Executive Mosaic, the leading executive media and events company in the government contracting “GovCon” industry, announced the 2020 winners of the highly coveted and prestigious Wash100 Award. The full list of winners and more information about the award can be found on Wash100.com. 

Don Claussen, an L3Harris Technologies executive, told SpaceNews in an interview published Wednesday about the company’s role in satellite communications, especially in the development of airborne, maritime and ground-based terminals and antennas for warfighters.

Executives at L3 Technologies said a potential $500M contract the company won from the Air Force to update the avionics systems of 176 C-130H airlifters is one of the signs of the company’s cultural shift through its adoption of “innovation sprints,” Defense One reported Sunday.

Harris plans to make an investment worth over $125M in research-and-development projects in Florida to support tech innovation and talent recruitment efforts in the state. The company said Monday R&D initiatives will focus on robotics, avionics, small satellite units and electronic warfare and will occur at the firm’s facilities in Central Florida in support …

Richard Cody, senior vice president of L3 Technologies‘ Washington operations, will retire from his role after a 10-year career at the company. He concurrently chaired the military electronics producer’s political action committee and previously served as the U.S. Army‘s vice chief of staff for four years, L3 said Monday. Christopher Kubasik, …

L3 Technologies has formed international boards to help build up the company’s commercial and military businesses in Canada, Australia and the U.K. The company said Thursday each organization will consist of L3 executives and local industry professionals and help strengthen the firm’s global competitive edge through development and implementation of …

L3 Technologies CEO Michael Strianese told Defense News in an interview published Monday a lack of visibility over budgets as a result of continuing resolutions drives defense contractors to take more risks when it comes to research and development. “Generally, we don’t build to inventory; we build to a contract,” …

L3 Technologies has agreed to be the exclusive avionics and services provider for United Launch Alliance‘s Vulcan Centaur rocket under a potential 10-year, $1 billion agreement. Both companies plan to combine design and manufacturing processes in an effort to customize technologies intended to help boost ULA’s launch service offerings, L3 said …

The Aerospace Industries Association has named at least 20 executives from the government contracting sector to its board of governors for 2018. Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, will succeed Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of AIA, the trade group said Monday. William Brown, chairman, president and CEO …

L3 Technologies has secured multiple contracts from Defense Department and space industry customers to develop free space optics technologies designed to help protect signal integrity of high-bandwidth communication systems. The company said Tuesday its L3 Communication Systems-West business will carry out work under the FSO contracts. “Our focus on bringing innovation to the …

L3 Technologies has joined a Boeing-led team that won a potential $42.3 million contract to design an extra large unmanned undersea vehicle platform for the U.S. Navy. L3 said Thursday it will design and integrate autonomous, mission planning, cybersecurity, navigation and anti-tamper technologies into the team’s XLUUV offering. Christopher Kubasik, L3 president …

L3 Technologies has received a $97 million production contract to support the U.S. Army‘s Apache Manned/Unmanned Teaming – eXpanded Capabilities program that seeks to integrate modern warfighting technologies into the military’s AH-64E fleet. The company said Monday the MUMT-X program aims to facilitate communications and data exchange between manned and unmanned …

L3 Technologies has secured a contract to provide satellite communications terminals and on-site training services to the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability teams of the U.S. Air National Guard. The company said Monday it is scheduled to deliver 46 Hawkeye III Lite very small aperture terminals to JISCC groups in the fourth …

L3 Technologies has transferred the third and last RC-135V/W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft to the U.K. air force. The RJ aircraft is designed to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for global security missions as part of the U.S.-U.K. Airseeker program, L3 said said Wednesday. U.K. procured three KC-135R tankers for conversion …

L3 Technologies has delivered its ProVision 2 passenger screening system to the Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey. The company said Wednesday the order brings the total number of deployed ProVision platforms to 2,000 systems worldwide. ProVision works to detect metallic and non-metallic objects such as weapons, explosives, liquids, gels, plastics, powders, …