William Lynn, CEO of Finmeccanica North America, has told Defense News in an interview the business reorganized itself in order to bolster its presence in the domestic and international defense and aerospace markets. The publication reports Lynn, also CEO of Finmeccanica subsidiary DRS Technologies, said Finmeccanica NA’s strategy is to operate as an industrial conglomerate and […] More

Raytheon Co. has won a $33.4 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to modernize satellite communication systems for nuclear missile launch control sites, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Tuesday. John Keller writes Raytheon“™s Marlborough, Mass.-based integrated defense systems segment will install, maintain and transport upgrade components for the minuteman minimum essential emergency communication network […] More

BAE Systems will help produce hydrogen-powered vehicles as part of a $13.6 million U.S. Department of Transportation program that aims to develop fuel cells for commercial use, Hydrogen Fuel News reported Sept. 16. Alicia Moore writes work on three of eight projects that the DOT selected under the initiative will take place at the HybriDrive Solutions […] More

George Verdon serves as Teradata“™s director of partner management where he works to bridge the federal government’s needs with Teradata“™s technology capabilities. The 20-year industry veteran worked for Xelus Software Division prior to joining Teradata in 2004 and previous held leadership roles at General Electric and Lockheed Martin. In his Q&A with ExecutiveBiz, Verdon discusses a […] More

Boeing has won a $60 million contract to provide the Royal Netherlands Air Force‘s Chinook and Apache helicopters with maintenance and spare parts. Designed to increase flight-hour readiness, the integrated contractor logistics support contract will include RNLAF crew training with the U.S. Army, Boeing said Saturday. “The Boeing and RNLAF teams have partnered to create […] More

As GovCon companies pursue business in adjacent and international markets due to sequestration and federal budget uncertainty, ExecutiveBiz covers the latest contract, partnership and merger and acquisition news of those U.S. companies. Whether it’s firms substantially increasing the amount of work they perform, joining together to find opportunities or establishing training centers, GovCon firms have been actively expanding […] More

Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries have developed a new interceptor missile intending to help update Israel’s national ballistic missile defense system. Along with helping build the Arrow 3 missile, Boeing provides several interceptor components for the in-service Arrow 2 with IAI acting as prime contractor for the Arrow program, Boeing said Monday. IAI is responsible […] More

A Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) common ground system supporting the Joint Polar Satellite System has added a new satellite provided by Japan’s space agency to its list of environmental missions worldwide. Raytheon said the ground system now supports five missions for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Defense Department and a Europe-based intergovernmental organization responsible […] More

The intelligence community’s research arm wants contractors to help the community improve geolocation and high frequency emitters, according to a FedBizOpps post. Through the HFGeo Program, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity plans to figure out how to overcome ionospheric variations, high noise environments and ionospheric polarization that impacts quality of emitters. IARPA falls within […] More

Stan Griswold Jr. joined ITT Exelis as vice president of strategy and business development for the information systems division in June 2010. He oversees growth and market-focused resource allocation strategies for the advanced systems and technologies provider. He recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about how his technical background has helped him transition into upper management positions […] More

Lockheed Martin has submitted a contract bid to provide the Missile Defense Agency with medium-range ballistic missile targets for element and system flight tests, the company announced Friday. MDA’s Huntsville, Ala.-based targets and countermeasures directorate received the proposal on Friday. The company wants to develop medium-range ballistic missiles and pre- and post-mission analysis, integrated logistics […] More

L-3 Communications is helping the Army develop new technology for sniper scopes, the company announced Monday. The company’s integrated optical systems unit will continue developing the Integrated Ballistic Reticle System into a sniper and a designated marksman role. To locate targets, the system uses a digital ballistic fire control solution to project an electronic reticle sight. […] More