The homeland security market will see a compound annual growth rate of 9.86 percent through 2019 due to increasing demand for public safety and security technologies amid terrorist attacks, ReportsnReports.com says in a new report. The firm said Sunday the need for quick response from law enforcement to threat incidents will drive the demand for border, aviation, maritime, counterintelligence, homeland defense and […] More

Australian engineering firm Varley Group aims to expand its presence in the U.S. aerospace and defense market by acquiring and partnering with U.S.-based companies. Varley is seeking a strategic partnership that would leverage synergies and help the parties market offerings across the U.S. and Pacific Rim, the company said Wednesday. The Australian firm says it […] More

Mariano Alicea Jr. serves as vice president for strategy and business development at Exelis, a role he has held since October 2014. Previously, Alicea was senior VP of corporate development at Sabre Systems and held responsibility over the company’s diversification, marketing and partnering strategies in the government and commercial sectors. He also oversaw business development […] More

A new MarketsandMarkets report predicts that the market for air traffic control equipment will be worth $5.52 billion by 2020 through a compound annual growth rate of 4.82 percent as air traffic continues to rise. The market research firm said Thursday the growth in demand for air traffic control equipment is due to airport expansions resulting from increased aircraft […] More

A new Research and Markets report states that the global market for battlefield management systems will see steady adoption through 2018 to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 4 percent. The firm said Wednesday military and defense organizations are using battlefield management systems to limit the risk of friendly fire and control combat situations. According to the report, these […] More

New analysis from Research and Markets has forecast a 4.52 percent year-over-year growth for the $102 billion C4ISR market from 2014 to 2020. The market report singled out the electro-optics subsector fueling demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment in the defense, aerospace and homeland security segments, Research and Markets said Wednesday. Electro-optics is used […] More

Dr. Pamela Drew serves as executive vice president and president of the information systems business area at Exelis. Dr. Drew leads the organization in providing system architecture, development, integration, testing, evaluation, maintenance and sustainment services to government customers. Before Exelis, she was senior VP for strategic capabilities and technology at TASC and also led that […] More

Rene LaVigne is the president and CEO of Iron Bow Technologies, a Chantilly, Va.-based information technology contractor that works with customers in the public and private sectors. Before joining Iron Bow, formerly known as Apptis Technology Solutions, he served as president of the computing system division at Northrop Grumman and held leadership positions at Federal Data Corp. until that company’s acquisition […] More

A subsidiary of ManTech International has finished the shape testing of the first sunshield membrane layer of NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope as a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman. NeXolve assembled and tested the layer’s three-dimensional shape with laser beams to confirm if it meets shape specifications, ManTech said Thursday. “We are now proceeding with the remaining layers and will test each […] More

Sarah Allen serves as executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Leidos, where she also is a member of the Leidos Relief Foundation’s board of directors. She joined the company in September 2008 when the company was known as Science Applications International Corp. and has served as HR senior VP for a group of […] More

BAE Systems will provide the U.S. Army with engineering, manufacturing and development and low-rate initial production support for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle under a potential $1.2 billion contract. The company said Tuesday that it will produce 29 AMPVs for the EMD phase of the project and another 289 units for the LRIP phase to replace the Army’s fleet of M113 armored […] More

Dr. S. Gulu Gambhir serves as a senior vice president and chief technology officer at Leidos, where he manages technology products and innovation programs intended to drive company growth. He joined the company in 2009 when it was known as Science Applications International Corp. and has also directed TASC‘s science and technology subsidiary when that […] More