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Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) plans to appoint Lynn Bamford, president of its defense and power segments, to become the corporation's president and CEO. She would succeed David Adams who plans to retire on Jan. 1, concluding the latter's seven-year tenure as CEO and over two decades of service with the company, Curtiss-Wright said Thursday.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) has agreed to acquire tactical network technology supplier Pacific Star Communications in an approximately $400M cash transaction. David Adams, chairman and CEO of Curtiss-Wright, said the acquisition “represents the largest transaction” in the company’s recent history and seeks to establish its position as a network communications systems provider in the U.S. military sector.

Curtiss-Wright has been awarded multiple contracts to provide propulsion valves, pumps and advanced instrumentation and control systems for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarine, Columbia-class submarine and Ford-class aircraft carrier programs, the company announced Tuesday.

K. Christopher Farkas, vice president of finance and corporate controller at Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW), has been promoted to VP and chief financial officer of the company. He succeeds the retiring Glenn Tynan, who will help facilitate the transition by continuously serving as a VP until fall 2020, and will report directly to David Adams, chairman and CEO of Curtiss-Wright, the company said Thursday.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) has promoted company veterans Lynn Bamford and Kevin Rayment to president of defense and power segments and head of commercial/industrial segment, respectively.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) has agreed to acquire electronic systems producer 901D Holdings for approximately $132M in cash as part of efforts to expand its work with the U.S. Navy on shipbuilding programs.

John Gaddi, a more than two-decade finance and accounting professional, has joined Rockville, Md.-based health information technology provider CNSI as senior vice president of finance.

CNSI has appointed two-decade finance professional David Adams as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Rockville, Va.-based health information technology provider.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) has closed its $50M cash acquisition of Tactical Communications Group, a Tewksbury, Mass.-based maker of tactical data link software for military communications platforms. “This acquisition yields significant opportunities for growth by enhancing our existing flight test instrumentation offering with complementary tactical data link processing software, analytics and visualization …

David Adams, a 20-year defense industry veteran and a certified public accountant, has joined Endeavor Robotics as chief financial officer at the Chelmsford, Mass.-based unmanned ground vehicle manufacturer. He will report directly to Endeavor CEO Sean Bielat and oversee the company’s financial activities that cover planning and analysis functions, the company said Wednesday. Adams …