IAP Worldwide Services has received a one-year, $84.6M contract modification to provide logistics support for the U.S. Navy's command post and communications relay aircraft.

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DynCorp International announced on Tuesday that James Cassella has been promoted to be the company’s new chief growth officer. Cassella will focus on business development and corporate strategy to capitalize on the company’s growth.

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Executive Mosaic is happy to announce George Krivo, CEO of DynCorp International, has been selected to the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his leadership with DynCorp and his efforts to boost growth in the company through information technology and intelligence. This marks his second Wash100 win.

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IAP Worldwide Services has received a potential one-year, $76.8M contract modification to provide logistics support services for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury airborne command post aircraft. The company will maintain and support E-6B weapon system components, associated aircraft equipment and support sites, the Defense Department said Thursday. IAP will perform work in Oklahoma, Maryland, Nebraska and […] More

On Wednesday, March 21 DynCorp International released impressive 2017 Q4 and full year financial results. Displaying growth in both revenue and profit with year-over-year revenue increasing by 9.2 percent and profits up by 50.9 percent. ExecutiveBiz had the opportunity to sit down with George Krivo, chief executive officer of DynCorp, and a 2018 Wash100 winner, […] More

A Navantia-led industry team has submitted its proposal for the Canadian Surface Combatant program to build up to 15 frigates that will replace Canada’s Iroquois-class destroyers and Halifax-class frigates. The team includes Saab Group‘s Australian arm as the combat systems integrator and CEA Technologies as the provider of key elements of the proposed ship, Navantia said Thursday. The group’s […] More

Lockheed Martin has conducted the first flight test of a second trainer aircraft that the company plans to offer in the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X trainer competition. The company said Monday the demonstration of its second production-ready T-50A  aircraft occurred in Greenville, South Carolina, where Lockheed’s final assembly and checkout facility is located. T-50A is designed to train pilots of F-22 […] More

Jim Condon, former vice president for business development at TRICON Defense International and a former director at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Europe, has been appointed as a principal for Deep Water Point‘s new office in Germany. Deep Water Point said Wednesday Condon will work to boost visibility of Europe-based activities for U.S.-owned and European […] More

A team comprising General Dynamics, DRS Technologies and Leonardo-Finmeccanica will build a training facility in Comox, British Columbia if the team wins a $3 billion contract to build search-and-rescue aircraft for Canada. Former Canadian Air Force chief Steve Lucas told a press conference that Team Spartan offers to construct a 73,000-square-foot building to serve as the location for the group’s […] More

An Esterline subsdiairy has been chosen to supply a suite of avionics systems for the C-27J Spartan platform a General Dynamics-led team aims to offer to Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program. Team Spartan comprises General Dynamics’ mission systems business, DRS Technologies and Leonardo-Finmeccanica‘s aircraft division, Esterline said Wednesday. The consortium seeks to integrate Esterline CMC Electronics‘ CMA-9000 Flight Management System, TacView Portable […] More

A near-unanimous majority of shareholders at Italy-based defense and industrial conglomerate Finmeccanica have approved the company’s proposal to officially change its name to Leonardo from Jan. 1, 2017 after the famous scientist Leonardo Da Vinci. Finmeccanica said Thursday it will operate under the name Leonardo-Finmeccanica through Dec. 31, 2016 in an effort to facilitate continuity of relationships with other […] More

The Center for a New American Security has appointed nine executives from the defense, consulting and financial industries to the organization’s board of advisers. CNAS said Thursday that each appointee will serve a three-year term and aims to help inform the debate over U.S. national security issues. “Their engagement on key topics will be invaluable to furthering […] More