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The U.S. Air Force has announced plans to award two sole-source contracts to Boeing (NYSE: BA) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) to support the upgrade of its F-15 fighter aircraft fleet.

David Calhoun, formerly chairman of Boeing (NYSE: BA), took over as president and CEO of the aerospace and defense company Monday, Jan. 13. “Working together, we will strengthen our safety culture, improve transparency and rebuild trust with our customers, regulators, suppliers and the flying public,” Calhoun said in a statement published Monday.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division used its other transaction authority to award multiple contracts to six companies to develop and test digital and radiofrequency microelectronics as part of the initial phase of the State-of-the-art Heterogeneous Integration Prototype project, Naval Sea Systems Command reported Thursday.

David Calhoun, independent lead director at Boeing (NYSE: BA), has been elected to serve as non-executive chairman after the aerospace and defense company’s board decided to separate the chairman and CEO roles in an effort to strengthen the firm’s safety management practices and governance.

Tom Arseneault, chief operating officer of BAE Systems’ U.S. arm, has assumed additional duties as president of the subsidiary. He was also named to the board of directors of BAE Systems Inc. and will assume functional leadership responsibilities, the company said Thursday. “Tom has a proven track record leading complex …

General Electric (NYSE: GE) secured a potential five-year, $343.5M contract for repair, replacement and program support work on engine components of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 A to D aircraft variants. The performance-based logistics requirements contract has a $77.6M base value for initial work that runs through March 2020, the Department …

Todd Cordell and Jamila Taylor, both of whom previously worked at General Electric (NYSE: GE), have been appointed to human resources leadership positions at Guidehouse‘s Washington, D.C. office. Cordell will serve as chief HR officer and Taylor will be head of HR operations, Guidehouse said Thursday. “They each bring really relevant experiences …

General Electric (NYSE: GE), Westinghouse and Framatome have secured $111.2M in financial assistance awards from the Department of Energy to develop accident tolerant fuels. ATFs are designed to increase the heat tolerance of nuclear reactors and ensure the safety, security, reliability and economy of nuclear fuel activities, DOE said Thursday. GE will …

General Electric‘s (NYSE: GE) medical information technology business has won a potential 10-year, $450M contract to supply patient monitoring systems to U.S. military branches and federal agencies. The company will also deliver related medical accessories and provide training services under the indefinite‐delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract from the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department …

Jose Ignacio Garcia, a two-decade veteran of General Electric (NYSE: GE), has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer at aircraft components manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR). His appointment is effective Jan. 9 and he will succeed Sanjay Kapoor, who is due to retire as Spirit AeroSystems CFO in the …