Eric Salzman, CEO of venture capital firm Safeguard Scientifics, has joined the board of directors of Leonardo DRS. He will be part of DRS’ audit, nominating and corporate governance committees, where the company can leverage his financial and administrative expertise, the defense technology provider Tuesday. Salzman has been an investor, strategic adviser and board member […] More

William Lynn, chairman and CEO of Leonardo DRS, said the company is working to advance directed energy, electronic warfare and other capabilities to counter drone swarms, Defense News reported Tuesday. “With single drones, you can deal with them kinetically [and] shoot them down one at a time. With swarming drones, you could have too many […] More

Leonardo DRS CEO William Lynn told Government Matters in an interview posted Tuesday that one of the trends he sees in the defense sector is the Pentagon’s need for speed. He said the Department of Defense wants industry to deliver faster and companies should understand DoD’s priorities to know where to invest and meet the department’s requirements.

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William Lynn, CEO of Leonardo DRS, has said he sees potential growth opportunities in the satellite communications business and that projects with the U.S. Army and Navy account for nearly 70 percent of the defense company's government contracting work, National Defense reported Thursday.

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Leonardo DRS CEO Willian Lynn said the company has experienced “significant growth” within its naval electronics and land systems business areas, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.

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Armando Varricchio, Italy’s ambassador to the U.S., visited Alabama with Leonardo DRS CEO William Lynn III in support of the company’s proposal to manufacture the U.S. Air Force’s new trainer aircraft in Tuskegee. Virginia-based Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of Italian company Leonardo, said Feb. 6 the T-100 development will possibly generate 750 jobs in Tuskegee if the Air Force […] More

A Leonardo subsidiary has received an Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence from the Defense Security Service for its efforts to develop methods against foreign theft of U.S. defense technology. Leonardo DRS has developed techniques to identify malicious communications and worked with other defense contractors to help them implement countermeasures, the company said Wednesday. “We support the tireless work of the DSS by […] More

William Lynn, chairman and CEO of DRS Technologies, has said partnerships with Israel-based firms have helped DRS facilitate the integration and deployment of Israel-made technology platforms in the U.S. market in support of the U.S. military. Lynn told Defense News bureau chief Barbara Opall-Rome in an interview published Monday that DRS has secured a potential $400 million […] More

William Lynn, DRS Technologies‘ chief executive, said a Center for a New American Security report suggests that regulatory and industry reforms are needed to help U.S. military equipment suppliers compete in the global marketplace, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes that Lynn helped spearhead a CNAS task force that worked to assess the future of […] More

President Barack Obama has announced his plan to appoint Lynne Benioff, Janet Reilly and Nicola Miner to the board of directors of the Presidio Trust. The Presidio Trust said Monday the three nominees will take on the roles of departing board members Charlene Harvey, Nancy Hellman Bechtle and William Hambrecht. Paula Robinson Collins will serve her […] More

Bill Lynn, DRS Technologies and Finmeccanica North America chief executive officer, urges the U.S. government and the defense industry to collaborate on establishing acquisition reform, fostering globalization and consolidating industry operations. Lynn, who is a former deputy secretary of the Defense Department, wrote Tuesday in Breaking Defense that the above actions are expected to ensure that the […] More

Raytheon will sponsor National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and its regional qualifiers over the next three years in a drive to build cyber awareness and interest in science, technology, engineering and math careers. “Our nation’s military, government and commercial sectors are in dire need of cyber talent as we rely ever more on the cyber domain […] More