United Technologies has announced it will add 35,000 jobs and invest over $15 billion for research and development, as well as well as capital expenditures, in the United States through 2022. The company said Wednesday it also launched a new website www.utcinvestingintheusa.com aimed at highlighting UTC’s U.S. investments. These new investments are intended to boost support for customers in […] More

A United Technologies subsidiary has released a new optical and laser designation payload system designed for use with small and mid-sized unmanned aerial systems. During the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, UTC Aerospace Systems launched the 10.6-pound TASE400 LD which uses NATO-compliant laser designator technology, UTC said Monday. Laser designator technology provides mid-wave infrared imaging to support situational awareness for both day […] More

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has licensed Pratt & Whitney and parent company United Technologies to use and implement a modeling and simulation software. The FEMORPH platform was built to work with a design application in simulating the performance of aircraft engine parts before production, Wright-Patterson AF Base said Wednesday The system was also designed to form manufacturing deviation […] More

United Technologies Corp. has appointed Diane Bryant, Intel executive vice president, to become a member of the global industrial conglomerate’s board of directors effective Jan. 1. 2017. Bryant currently leads the development of platforms for the digital services industry as general manager of Intel’s data center group, UTC said Wednesday. UTC CEO Greg Hayes said Bryant’s technology and digital economy […] More

United Technologies Corp. has won a contract to modernize the airborne imaging sensors of the U.S. Air Force, C4ISR & Networks reported Thursday. Michael Peck writes United Technologies’ UTC aerospace systems unit will work to upgrade the SYERS-2 sensor systems to the SYERS-2C version featuring multispectral technology. Kevin Raftery, UTC vice president, said the company […] More

Technological advancements have led both the United States and its adversaries further into the space domain, bringing about a host of new threats. To address these challenges, the Department of Defense is investing heavily in space capabilities – with its 2024 space budget request being its largest yet. The DOD’s plan for the space domain encompasses numerous […] More

Photo of Jennifer Krischer at LinkedIn Jennifer Krischer is the Vice President and General Manager of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Programs at Maxar Technologies. Krischer has accumulated years of experience focusing on geospatial intelligence and national security solutions. Learn more about Jennifer Krischer and her journey to becoming Maxar’s Vice President and General Manager […] More

The U.S. Postal Service has chosen Veritas Technologies’ software platforms for the modernization of its data compliance system in a potential seven-year, $70 million contract. The company said Tuesday that Veritas Enterprise Vault, Merge1 and eDiscovery support products will be implemented in the agency’s legal department in an effort to reinforce its regulatory and litigatory […] More

Lockheed Martin has broadened its 25-year strategic partnership with SAP to add tools to support its business and digital transformation program. The expanded relationship centers on the use of the Rise with SAP software platform for the cloud-based transition of Lockheed’s OneLM Transformation Program, SAP said Wednesday. Under the new agreement, Lockheed will use Rise […] More

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When Timothy Grayson, special assistant to the secretary of the Air Force for mission-centered analysis and operational imperatives, considers how to best master and facilitate “system-of-systems” network technologies, he cautions that there is a ceiling to the intricacies people and organizations can grasp. “I don’t care if it’s human beings or computers. There’s a limit to […] More

Greg Bowman, chief innovation officer & vice president of Corporate Development with Siemens Government Technologies, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding his insights on the critical importance of zero-trust standards, end-to-end product traceability and the talent recruitment challenges in the federal marketplace during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. “Digital transformation is by any measure more affordable, effective, and essential than […] More