Hello, Guest!
  • Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Brad Barnard/LinkedIn

Brad Barnard Named Saab VP, General Manager of Land Systems Unit

Brad Barnard, a 25-year defense market veteran, has been appointed vice president and general manager of the land systems division at Saab‘s U.S. subsidiary.

His industry career encompasses work across program management, strategy, business development and operations research functions, Saab Inc. said Tuesday in a LinkedIn post.

Barnard most recently served as senior director of the area defense systems and optionally manned fighting vehicle program at Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense business.

While at Raytheon, he led a portfolio of soldier systems such as the antitank TOW and Javelin missiles and the Excalibur munition.

He served as international business development manager at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) land systems unit earlier in his career.

Video of the Day

Related Articles

TPG Closes Purchase of Forcepoint’s Government Cyber Business; Sean Berg Named Forcepoint G2CI CEO M&A Activity

TPG Closes Purchase of Forcepoint’s Government Cyber Business; Sean Berg Named Forcepoint G2CI CEO

TPG (Nasdaq: TPG), a global alternative asset management firm, has finalized its acquisition of Forcepoint’s government-focused cybersecurity unit from investment firm Francisco Partners and appointed technology industry leader Sean Berg as CEO of the newly acquired business. Berg, most recently president of global governments and critical infrastructure cybersecurity segment at Forcepoint, will oversee the growth

Pratt & Whitney Books $221M Navy Contract for F135 Engine Maintenance, Other Services Contract Awards

Pratt & Whitney Books $221M Navy Contract for F135 Engine Maintenance, Other Services

An RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary has secured a $221 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help maintain and sustain F135 propulsion systems used by the U.S. military and foreign military sales customers. Pratt & Whitney will provide material and support equipment, supplies, unit-level support equipment, labor and planning for depot-level F135 maintenance and sustainment

RTX Books $165M in Navy Cruise Missile Tech Upgrade Contracts Contract Awards

RTX Books $165M in Navy Cruise Missile Tech Upgrade Contracts

RTX (NYSE: RTX) will provide updated seeker, navigation and GPS receiver technologies to the U.S. Navy for integration into Tomahawk missile systems under two contract modifications and a task order worth $165.4 million combined. The Navy allocated $124.3 million to buy 42 Maritime Strike Tomahawk Seeker suites for low-rate production three of the sensor technology