Boeing's newly minted CEO for its military aircraft and missiles business unit last week challenged the Defense Department to move toward a two-year funding cycle as part of a broader acquisition reform effort.
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Boeing's newly minted CEO for its military aircraft and missiles business unit last week challenged the Defense Department to move toward a two-year funding cycle as part of a broader acquisition reform effort.
Retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni has joined BAE Systems North America's board of directors, the company announced today.
Northrop Grumman today moved a step closer to finalizing its merger with Litton Industries with an announcement that the European Commission has approved the acquisition.
The senior democrat on the House Armed Services Committee today said he was "disappointed" with the size of the Bush administration's fiscal year 2002 defense budget request.
Boeing announced today it will relocate its Seattle, WA corporate headquarters as part of a sweeping reorganization designed to provide what its chief executive officer called a "new, leaner corporate center focused on shareholder value."
The Navy has ordered $86.1 million worth of AEGIS Weapons Systems equipment from Raytheon for the DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program, the company announced today.
Raytheon has won a $62.3 million contract to provide TOW missiles to five foreign countries, the Pentagon announced today.
A senior Senate Democrat called on the Bush administration yesterday to develop alternatives to land mines and sign an international treaty that would ban them.
Raytheon this week won a $64.2 million contract to replace the Navy's inventory of Paveway II laser-guided bombs, the company announced today.
A senior senator today called on the Bush administration not to rush to deploy the National Missile Defense system to counter North Korean missile programs -- without first taking advantage of diplomatic alternatives at the administration's disposal.
Lockheed Martin today announced that Vice President and Controller Christopher Kubasik would take the No. 3 job at the company, chief financial officer.
General Dynamics Executive Vice President Gordon England, said by some to be a candidate for a top Defense Department appointment, retired from the company today, a company spokeswoman said.
Two influential senators today introduced legislation proposing two new rounds of base closures in 2003 and 2005.
In a letter sent today to Senate and House Democrats, the Council for a Livable World criticized those lawmakers who are advocating military budget increases beyond the level proposed by President Bush.
In a report released today, a panel established by Congress warns of increasing maintenance and morale problems within the United States' nuclear weapons development community.
The head of Northrop Grumman said today he was still confident his company would gain government approval to merge with Litton Industries by the end of March.
Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, yesterday warned that spending money on high-tech weapon systems could adversely impact retention.
The North American Aerospace Command has ordered U.S. and Canadian fighter aircraft to return to their home bases from their forward operating locations, where they were sent on Dec. 1 in response to Russian long-range bomber training in northern Russia.
Raytheon and Thales (formerly Thomson-CSF) announced today that they have agreed to form a joint venture devoted to developing and selling air defense command and control centers and radars.
TRW yesterday announced that its board of directors has elected David Cote as the company's new president and chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2001.