The new portfolio contains products for enterprise mobility management, application development and Internet-connected devices, CA said Monday. Ram Varadarajan, general manager of new business innovation at CA Technologies, said the company aims for the cloud management offering to help businesses turn mobile challenges into opportunities. CA Technologies built the mobility management component for handling mobile […] More

Thales has been awarded a contract to provide the French Navy‘s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier with two latest-generation identification friend or foe systems. Under the contract awarded by the French Defence Procurement Agency, Thales will install its BlueGate IG Systems to provide the French carriers with effective Mode 5 and Mode S capabilities, Thales […] More

Tony Cole serves as vice president and global government chief technology officer at FireEye, where he works with public sector agencies and other systems integrators to gain knowledge of the global cyber threat landscape and adapt enterprise approaches to address the threats. The former U.S. Army officer and Symantec business development leader addresses security conferences […] More

Orit Gadiesh, Bain & Company chairman, has been nominated to the serve on the supervisory board of Royal Philips. She will become the ninth member of the board if approved by shareholders on May 1, Philips announced Monday. “Her expertise will be invaluable, particularly as Philips transitions towards a technological company focused on integrating big […] More

Hewlett-Packard will build a research and development center at the University of South Australia, itnews said Monday. Allie Coyne writes a $5.5 million grant will be provided by the Australian government for the Innovation and Collaboration Center to be located at the university’s city west campus. “Students, graduates, commercialisation experts and industry have opportunities to explore new ideas […] More

Three Wire Systems LLC is part of an Ace Technology Partners-led team that will supply information technology products and services to the U.S. Air Force under the branch’s NETCENTS 2 contract vehicle. NETCENTS 2 covers network-centric software and hardware systems for the Defense Department and other federal agencies, according to a Three Wire Systems statement. ATP’s team will […] More

An Elbit Systems company has won an $11.7 million contract modification to develop a helmet-mounted display system for U.S. Marine Corps pilots, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes Fort Worth, Texas-based EFW Inc. will produce helmet display tracker system kits for pilots of the Whiskey Cobra attack helicopter under the U.S. Naval […] More

CAE has reported that it sold 43 full-flight simulators in fiscal 2014, a new record for the Montreal, Canada-based firm. The company also recently signed a $64 million contract to provide Air Canada with a B787 simulator, another B737NG simulator to an undisclosed North American customer and two A320 simulators and one B737NG simulator to […] More

Rockwell Collins has received approval from the National Security Agency for a data link system designed to help soldiers transmit radio communications in the battlefield. NSA certified Rockwell Collins’ TacNet platform to manage and secure network-centric communications up to the Top Secret classification level, the company said Thursday. Mike Jones, vice president and general manager […] More

Jeff Trauberman oversees a diverse set of programs and projects at Boeing in his role as vice president of space, intelligence and missile defense for government operations. The nearly two-decade company veteran overviewed his roles and responsibilities in a July 2012 conversation with ExecutiveBiz, where he also gave insight into the company’s push for a […] More

A U.K. fighter jet equipped with metal components made with BAE Systems‘ 3D printing technology has taken its maiden flight. The Tornado aircraft flew from the UK Ministry of Defence’s airfield at Warton, Lancashire late last month, BAE announced Monday. 3D printing has the potential to yield approximately $2 million in maintenance and service savings for […] More

Accenture veterans Michael Sutcliff and Mark Knickrehm have been appointed to serve as CEOs of the company’s newly formed digital and strategic growth platforms. Sutcliff will lead a 23,000-employee team that will work to deliver Accenture’s mobility, analytics and interactive offerings and Knickrehm will oversee an organization designed to help customers implement technology, business and […] More