The Royal Air Force’s Wing Commander Sarah McDonnell recently completed a qualifying course in Australia to operate the E-7 Wedgetail. Administered by the Royal Australian Air Force and Boeing Australia under the RAF’s E-7 Wedgetail AEW1 Programme, the course provided class-based instruction and simulator training to McDonnell and allowed her to fly Australia’s E-7A. The...
BAE Systems has agreed to acquire Ball Aerospace from Ball Corp. for $5.55 billion. Ball Aerospace manufactures spacecraft, instruments and sensors, laser remote sensing systems, and microwave technologies. On Bloomberg, an earlier report cited people familiar with the talks said a deal could be reached within the next couple of days. Ball first mentioned plans...
Quantum Computing Inc. has launched a new subsidiary that would provide clients in the defense and government sectors quantum solutions in the fields of advanced manufacturing, supply chain management, workforce development and others. Quantum Innovative Solutions, based in Arizona, is a wholly owned subsidiary led by Sean Gabeler. With 30 years of experience as a...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Tony Moraco, CEO of SAIC, as an inductee into the 2018 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his leadership in financial performance and company positioning. Last June, Moraco said that federal civilian agencies...
Executive Mosaic is glad to announce ManTech International President and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Phillips as the newest member of the 2017 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the government contracting arena’s most influential voices. The 15-year company veteran elevated to the COO post in November 2015 after nearly 11 years as CFO for...
Executive Mosaic is glad to introduce Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson into the 2017 edition of the Wash100 — the Most Influential Voices in government contracting — that represents her third consecutive induction. Lockheed completed in August the spinoff of its former information systems and global solutions business and the estimated $5 billion unit subsequently merged into...
Executive Mosaic is glad to unveil Bob Kipps, co-founder and managing director of KippsDeSanto & Co., as an inductee into the 2017 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena. He helped establish KippsDeSanto in 2007 to advise aerospace, defense and technology-oriented clients on the financial aspects of merger-and-acquisition,...
Executive Mosaic is glad to announce Raytheon Chairman and CEO Thomas Kennedy as the latest inductee into the 2017 Wash 100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the government contracting arena’s most influential voices. Kennedy has led the Waltham, Mass.-based defense contractor since Spring 2014, when he succeeded the now-retired chief executive William Swanson after the latter’s...
Executive Mosaic is glad to introduce Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) CEO Wes Bush as a selection to our 2017 Wash100 list of the government contracting sector’s Most Influential Voices. Calendar year 2016 saw the Falls Church, Va.-based defense contractor confirmed as the winner of the U.S. Air Force‘s Long Range Strike Bomber contract after the...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Pierre Chao, founding partner of Renaissance Strategic Advisors, as an inductee into the 2017 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena. Chao, also a managing partner and co-founder at Enlightenment Capital, holds more than 30 years of experience in management consulting,...
