Aerospace Corporation has appointed Edward Bolton, a retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. and previous senior vice president of Aerospace Special Studies. to succeed Rand Fisher as systems planning, engineering and quality senior vice president. Bolton has been with the Air Force for 37 years and held a number of positions within the department, including deputy assistant secretary for […] More

Edward Bolton, a retired U.S. Air Force major, has been appointed as Aerospace Corp.‘s next vice president of special studies effective April 11. The 37-year Air Force veteran will eventually take the role of senior vice president for systems planning, engineering and quality on July 1 to succeed the retiring Rand Fisher, Aerospace Corp. said Thursday. […] More

The Aerospace Corporation has appointed Heidi Shyu as the newest member of its board of trustees. Shyu brings experience from her previous roles as the assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology at the U.S. Army and as an acquisition executive, science adviser to the secretary and senior research and development official for various offices, the company said Tuesday. Prior […] More

The Aerospace Corp. has promoted Scott Yeakel, formerly principal engineer at the nonprofit organization’s national systems group, to general manager of the group’s systems engineering and launch division. Yeakel will be responsible for the delivery of enterprise-level support services to the company’s clients in the National Reconnaissance Office, Aerospace said Tuesday. The two-decade U.S. Air […] More

The Aerospace Corp. has promoted Timothy N. Jones, formerly principal engineer at the firm’s national intelligence division, to general manager of NID. Jones will oversee all intelligence operations for the company’s clients and will report to Catherine Steele, senior vice president of national systems unit, Aerospace said Thursday. Prior to returning to Aerospace in 2014, […] More

UTC Aerospace Systems today announced it has been selected by Boeing to continue providing landing gear systems and maintenance services to the U.S. Air Force fleet of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. As per their agreement UTC will work with Hill Air Force Base personnel in Ogden, Utah to evenly distribute the C-17 workload. “We are […] More

Defcon AI, a developer of modeling and simulation software for military logistics applications, has introduced the members to its board of directors and advisers. Mark Esper, the inaugural member of Defcon AI’s board of directors and a three-time Wash100 awardee, is joined by five new additions including the three executives who co-founded artificial intelligence-focused company […] More

Susan Indermill, who has been with BIT Systems since 2004, was appointed as director for strategic national initiatives at CACI International, the executive announced via a LinkedIn post on Saturday. Indermill has been serving as the national tactical coordinator and capture executive at BIT Systems, a CACI International business unit, since 2015. She also worked […] More

HawkEye 360 has appointed Kari Bingen, former deputy under secretary for intelligence and security at the Department of Defense, as chief strategy officer to provide guidance as the company navigates an evolving space policy landscape and a growing radio frequency (RF) data and analytics market. "Few people have the same depth of knowledge about space and intelligence policy as Kari Bingen," said CEO John Serafini.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected eight team line-ups for a software defined radio hackfest in November which will be held at the NASA Ames Conference Center in Moffett Field, California. DARPA said Monday that participants of the Bay Area Software Defined Radio Hackfest include members of the academia, industry and SDR enthusiast community who […] More

NASA has awarded $100,000 Phase 1 contracts for 13 selected proposals under its Innovative Advanced Concepts program that works to invest in the development of innovative aerospace technologies. The selected Phase 1 projects seek to develop technology for future aerospace missions and address requirements for priority areas that aim to explore beyond low-Earth orbit, Mars and asteroids, NASA said Saturday. […] More

Padraic McDermott has joined the U.S. subsidiary of British multinational aerospace company BAE Systems, where he has taken on the role of vice president of business development. McDermott made the announcement regarding his move to BAE Systems Inc. on LinkedIn on Monday. The new BAE VP previously worked at Science Applications International Corporation, where he […] More