Richard Anderson, formerly a director in Eaton‘s Aerospace Group programs, has been appointed director of program management for the unit’s fuel and motion control division. He will be based in Irvine, California, and report to FMC division Vice President and General Manager Mike Beck, the company said Monday. “Rich has brought significant program-management experience to Eaton that is helping […] More

Boeing Co. has selected Triumph Group Inc. to provide maintenance services for the U.S. Air Force’s Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet. Triumph Group will work to modernize and sustain auxiliary power units, fan thrust reversers, pitch trim actuators, landing gear manifold and ramp actuators for the C-17 aircraft for three years, Triumph Group said […] More

Carl Salzano retired in the Spring of 2014 as a senior vice president for acquisition services at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he also served as co-chairman of the Veteran and Wounded Warrior Committee. The U.S. Navy veteran joined Booz Allen in 1986 after holding leadership roles at firms including Bendix Aerospace and Advanced Technology. Soon […] More

Ray Proctor, formerly manager of operational excellence for Eaton‘s industrial sector, has been appointed manager of the company’s manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina under the aerospace group’s fuel and motion control systems division. He will report to Mike Gallant, vice president of Eaton Aerospace’s manufacturing operations, the power management firm said Friday. “Ray’s experience in the manufacturing environment […] More

Keith Morrison, CEO of Canadian technology firm Gedex, has been appointed chairman of the board at defense technology firm Security Devices International following the latter company’s annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday. SDI said Monday that Morrison will aim to guide the company’s growth by using his previous business and corporate governance experience. Morrison is a board member at Marengo […] More

Biological detection technology maker PositiveID will offer a handheld diagnostics system and airborne threat detector to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency as a partner with Leidos under a potential 10-year, $4 billion research-and-development contract. The companies signed a teaming agreement in 2012 to work together on projects involving systems engineering and integration, and biological detection and diagnostics, PositiveID said Wednesday. Leidos […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business has partnered with rapid prototyping firm RedEye to build two fuel tanks for a satellite simulation project with a three-dimensional printing technology tool. The companies used RedEye’s fused deposition modeling system to develop large satellite fuel tank simulators within a compressed time frame, RedEye said Wednesday. “With RedEye’s machine capacity […] More

Wyle will compete for task orders with 11 other companies to perform research and technical analysis work for the U.S. military’s homeland defense and security programs under a potential five-year, $900 million contract. The Defense Department‘s Information Analysis Centers Enterprise selected the contractors to help update existing military systems and develop new technology through science […] More

A Huntington Ingalls Industries division is partnering with Old Dominion University on a joint apprentice and degree program where students will have the opportunity to earn a bachelor of science degree while completing a marine engineer apprenticeship, Huntington Ingalls said Wednesday. Newport News Shipbuilding says it will provide on-the-job engineering experience on some of the most complex […] More

Boeing has joined forces with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space for an initiative to identify flight-ready concepts with the goal of advancing the U.S. National Laboratory onboard the International Space Station. The partnership aims to support entrepreneurial researchers through MassChallenge, a four-month global startup accelerator program that provides funding support and mentorship […] More

Ursula English, most recently director of Boeing‘s commercial aviation services business, has been appointed vice president of the company’s environment, health and safety organization. English will start in the role Friday and will be responsible for the company’s workplace safety programs and environmental performance the company announced Tuesday. She will report to John Tracy, the […] More

General Dynamics‘ ship operating subsidiary has been awarded by the U.S. Navy with a contract modification worth $32.7 million to provide operations and maintenance services for the Military Sealift Command‘s seven large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships. General Dynamics American Overseas Marine will provide crewing, engineering, procurement and provisioning support for the vessels as part of the potential seven-year, $238 million contract originally awarded […] More