointed special adviser to the office of the CEO as UTC and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) move ahead with their merger to form Raytheon Technologies, UTC said Friday.

Warren Romine, managing director at KippsDeSanto & Co., has said more middle-market defense contractors are considering divestitures as they assess their capacity to keep up with market trends, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Romine told the publication in an interview he expects increased U.S. defense budget and low interest rates to also drive acquisition and divestiture efforts.

BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary has agreed to acquire two businesses that are being divested in order for United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) to secure the required antitrust approval for their pending merger.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Collins Aerospace has landed contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technology platforms for countering anti-access/area denial threats. DARPA selected the three companies to participate in the first and second phases of the System-of -Systems Enhanced Small Unit program, according to a notice posted Tuesday on the beta SAM website.

Collins Aerospace, a business unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has received an order from the  Federal Aviation Administration to supply a head-up display virtual reality technology for the agency's scientific research efforts.

Gail Baker, a more than 30-year veteran of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has been named vice president of aftermarket services at UTC's Collins Aerospace business.

A Textron (NYSE: TXT) subsidiary has introduced a rotorcraft platform as its entry for an industry competition to develop the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has formed an industry team that will support the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system for the U.S. Air Force.

United Technologies Corp.'s (NYSE: UTX) Collins Aerospace business has received a three-year, $310.5M contract modification to supply more than 400 radio systems to U.S. and foreign military customers.

United Technologies Corp.'s (NYSE: UTX) Collins Aerospace business has received a three-year, $310.5M contract modification to supply more than 400 radio systems to U.S. and foreign military customers.