Erickson has been awarded a two-year contract with NATO’s support and procurement agency to continue the company“™s aerial firefighting work for Greece“™s national firefighting agency. The company will produce three S64 Aircranes to suppress wildfire across all regions of Greece under the contract extension, Erickson said Wednesday. “We are privileged to support NATO and the Hellenic […] More

Raytheon Co. and Boston’s WGBH, a public broadcaster, is partnering to help teachers utilize Next Generation Science Standards to promote engineering for K-12 students. The partnership’s Teaching NGSS Engineering Design Through Media intends to “raise engineering design to the same level as science” in the coming school year, Raytheon announced Thursday. For the program, Raytheon and WGBH […] More

Raytheon has awarded $300,000 in scholarships to 150 middle school students in the U.S. through a program designed to foster students“™ interest in math, science and technology. Each recipient will receive $1,000 plus a matching grant under the company’s MathMovesU initiative, Raytheon said Thursday. Awardees were selected from a group of 6th, 7th and 8th […] More

A new Guinness World Record was set Friday during a Raytheon Company-sponsored event for the fastest ever time to construct the first 25 rows of Pascal’s Triangle in human formation. During the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition, 325 students, coaches and advisors worked together to form Pascal’s Triangle in six minutes and 16 seconds, according to […] More

Tony Frederickson is president and CEO of Schafer Corp. The 30-year industry veteran is responsible for Schafer’s overall strategy, including existing and new business growth and strategic acquisitions aligned with the company’s growth objectives. Prior to joining Schafer, Frederickson was the general manager of Titan Corp.’s research and technology division. L-3 Communications acquired Titan in 2005 […] More

Tony Frederickson serves as president and chief executive officer of Schafer Corporation. As such, he oversees the company’s business operations and creation of the responsive solutions that address rapidly-evolving national security threats. Before joining Schafer in 2009, Frederickson was managing partner of Sage Management. Earlier, he was chief executive officer of the L-3 Communications Titan […] More

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CyberSheath Services International has received an investment from Lightview Capital and will use it to expand its client base and service offerings for the defense supply chain and seek acquisition opportunities to support expansion efforts. “Lightview’s investment is validation of the federal government’s commitment to enforcing mandatory cybersecurity minimums for defense contractors,” CyberSheath CEO Eric […] More

Lockheed Martin’s space business hired 2,700 employees and 700 interns in 2020 and executives discussed in an interview about the company’s college hiring and other recruitment initiatives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nick Spain, vice president for human resources at Lockheed Martin Space, said the company partners with universities, including minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities, to recruit potential candidates.

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Benji Hutchinson, president of NEC Corp.'s U.S. federal government arm, has been appointed to lead the Security Industry Association's identity and biometric technology advisory board as chair while Jim Black, a director at Microsoft, will serve as its vice chair.

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Mike Fox, director of production operations for integrated fighter group programs at at Lockheed Martin, has been appointed as the company’s general manager and site director in Greenville, S.C., GSABusiness reported Wednesday. His appointment takes effect Sept. 4 and he will oversee a 500-employee facility built to produce, modify and sustain nose-to-tail aircraft, as well as supervise the establishment […] More

Lockheed Martin offered some South Carolina legislators a tour of the company’s facility in Greenville and provided them an update on two aircraft programs during their visit Monday. The company said Wednesday state officials and congressional staff toured the T-50A Final Assembly and Checkout facility and Ground Based Training Systems center. T-50A is Lockheed and Korea Aerospace Industries‘ joint […] More