A state-by-state analysis of Department of Defense spending showed Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) took the first three spots on a list of top 10 contract awardees during fiscal year 2019. The list also includes General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), BAE Systems, Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), Humana (NYSE: HUM), L3 Technologies, which now operates as L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) after it merged with Harris, Raytheon and United Technologies Corp. Raytheon and UTC merged in April 2020 and the combined entity now runs as Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX).
Read More »Alain Bellemare Named Operating Executive for Carlyle’s Global Aerospace, Defense, Gov’t Services
Alain Bellemare, an aerospace industry veteran, has been appointed an operating executive within the global aerospace, defense and government services group at The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG).
Read More »BAE Closes Purchase of Collins Aerospace’s Military GPS Business
BAE Systems has finalized its acquisition of the military GPS business of Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace subsidiary. BAE agreed to buy the military GPS business for $1.925B in cash in January and expects the transaction to expand its existing portfolio of electronics systems, the company said Friday.
Read More »Report: BAE to Build $139M Defense Aerospace Facility in Iowa
BAE Systems plans to develop a $139M classified facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and create 650 jobs in the city, The Gazette reported Friday. Construction work on the proposed 200K-square-foot defense aerospace facility is expected to kick off by October and conclude by September 2022. Ryan Companies US will serve as the project’s developer.
Read More »Raytheon Technologies Names Dantaya Williams Chief HR Officer; Greg Hayes Quoted
Dantaya Williams, former vice president of human resources at Pratt & Whitney's commercial engines division, has been named chief HR officer of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX).
Read More »Steve Worley, Chris Emerson Named to HawkEye 360 Board
Defense industry leaders Steve Worley and Chris Emerson have joined the board of directors of HawkEye 360, a Herndon, Va.-based radio frequency data analytics company.
Read More »Dave Wajsgras, Ron Moultrie Named to Altamira Board; Ted Davies Comments
Dave Wajsgras, a former Raytheon executive and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, and Ron Moultrie, a former senior national security official, have joined the board of directors of Altamira Technologies. “The management team at Altamira is thrilled to be able to work directly with Dave and Ron as we continue to grow our business, attract top talent and delight current and new customers across the defense and intelligence community," Ted Davies, CEO of Altamira and a former Wash100 inductee, told GovCon Wire.
Read More »K. Christopher Farkas Promoted to Curtiss-Wright VP, CFO
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.
Read More »BAE’s US Subsidiary Finalizes Airborne Radio Business Purchase; Dave Logan Quoted
BAE Systems Inc., the British contractor's U.S. subsidiary, has wrapped up its $275M acquisition of a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) unit that produces airborne tactical radio systems for defense customers and aircraft manufacturers.
Read More »Pratt & Whitney Awarded $111M to Produce Marine Corps F-35B Aircraft Engines
Pratt & Whitney, now part of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has secured a $111.1M contract modification to build propulsion systems designed to power the U.S. Marine Corps' F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft.
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