Science Applications International Corp. has named David Ray, former president of FLIR Systems' government and defense business, as senior vice president for a newly formed space business organization that aims to support federal civilian, defense and intelligence customers.

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Triumph Group has extended Daniel Crowley’s term as president and CEO for an additional five years. Crowley, who held the role since 2016, will continue in his capacity through Nov. 17, 2025, Triumph said Wednesday.

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The U.S. Navy has received the USS Zumwalt, or DDG 1000, destroyer following the integration and activation of its combat systems.

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Cubic announced on Tuesday that retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brian LaRoche has joined the company's mission solutions business as vice president and chief operating officer. 

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John Baylouny, an executive vice president and chief operating officer at Leonardo DRS, told Breaking Defense in an interview published Friday about the company’s focus on innovation and efforts to meet the needs of clients.

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A top official from Rolls-Royce said the company is set to unveil a new hybrid system it quietly built for nearly a decade to power and operate laser weapons, Defense News reported Thursday. 

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The U.S. Navy aims to equip its littoral combat ships with new over-the-horizon anti-ship missiles in an effort to improve lethality and survivability, Military.com reported Wednesday.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and an industry consortium have selected six university research centers to conduct research efforts that seek to address challenges related to microelectronic technologies under a potential five-year, $200 million cost-sharing program. Linton Salmon, manager of DARPA’s Joint University Microelectronics Program, said in a statement published Wednesday JUMP and the […] More

Boeing is scheduled to begin upgrade work on the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft at a company facility in St. Louis, Missouri in April next year, Flightglobal reported Friday. The aerospace and defense contractor aims to increase the aircraft’s resistance to corrosion and extend its service life by an additional 3,000 flight hours under a potential […] More

The government of Romania has signed an agreement to buy Lockheed Martin-built Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors and related equipment from the U.S. government. Scott Arnold, vice president and deputy of integrated air and missile defense at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, said in a statement published Thursday the company is honored […] More

Defense contractors such as Harris, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have integrated software sustainment into their practices as they work to support U.S. service branches’ efforts to build organic capabilities to sustain software on military systems, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday. “The way the Air Force and the way Harris is teaming with the Air Force is to […] More

The U.S. Army has released this year’s Superior Supplier Incentive Program list that ranks the top industry suppliers for the military in 2017 based on cost, schedule, technical performance, management, regulatory compliance and small business utilization. The service branch announced Tuesday that SSIP serves as a basis for companies to learn and improve on the areas that factor into their overall performance […] More