Mercury Systems said this week it has acquired Mesa, AZ-based GECO Avionics.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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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.
Mercury Systems said this week it has acquired Mesa, AZ-based GECO Avionics.
Maxar Technologies said today its SSL business has opted to no longer participate in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program because of "a need to focus its resources on ensuring optimal returns when weighed against other capital priorities."
Lockheed Martin said today sales in its most recent quarter reached $14.4 billion, up about 4 percent from the same three-month period a year earlier.
Harris said today that as part of the regulatory process involved in finalizing its planned merger with L3 Technologies, it's "moving proactively" to consider the potential sale of its night-vision business.
Peraton is focusing on areas of work "that are strategically important to us," including space command and control, offensive cyber, artificial intelligence and machine learning, the company's chief executive told Inside Defense.
Science Applications International Corp. said today Douglas Wiltsie has been named vice president of operations for the defense systems customer group.
As the new chief executive of Applied Insight, contracting industry veteran John Hynes will be tasked with integrating the company while also seeking additional acquisitions.
Law firm Jenner & Block said this week it has named Noah Bleicher a special counsel in its government contracts practice.
The government shutdown will becoming increasingly problematic for defense service contractors, Moody's Investors Service says in a new report.
Enlightenment Capital said earlier this week it has invested in System High, which will serve as the investment firm's newest platform.
Law firm Covington & Burling said this week it has hired Samantha Clark in its public policy, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and government contracts practices.
Textron said today sales in its most recent quarter dropped in both its Textron Systems and Bell Helicopter units.
Applied Insight said today it has named John Hynes, the former CEO of TASC and chief operating officer of Engility, to serve as chief executive.
United Technologies' planned split into three companies is likely to take about 18 months, the company's chief executive said today.
Huntington Ingalls Industries said today it has agreed to buy Fulcrum IT Services, an information technology and government consulting company headquartered in Centreville, VA.
Following the recent close of the Science Applications International Corp.-Engility deal, SAIC has "been very active this week going through really understanding the pipeline" of business opportunities, according to a top executive.
Though Science Applications International Corp. fell short in pursuing two major military vehicle programs, the company's chief executive told Inside Defense he would not have changed the company's technical approach.
The head of Booz Allen Hamilton's defense business said the company has shifted its business into deeper technology work and now is seeking to position itself as a "solutions" provider.
Maxar Technologies said today it has named Daniel Jablonsky chief executive, effective immediately.
General Dynamics said today Robert Helm, its senior vice president for planning and development, will become special adviser to the chief executive, effective April 1.