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Exelis has demonstrated six transmitter assemblies that are built to function as payload components for the U.S. Air Force’s first set of GPS satellites. The transmitters were tested in a simulated space environment for random vibration, pyroshock and thermal vacuum to qualify for the GPS III’s mission requirements, Exelis said Tuesday. McLean, Va.-based Exelis built the […] More
David Albritton, Exelis vice president and chief communications officer, has been selected to Savoy Magazine’s list of the “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America.” Albritton was chosen for his leadership work at Exelis and his involvement in community service, the company announced Tuesday. The U.S. Navy veteran helped the company launch Exelis Action […] More
Exelis Inc. has partnered with a nonprofit organization and a talent consultancy firm to launch a leadership and training program for veterans entering the civilian sector. Korn Ferry International and Points of Light will work with Exelis’ corporate volunteer service program to offer the four-month program to 35 veterans, Exelis announced Friday at the program’s […] More
David Albritton, formerly executive director of product development and international communications at General Motors, has been promoted to president of the automotive company’s defense business, PR Week reported Wednesday. Albritton said he will focus on efforts to assess GM Defense operations and develop a strategy for the group to engage with stakeholders at the Pentagon […] More
David Melcher, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, has been nominated to join the board of directors at Cubic. Cubic said Friday Melcher will bring decades of experience working with military and government leaders along with a background in finance, program management and strategy development […] More
A subsidiary of Exelis has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the Interior Department for its geospatial image analysis software. Exelis Visual Information Solutions will provide ENVI software and related maintenance services for the federal agency under the BPA, which has a one-year base period and four one-year options, the company said Tuesday. Stuart […] More
Exelis has picked Sierra Nevada Corp. to construct the radiation instrument for NASA’s Joint Polar Satellite System, Satnews reported Thursday. The radiation budget instrument will work to scan the Earth and measure the amount of reflected sunlight and emitted thermal radiation for the JPSS-2 mission, according to the report. NASA will use the JPSS-2 satellite […] More
Exelis has handed Raytheon six updated ground encryptors built for installation in the operational control system of the U.S. Air Force’s global positioning system. The encryptors are designed to help secure data transmitted between OCX and navigation payloads aboard the Air Force’s GPS satellites, Exelis said Wednesday. Joe Rambala, Exelis vice president and general manager […] More
Exelis has won a $10.7 million contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency develop a radio chip technology that would secure airborne communications against electronic threats. The company aims to build a microarchitecture for engineers to reconfigure military radio subsystems for multiple functions without redesigning an entire system through the agency’s Communications in […] More
Exelis will continue to manufacture pneumatic carriage and release systems for the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle under a $27 million contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The follow-on contract for 619 units of the BRU-71/A ejector rack is the third such order from the California-based aeronautics firm, with work to occur in Amityville, New […] More
Mariano Alicea Jr. serves as vice president for strategy and business development at Exelis, a role he has held since October 2014. Previously, Alicea was senior VP of corporate development at Sabre Systems and held responsibility over the company’s diversification, marketing and partnering strategies in the government and commercial sectors. He also oversaw business development […] More
Charles Carey serves as vice president and general counsel for the information systems business at Exelis, where he provides guidance on the organization’s legal activities. He joined the company in January 2014 and also oversees trade compliance, ethics, environmental safety, export and security functions. He previously served as a senior corporate counsel within Virtual Computing […] More
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