Iridium Communications and Furuno Electric have inked an agreement to offer Iridium’s satellite services to customers in Japan. Furuno Electric will incorporate Iridium Pilot antennas, Iridium GO! smartphone access device, Iridium Extreme handset and the Iridium Short Burst Data service into the company’s satellite communications portfolio, Iridium said Monday. “Together, we’ll be enabling more ships […] More

The Defense Department plans to award Boeing a contract in the next few weeks to replace the current presidential aircraft with a new plane built on a Boeing 747-8 frame, the New York Times reported Sunday. Peter Baker writes the Air Force has requested $102 million in fiscal year 2016 and $3 billion in the […] More

General Dynamics has unveiled the first ECO tanker for American Petroleum Tankers during a christening ceremony at a shipyard in San Diego. The 50,000-deadweight ton Lone Star State tanker is under construction and will feature a ballast water treatment system, General Dynamics said Monday. “Incorporating new and innovative green ship technology, these tankers are the […] More

Sudeep Dharan, formerly senior vice president of product development at Razorsight, has joined cloud-based talent management software provider Acendre as chief technology officer. He will oversee the development and implementation of Acendre’s technology goals and product roadmap, Acendre said Monday. “Sudeep brings a strong track record of technology-driven innovation that will enable us to meet […] More

Michael McDonnell, chief financial officer at Intelsat since 2008, will depart the satellite services conglomerate in mid-December to take the CFO position at contract research organization Quintiles. Quintiles said Monday McDonnell will succeed current CFO Kevin Gordon, who has held that role since 2010 and will move into the chief operating officer capacity at the Durham, N.C.-based company. Both McDonnell and […] More

Todd Bisang is the chief financial officer at Dell‘s federal systems business and oversees financial operations and performance of the unit. The more than 15 year company veteran has also served in multiple finance positions within the software, manufacturing, corporate finance and sales organizations. Dell credits Bisang with helping to integrate AppAssure Software, Boomi and Ocarina Networks […] More

Paul Raggio serves as president of the security strategic business unit at government services contractor Chenega Corp. He oversees growth strategies, market share capture and financial operations for seven of Chenega’s subsidiaries in the sector. Raggio is a 12-year veteran of the Chenega enterprise and his prior roles have included president of the corporation’s security and […] More

Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and chief technology officer of CrowdStrike, says his company has identified several attempted intrusions by China-affiliated threat actors on U.S. companies over the past month. Alperovitch wrote in a blog entry posted Monday that the company used its cloud-based CrowdStrike Falcon technology to detect and combat the attacks, which focused mainly on the technology […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded a a five-year, $300 million contract to a Reliance Steel & Aluminum subsidiary to produce aluminum flat rolled materials for the F-35 fighter jet. Brentwood, Tennessee-based AMI Metals will supply aluminum plates to Lockheed partner and subcontractor facilities for F-35, Reliance Steel said Monday. AMI Metals will build the materials between Jan. 1, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2021. “AMI […] More

Orbital ATK has opened its new Ramjet Test Facility at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia to provide a clear-air testing environment that simulates supersonic flight conditions. The company said Monday it has also completed the final validation and tests for the facility, which replicates up to Mach 4.5 in air mass flow and up to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit […] More

Oshkosh Defense is preparing data and models for the production of U.S. Army and Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Sydney Freedberg Jr. writes John Bryant, senior vice president of defense programs at Oshkosh, said the company started work on the deliverables while the Government Accountability Office reviews a JLTV contract […] More

Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force have conducted flight tests on the High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile inventory’s HARM Control Section Modification product on an F-16 aircraft. The company said Monday the HARM upgrade works to operate against electronic warfare systems such as enemy radars. Mike Jarrett, vice president of Raytheon’s air warfare systems unit, said the missile features updates that aim […] More