Leonardo DRS will be the principal contractor of a potential foreign military sale of heavy-duty tank trailers and related equipment to the Israeli government. The proposed deal, worth $164.6 million, has secured Department of State approval, allowing Israel to procure more HDTT units and equipment in addition to the previously approved FMS request for the...
Serco has completed the maintenance and repair of two British Royal Navy Pacific 24 rigid hull inflatable boats deployed in Australian waters, a task awarded by Babcock Australia & New Zealand. According to Clint Thomas, Defence managing director at Serco Asia Pacific, the contract provided the company opportunity to demonstrate its maritime capabilities across Australia....
U.K.-based global defense company QinetiQ has created an advisory board for its Australian subsidiary. The board will initially consist of three members who will provide independent counsel on QinetiQ Australia’s business activities. The inaugural board members will also represent the company in promoting its capabilities to the government and defense markets, QinetiQ said in a...
Capgemini has named two new members of its leadership team: Paul Margetts, CEO of the French IT and consulting firm’s Asia Pacific Strategic Business unit, and Rob Walker, managing director of its U.K. division. Margetts, who joined Capgemini in 1992, was appointed Capgemini UK unit managing director and group executive committee member in 2018. Previously,...
The U.S. Navy has awarded CAE Defense & Security USA a $57 million contract to provide the Indian Navy with MH-60R Seahawk helicopter pilot training devices. Under the contract awarded through the Department of Defense’s Foreign Military Sales program, CAE will deliver an MH-60R tactical operational flight trainer and an avionics maintenance and weapons load...
Airbus Defence and Space has completed the acquisition of German company infodas, a provider of cybersecurity and IT solutions for defense and critical infrastructures. The acquisition, announced in March, comes as Airbus improves its cybersecurity capabilities and expertise to protect its products, operations, customers and ecosystem from threats in an increasingly digitalized and connected defense...
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has named David Rodgers as vice president of global sales. Rodgers joined the company from Silvus Technologies, where he served as senior director of sales for unmanned systems and the Department of Defense market and played a key role in achieving sales revenue targets and securing a large U.S. government contract....
BAE Systems has announced its purchase of Kirintec, a U.K. company specializing in electronic warfare products supporting military cyber and electromagnetic activities, for an undisclosed amount. The Herefordshire-based company will be integrated into BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence business, led by Group Managing Director Andrea Thompson. The acquisition includes a plan to support increased investment in...
QinetiQ Australia has named Andrew Forbes as its new chief growth officer. Forbes, who announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post, moved to QinetiQ after serving as an operational lead at Elbit Systems Emirates for a major military modernization program providing a multidomain, coalition interoperable data link. He was also in charge of a soldier...
Airbus and Lockheed Martin have bowed out from the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s New Medium Helicopter procurement, leaving Leonardo as the sole bidder for the $1.3 billion program. In a statement, Airbus Helicopters UK said the decision to withdraw from contention was driven by its inability “to formulate a responsible bid that would in parallel...
