Jamie McMullin, former senior director of naval power systems at Leonardo DRS, has been appointed as vice president of business development and strategy at Fairbanks Morse's aftermarket business.

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PAE has appointed Cristal Rice as the vice president of its Readiness & Sustainment group. Rice is an aerospace industry executive with that has deep experience in team leadership and business development. “Cristal has a demonstrated track record for leading high-performing teams and standing up new business development organizations,” said PAE president and CEO, and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, John Heller. 

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James McFadyen, formerly a vice president at Leonardo DRS' naval power systems group, has been named VP and general manager of the aftermarket business at Fairbanks Morse.

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The Air Force closed on Wednesday the window for Pratt & Whitney, General Electric's aviation business and Rolls-Royce to submit their proposals for a program to replace the engines of its fleet of 76 Boeing-built B-52 Stratofortress bombers, Breaking Defense reported.

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Exostar has launched a working group that will work to modernize supply chain operations in the aerospace and defense sectors.

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Textron's Bell Helicopter subisidiary proposed the 407GXi platform to the U.S. Navy's Advanced Helicopter Trainer program and would perform final assembly efforts at a facility in Ozark, Ala., if the service branch selects the aircraft offering.

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Steve Handel, a nearly 20-year technology industry veteran, has joined training simulator provider VirTra as vice president of program management.

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More than 375 V-22 Osprey tiltrotors, built by a Boeing-Bell Helicopter joint venture, have recorded more than 450K flight hours in support of multiple missions worldwide to date.

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A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says sales of military services and weapons systems worldwide reached $398.2B in 2017, a figure that reflects a 2.5 percent increase from 2016. SIPRI said Monday the U.S. arms industry landed the top spot in the 2017 Top 100 for posting a 2 percent rise in weapons sales […] More

The Energy Department has chosen 11 industry-led projects across six states to receive $18M in federal grants to advance commercial nuclear technology platforms. DOE said Tuesday the funding awards are part of the third round of its funding opportunity announcement, titled “U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development.” The cost-shared projects have a total value […] More

Maj. Jacob Davis, chief B-52 requirements officer at Global Strike Command, has said the U.S. Air Force intends to issue in fiscal 2019 a solicitation to replace the engines of its Boeing-built B-52H Stratofortress aircraft in order to keep the fleet operational through 2050, National Defense reported Monday. He told the publication the service expects the […] More

Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, has said the company would be “honored and thrilled” if given the opportunity to take part in the U.K.’s new fighter jet program, Reuters reported Friday. Caret, a two-time Wash100 recipient, told Reuters at the Farnborough Airshow that it is too early to issue conclusive statements, […] More