Tag Archives: Digital Engineering

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 29, 2020 — Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, cited digital engineering as a key element for the company's work across various U.S. Air Force programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 7.

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will reorganize its business structure into two segments - defense and civilian business and national security and space business – effective Oct. 31, as part of efforts to advance growth priorities in digital engineering, space and digital transformation, among other areas. Bob Genter, currently executive vice president and general manager of SAIC’s civilian business, will serve as president of the defense and civilian sector while Michael LaRouche, EVP and GM of national security group, will oversee national security and space work as sector president.

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told Defense News in an interview published Monday that she believes the company will be able to deliver on defense programs such as MQ-25 and T-X given its investments in digital engineering and advanced manufacturing processes.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $22.9B contract to design and build F-15EX fighter aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force has asked industry for information on a next-generation unmanned aircraft system with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions and strike capabilities.

Gryphon Technologies, a defense engineering services contractor and a portfolio company of private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, has purchased Bethesda, Md.-based enterprise technology provider OMNITEC Solutions for an undisclosed sum.

A report by McAleese & Associates says Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, is set to host Friday, April 26, an “open door” with industry on new contractor business models. Jim McAleese, founder and principal at McAleese & Associates and a 2019 Wash100 winner, wrote …

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s updated forecast for contracting opportunities shows that nine potential solicitations totaling between $460M and over $830M could be awarded in fiscal year 2019, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday. The nine potential contracts for FY 2019 are: Digital Engineering Foundational Engineering GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Program ITEMS Transport II …