With a former Sierra Nevada executive now leading Polaris' defense unit, the company is seeing growing opportunities for Pentagon work, according to the company's chief executive. Scott Wine, who oversees Polaris, a commercial company that specializes in off-road vehicles, snowmobiles and motorcycles, told Inside Defense this week he expects the hire of John Olson to intensify the defense business' focus. Olson, who previously specialized in space systems at Sierra Nevada, has also worked at the Pentagon, NASA and the...
