Michael Smith, formerly executive vice president for strategy and development at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), has been named president of HII™s SN3 business. He will directly report to Michael Lempke, president of the company™s nuclear and environmental group, HII said Wednesday. HII™s strategy and develop...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 13, 2018 ” BAE Systems has teamed with Harris (NYSE: HRS) and MBDA‘s U.K. business to perform ground-based tests on aircraft payload bays for weapons, fuel tanks and other equipment, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The tests were held at the BAE site in Warton, Lancashire, and sought to check the design of paylo...
A General Atomics business unit will collaborate with several other companies to compete for the U.S. Navy™s carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling tanker program. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. said Monday it will work with Boeing (NYSE: BA); BAE Systems; United Technologies Corp.‘s (NYSE: UTC) Pratt ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 9, 2018 ” BAE Systems will perform repairs, maintenance and updates on the U.S. Navy‘s USS Pearl Harbor under a potential $36.3 million contract for the dock landing ship’s restricted availability in fiscal year 2018, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesd...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 6, 2018 ” L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has joined the BAE Systems-led team that will offer the Type 26 Global Combat Ship for Australia’s potential $27.4 billion SEA5000 Future Frigate program, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. BAE’s power and propulsion team tapped L3 to provide the ...
The State Department has cleared Finland™s request to buy Harpoon Block II surface-launched missiles and Evolved Seasparrow Missiles under two foreign military sales agreements worth approximately $734.7 million combined. Finland asked to purchase RGM-84Q-4, RGM-84L-4, RGM-84Q-4 upgrade kits, RTM-84L-4 and RTM-84Q-4 Har...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2018 ” BAE Systems will conduct a demonstration of its target seeker technology for the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program as part of a $13.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday BAER...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 1, 2018 ” BAE Systems will provide updated precision guidance kits to the U.S. Army under an $8 million contract in efforts to increase the accuracy of 155-millimeter artillery munitions, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the contract from the Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium ...
BAE Systems‘ land and armaments unit in the U.S. will support the production of howitzers and ammunition carrier vehicles under a potential $148.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Army. The modification award to BAE Systems Land and Armaments covers early procurement material for M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer and M992A3 C...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 31, 2018 ” BAE Systems has delivered the River-class HMS Forth offshore patrol vessel to the U.K. defense ministry in preparation for its commissioning into naval service later this year, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday U.K. Defense Procurement Minister Guto Bebb formally accepted H...
