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Weekly Roundup January 1 – January 5, 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week, let’s take a look at the first executive moves of 2018 and the closing executive moves of 2017. Recent executive moves include: Roger Mason joined Peraton as …

David Ray, a 15-year Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) veteran, will join FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) to serve as president of the government and defense business unit starting Jan. 8. He will directly report to Jim Cannon, president and CEO of FLIR, and oversee the business unit’s research and development ,strategy, marketing …

Carol Lowe, senior vice president and chief financial officer at packaging company Sealed Air (NYSE: SEE) over the past five years, will formally join FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) on Nov. 27 as executive VP and CFO. FLIR said Monday Lowe will manage the company’s global finance department and financial planning, controls, reporting and strategic functions …

The State Department has cleared Czech Republic’s request to buy 12 UH-1Y utility helicopters and related equipment and services from the U.S. government under a potential $575 million foreign military sales agreement. Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) Bell Helicopter subsidiary and General Electric (NYSE: GE) will act as principal contractors in the proposed FMS transaction …

Weekly Roundup October 2 – October 6 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Last month the GovCon community witnessed a number of highly valued contracts. September had eight contracts valued over a billion dollars awarded for a variety of …

The State Department has cleared Bahrain’s request to buy F-16V fighter aircraft variant, services for the upgrade of F-16 Block 40 jets to F-16V configuration, TOW missiles and fast-patrol boats under four foreign military sales agreements worth approximately $3.95 billion combined. Bahrain requested to purchase 19 F-16V fighter planes, jet engines, M61 Vulcan …

James Cannon, a more than 16-year veteran of Stanley Black & Decker, will serve as president and CEO of Wilsonville, Oregon-based sensor design and manufacturing firm FLIR Systems beginning June 19. He will succeed Andrew Teich, who is due to retire in February after an 18-year career at Flir, the company said Tuesday. “Our board of directors conducted a thorough …

Andrew Teich, president and CEO of FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR), plans to retire from his roles after an 18-year career at the Wilsonville, Oregon-based thermal imaging camera manufacturer. FLIR said Tuesday Teich, also a member of the firm’s board of directors, will continue to remain in service until the board finds …

FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) has acquired Oslo, Norway-based unmanned aerial systems manufacturer Prox Dynamics for approximately $134 million to create a new UAS business within the buyer’s surveillance segment. FLIR said Wednesday it also intends to expand its airborne sensor product line with the addition of Prox Dynamics. “The team at Prox Dynamics operates with …

FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) has completed its purchase of Point Grey Research for $259 million cash in a strategy to expand the former’s footprint in intelligent imaging and machine vision markets. The newly acquired company will operate as Integrated Imaging Solutions business under FLIR’s original equipment manufacturer and emerging markets segment, FLIR Systems …