Gen. Anthony (Tony) Zinni will be stepping in as acting president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc.. Zinni is the current chairman of the BAE board and will be the interim CEO until a permanent replacement for Walt Havenstein can be found. Zinni holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from …

Walt Havenstein has just resigned as director and chief operating officer of BAE Systems, plc, and has stepped down as president and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc., a fully-owned subsidiary of the global company. Havenstein’s resignation will take effect Friday, June 26, and he will leave BAE Systems, Inc., this …

What does it take to be a successful CFO in today’s marketplace? Bob Murphy knows all about it. As senior vice president and chief financial officer of BAE Systems, Inc., Murphy helped this global aerospace and defense company generate about $15 billion in sales in 2007. And he expects to …

Boeing has contracted BAE Systems to supply vehicle control and detection systems to operate the former’s MQ-25 aerial refueling drone for the U.S. Navy.

BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have supplied the U.S. Air Force with long-range anti-ship missiles for the B-1B bomber aircraft, which reached early operational capability ahead of schedule.

BAE Systems has received a five-year, $79.8M contract to assist the U.S. Navy in the maintenance and operations of electronic, communication and computing platforms used by U.S. and joint forces across the Pacific.

BAE Systems has received a potential five-year, $32.4M contract to repair two kinds of airborne countermeasures technology for the U.S. Navy.

BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services business will help the U.S. Navy maintain and operate electronic, communication and computing platforms under a potential five-year, $79.8M contract. The firm-fixed-price contract has a base value of $13.9M over a 12-month period that runs through November 2019 and work could extend for an …

A new group of elections systems providers and an information technology-centric cybersecurity data sharing organization have agreed to partner to safeguard voting platforms from possible election interference, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Elections Industry Special Industry Group will provide election technology firms access to the IT Information Sharing and …

BAE Systems’ electronic and information systems unit has received a potential $48.6 million contract to provide engineering support and maintenance services for the U.S. Air Force’s ALR 56C and 56M radar warning receivers. BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration will work on the electronic warfare RWRs and other related …

BAE Systems has received a $46.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to update the service branch’s current naval gun systems. The company said Monday it will deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns with the Mod 4 configuration designed to increase the weapon’s firepower and range capacity. “Mod 4 updates …

A ship repair business of BAE Systems has won a potential $19.5 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to update military and technical systems onboard a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair will perform depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification efforts during the USS Princeton (CG 59) selected …

BAE Systems has updated command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems on the 5,000th mine-resistant tactical vehicle that company built for U.S. military and allied forces. The company said Thursday it performed the C4I upgrades through the Tactical Vehicle Engineering and Prototyping Support Services program managed by the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare …

BAE Systems‘ information and electronic systems integration unit has received $23.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply AN/APX-111 identification friend-or-foe systems for installation on  the F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Friday the contract covers up to 142 AN/APX-111 Mode 5 interrogator/transponder devices, 195 Mode 5 upgrade kits, 52 …

BAE Systems has developed a Bluetooth-based sensor system designed to determine the stress and strain on military bridging platforms. The wireless system uses a set of sensors attached to bridge components to record strain readings for computer analysis and transmit data to warfighters in order to determine bridge parts that …