An L-3 Communications division has won a contract option to provide additional electro-optical sensor systems for the U.S. Navy, United Press International reported Thursday. Richard Tomkins writes L-3 KEO will supply nine MK 20 sensors to the service branch for integration with gun platforms on board Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The MK 20 […] More

An L-3 Communications division has kicked off plans to expand operations in Arlington, Tx. with up to $17 million in investments, My Arlington Texas reported Wednesday. L-3 Link intends to refurbish its properties at 2115 E. Randol Mill Road and 2200 Arlington Downs, as well as to build a new facility at 2215 E. Randol […] More

L-3 Communications‘ MAPPS has refurbished Eskom“™s nuclear power plant in South Africa and kicked off a second simulator at the site in an effort to help Eskom fulfill validation requirements, Energy Business Review reported Friday. Canadian-based L-3 Marine & Power Systems division completed the two-phase plant model upgrade for Koeberg power station“™s operator training simulator […] More

L-3 Communications Corp. has won an $11,315,945 firm fixed price and cost plus fixed fee contract to provide full motion video receivers and interim contractor support to the U.S. Air Force. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah. The expected completion date is Oct. 26, 2013. The contracting activity is AFLCMC/HBD, Hanscom Air […] More

Joel Bagnal has spent most of his career working in the national security sector to help combat terrorism and assist companies in fighting cyber threats. Before joining L-3 Communications as senior vice president for cyber solutions, Bagnal worked as an independent consultant, helping IT companies develop strategies for cybersecurity customers for the U.S. government. Bagnal […] More

L-3 Communications has announced the promotion of Gen. Richard A. Cody to corporate senior vice president. Cody will lead the firm“™s Washington operations organization and he will report to Michael T. Strianese, president and chief executive officer of the company. The general has been with L-3 Communications since 2008 after serving as the 31st vice […] More

L-3 Communications’ STRATIS division was awarded a contract worth a potential $152 million to provide cyber operations and IT support to the U.S. Air Force’s Central Command. Under the contract, L-3 will be responsible for providing cyber specialists who will monitor, manage and defend CENTCOM systems from cyber attacks. The contract runs for the next […] More

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What’s in this week’s mailbag from New York““based L-3 Communications, the sixth largest defense company in the United States? A few changes at the top. General (Retired) Charles F. “Chuck” Wald has been appointed L-3“™s new Corporate Vice President of International Business. Leaving that position is Ted McFarland, who is taking on a new role […] More

L3Harris Technologies has received a $46.6 million U.S. Navy contract modification, which exercises options for producing, testing and conducting the technical review of two shallow-water training ranges to support Undersea Warfare Training Range Increment II and Increment III requirements. Under the firm-fixed-price modification, the company will also be responsible for delivering various products to the […] More

Scott Aken, formerly president of CACI International subsidiary Charon Technologies, was named CEO of Axellio, taking over Bill Miller, who will keep his chairmanship of the cybersecurity company’s board. Axellio said Monday Aken has decades-long experience in cybersecurity including a nine-year stint at Charon Technologies, where he drove its portfolio expansion with the addition of […] More

Tom Painter, former chief human capital officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been appointed vice president of human capital at Chantilly, Virginia-based security company System High. The three-decade public and private sector veteran will lead the development of System High’s strategy across its talent acquisition and performance and change management functions, the company said […] More