A General Atomics subsidiary has partnered with Fokker Technologies, a division of GKN Aerospace, to develop landing gear technology for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system. Netherlands-based Fokker and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. have worked together to offer Predator B to the Dutch armed forces and aim to integrate Fokker’s technology onto the UAV as the companies …

United Technologies Corp. and its subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft have pledged a donation of $1 million to establish the Igor Sikorsky Distinguished Professorship in Rotorcraft program at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. As part of UMD’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, the program is intended to bolster rotorcraft technology research and development in …

Pratt & Whitney has officially opened a maintenance, repair and operations hub for PW4000 aircraft engines in Singapore as part of a $110 million capital investment. The facility is located at the Seletar industrial aerospace park which already houses Pratt & Whitney’s component solutions business and global services engineering team, …

Mike Leff serves as managing director for the federal civilian health business at Accenture and leads programs for agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services‘ umbrella. The nearly three-decade industry veteran previously held a similar role at Lockheed Martin‘s information systems and global solutions business, where he worked …

Lou Crenshaw serves as a principal for Grant Thornton where he leads the national aerospace and defense practice. He joined the company in 2007 and was most recently responsible for the defense and intelligence sector of the firm’s global public sector practice. The retired Vice Admiral served in a number of roles …

ITT Corp. has appointed 22-year industry veteran Luca Savi as president of the company’s motion technologies business. In his new role, Savi will have responsibility for delivering the strategic and operating plans of the approximately 2,000-employee strong unit. Savi will report to ITT CEO and President Denise Ramos. Savi joins …

Deloitte Consulting LLP and IHS have signed a strategic alliance agreement to leverage their combined organizational strengths  including software, analytics, content and services that clients need for addressing business priorities. Per the agreement, IHS and Deloitte will focus on delivering analytics, content and related services and solutions that will aid …

As the countdown to 2011 begins, ExecutiveBiz brings you its third annual list of the Top 20 People to Watch. From government to industry, this year’s list highlights individuals focused, largely, on two critical fronts: in government, cost-efficiency and national security; on the industry side, new innovation — and the …

Steve Movius, vice president of business management and chief financial officer for Northrop Grumman’s Information Systems Sector, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about some of the business practices he employs in the current economic environment and how to get “leaner and meaner.” ExecutiveBiz: Can you tell me a little bit about …

When Northrop Grumman pulled out of the $40 billion competition to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, leaving Boeing as the likely winner, some analysts questioned whether White House acquisition reform efforts are pushing contractors too hard. Loren Thompson, a defense industry expert at the Lexington Institute, told …

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 …