General Dynamics‘ land systems business has tapped General Motors‘ defense subsidiary to support its bid to develop the new military automobiles that will replace the U.S. Army’s Bradley combat vehicles. GM Defense said Wednesday it will work with AeroVironment, Applied Intuition and General Dynamics’ mission systems business as core members of the GD Land Systems […] More

Jeff Ryder, vice president of growth and strategy at General Motors' defense unit, said GM Defense sees a $25B market in developing new military products based on the parent company's existing vehicles, technologies and parts, CNBC reported Monday. “That's an addressable market that we feel we have a right to win and pursue. And that's what we're doing,“ he said.

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Timothy Herrick, vice president of global product programs at General Motors, has been appointed to serve as president of GM Defense on an interim basis. He will lead the military vehicle manufacturing business until the company finds a permanent replacement for David Albritton, who exited GM Defense to join Amazon Web Services as VP of global communications for public sector and vertical industries.

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Ricardo Defense has received a subcontract of an undisclosed sum from General Motors' defense segment to support deployment and product logistics requirements for infantry squad vehicles.

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General Motors' defense business plans to leverage the parent company's commercial research-and-development efforts to support its work in defense and aerospace areas, National Defense reported Thursday.

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General Motors' vision for its defense segment is to “reimagine“ ways of turning its commercial vehicles and other technology products into platforms that could be offered to the U.S. military and allied forces, Defense One reported Thursday.

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Greg Clifton, general manager of Defense & National Security Group at Intel, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the top technology needs in the federal government, the state of IT modernization in the public sector, working with trusted partners and Intel’s efforts to restore the U.S. position as a leader in semiconductor manufacturing. In addition, Clifton touched upon some of […] More

Sigma Defense will modernize aging Stingray satellite communication systems under a Department of Defense task order for the Block II Tactical Relay initiative. The technology refresh is meant to help commanders and warfighters continue to tap into battlefield intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors, Sigma Defense said Tuesday. U.S. Africa Command units tasked to backhaul ISR […] More

Mike Costas, general manager of Defense and Space Business with Bechtel, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s rich history of more than 125 years as well as its work to address the most significant challenges as the U.S. works to modernize its current infrastructure and implement the latest technology. In addition, Costas also discussed […] More

A Sigma Defense company has received a U.S. Navy task order to migrate the Naval Air Systems Command’s integrated surveillance software to a DevSecOps cloud environment. Solute will be responsible for facilitating NAVAIR’s Minotaur Family of Services DevSecOps under the Digital Integration Support Cell award, Sigma Defense said Wednesday. The Black Pearl Party Barge common […] More

Francis Beaudette, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has joined the board of advisers at Sigma Defense Systems. He and other members of the advisory board will provide strategic guidance as Sigma Defense advances innovation and growth initiatives and expands the company’s platforms to meet the needs of Department of Defense clients, the company said […] More

Sigma Defense has purchased San Diego-based software development and systems engineering company Solute in a strategy to build a comprehensive portfolio of technology and service offerings for the Department of Defense. Solute CEO John Lyons will continue to manage operations of the acquired business, while the combined entity will work to help customers implement software-based […] More