C2 Technologies will support training programs and systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s C-17 transport aircraft as part of a potential 6.5-year, $986M contract the service branch awarded to Boeing, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. The report said C2 could receive at least $100M as a subcontractor on the project and plans to help the service branch […] More

A Boeing subsidiary has signed a new agreement to distribute parts needed for maintenance, repair and overhaul of General Electric‘s T700 engine. Aviall will use its worldwide distribution network to deliver localized parts support for civil and military entities employing the T700, Boeing said Thursday. “GE and Aviall share a strong, strategic relationship, having already signed spares distribution agreements serving […] More

ExecutiveBiz talked with Tim Gillespie, vice president of business development for national programs, about SSL’s recent space initiatives, current technological capabilities and relationship supporting the U.S. Air Force. “Our focus is to ensure that the U.S. government maintains superiority in space, which is becoming an increasingly contested environment. SSL is at the forefront of disruptive […] More

Thomas Bell, president of the defense business at Rolls-Royce, has been appointed to serve in the additional roles of president and CEO for the company’s North American subsidiary. He will succeed Marion Blakey, who is due to retire by the end of June after three years at the helm, Rolls-Royce said Wednesday. Bell rejoined the company […] More

United Launch Alliance has taken over the marketing and sales of the Atlas V rocket from Lockheed Martin‘s commercial launch services business unit. ULA, a joint venture of Lockheed and Boeing, said Monday it is now fully authorized to market Atlas V launch services in the commercial sector. The company appointed Tom Tshudy, a ULA vice president […] More

Rolls-Royce has opened a facility at the Purdue Research Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, Indiana, where the company will research and develop jet engine components for customers globally. The Purdue Technology Center Aerospace will house a Rolls-Royce group that aims to design, build and test engine parts, collaborate with Purdue University researchers via corporate partnerships and recruit student interns and graduates, […] More

The U.S. Air Force has introduced an open-source initiative to gather input from interested companies on how to modernize the service branch’s Global Positioning System, Space News reported Friday. Phillip Swarts writes Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, military deputy for acquisition at the Air Force, said the Plug Fest program seeks potential traditional and nontraditional partners that can help the […] More

The University of Central Florida has won its third consecutive national championship in an annual national college cybersecurity competition that Raytheon acts as title sponsor for. The top 10 college and university teams from regional competitions faced off to protect a network from the attackers with the use of Raytheon tools to detect insider threats, track network activity and […] More

In a one-year span that featured announcements of three acquisitions, Cubic Corp. unveiled a nearly $400 million bet that the C4ISR market will spur long-term growth in the San Diego-based contractor’s global defense business that represents roughly 60 percent of its estimated $1.5 billion in revenue. Cubic made its first move of that C4ISR expansion effort in December 2014 with the $114.5 million acquisition of […] More

CAE has secured multiple contracts worth a combined $250 million to deliver full-flight simulators and training services to various civilian aviation customers globally. The company said Monday it will support pilot and technician training programs of more than 10 business aircraft operators in the U.S., Asia, Europe and the Middle East. A North American operator awarded CAE a four-year contract to help train its […] More

Space Exploration Technologies could submit a bid to the U.S. Air Force in pursuit of an upcoming contract to support a planned 2018 launch of a Global Positioning System III military satellite, DoD Buzz reported Friday. Brendan McGarry writes the Air Force will gather proposals for GPS III satellite launch services under its Evolved Expendable […] More

Exelis and Satair Group have partnered to distribute Exelis-made components for commercial aircraft waste and water tanks. Satair Group said Thursday it will also provide aftermarket sales and support services to aerospace customers of Exelis waste storage tank products globally under a five-year distribution agreement between the companies. Exelis unit EDO Corp. has produced composite […] More