Textron Systems and Bell, both units of Textron, today said sales in their most recent quarter dipped from the same three-month period a year earlier.
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Marjorie Censer is Inside Defense's editor. She previously worked at the Washington Post and its local business publication Capital Business, covering defense industry reshaping, the increased scrutiny of contractors following the Edward Snowden case and the challenges of canceling military programs. From 2007 to 2010, she was managing editor of Inside the Army. She also previously worked as defense editor at POLITICO and as a staff writer at the Carroll County Times and the Princeton Packet. A Fairfax native, she graduated from Princeton University.
Textron Systems and Bell, both units of Textron, today said sales in their most recent quarter dipped from the same three-month period a year earlier.
Today's INSIDER Daily Digest begins with more news from last week's Space Symposium as well as the latest on an Army effort to meet urgent needs abroad.
The Army said late Friday it has awarded KBR, Vectrus, Fluor and a PAE-Parsons team spots on the latest incarnation of its Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, known as LOGCAP V.
Today's INSIDER Daily Digest includes the latest on security clearances as well as Senate reactions to the Pentagon's Space Force plans.
The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council, better known as ACT-IAC, said today it has named David Wennergren chief executive, effective May 13.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest begins with the latest from the Space Symposium and Capitol Hill hearings.
EverWatch said this week it has acquired Northwood Global Solutions, which specializes in cloud architecture and migration, cybersecurity, analytics and big data systems architecture for intelligence agencies.
The reorganization Leidos unveiled at the beginning of the year separated the company's defense and intelligence groups, reenergizing both units and giving both better customer focus, according to the contractor's chief executive.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions said this week it will serve as the founding member of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, unveiled during a classified session at this week's Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO.
Harris said today it has agreed to sell its night-vision business to Elbit Systems of America for $350 million in cash.
Raytheon said today it has named Teresa Shea vice president of cyber warfare and mission innovations within its intelligence, information and services business.
Harris and L3 Technologies said that at respective special meetings held today, both companies' stockholders voted to approve their mergers of equals to create L3 Harris Technologies.
Private-equity firm Arlington Capital Partners said today it has invested in Octo Consulting Group, acquiring a majority interest in the company.
LMI said this week it has named Ken Krieg chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately. He succeeds Todd Stottlemyer, who will remain a member of the board.
Oshkosh said today it has appointed John Pfeifer to the newly created chief operating officer role, effective May 1.
Applied Insight said today it has hired several new leaders and relocated its headquarters from Ashburn, VA, to Tysons, VA.
Vertex Aerospace, now a standalone company owned by a private-equity firm, said today it has established a regional office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Aerojet Rocketdyne said late last week it has acquired additive manufacturing company 3D Material Technologies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
General Dynamics said today it has named Robert Smith executive vice president of its marine systems segment, effective July 1.
Science Applications International Corp. said this week sales in its most recent quarter reached $1.2 billion, up 6 percent from the same three-month period a year earlier.