The Senate Appropriations Committee passed Thursday a bipartisan bill that includes significant allocations for F135 engine development and modernization efforts, providing full funding support for various F135-related program items under Pratt & Whitney, RTX said. The bill includes $497 million for the development of the F135 engine core upgrade, which has been designated as the...
Second Front Systems has named Vice President of Growth and Chief Revenue Officer Tyler Sweatt as CEO, the company announced Friday. The former U.S. Army Reserve Officer’s experience includes being a founding team member at CalypsoAI. He also founded and sold technology consulting firm Future Tense and led the emerging technology and security practice at...
Lockheed Martin has named Christopher Wronsky as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Sept. 1, replacing Greg Karol, whom the company said is retiring after four decades there. In his new role as CHRO, Wronsky will be responsible for the company’s global HR strategy and security organization and talent cultivation initiatives for...
The U.S. Navy has awarded HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding contract modifications worth $393.3 million to revise the delivery strategy for the Gerald R. Ford-class John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier, the Newport News, Virginia-based company said. The contract action shifts the completion of Post-Shakedown Availability work previously planned at NNS into the baseline construction contract, resulting...
Tiffanny Gates has joined Capitol Meridian Partners as an operating partner, the investment firm said. She most recently served as senior managing director and national security portfolio lead at Accenture Federal Services. Gates joined Accenture after the company acquired Novetta Solutions, where she served as president and CEO from 2017 to 2021. She also worked...
Lockheed Martin and GlobalFoundries have partnered to advance U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and increase supply chain security, reliability and resiliency of domestic supply chains for national security systems. The partnership will also enable Lockheed Martin to produce secure solutions more efficiently and affordably, the Bethesda, Maryland-based company said. Lockheed said the collaboration will leverage GlobalFoundries’ technology...
Anduril Industries has named retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood as senior vice president. In his new role, Thurgood will spearhead the development and execution of Anduril’s business strategy, focusing on critical priorities, such as counter-unmanned air systems, air and missile defense, tactical weapons and mission systems and command and control capabilities, and play...
TransDigm Group has announced the upcoming retirement of Chief Operating Officer Jorge Valladares III and new executive appointments. According to TransDigm, Valladares will retire at the end of the company’s 2023 fiscal year after serving as COO for the past four years and will become a member of the board of directors. According to the...
Government contracting agency Aretum has named Darla Moon as chief financial officer. In her new role, Moon will be responsible for developing and implementing financial practices and reporting for the company and its subsidiaries. She brings over 25 years of experience and expertise in financial management, operations and strategic planning, including experience with all facets...
Cybersecurity, software development and signals intelligence solutions provider iNovex has announced its acquisition of INNOPLEX, a high-performance software engineering and SIGINT company. The move will improve Enlightenment Capital-backed iNovex’s presence as a middle-market technology solutions provider supporting the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense, the Columbia, Maryland-based company said The companies combine for over...
