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  • Executive Profile: Gregg Einfalt, President of ASRC Federal Engineering and Aerospace Solutions Group - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Gregg Einfalt, President of ASRC Federal Engineering and Aerospace Solutions Group

    Gregg Einfalt brings more than 25 years of engineering and management experience to his position as president of ASRC federal engineering and aerospace solutions group. He also serves as president of ASRC federal space and defense since August 2012 and provides oversight for ASRC federal technical services. Einfalt previously held the position of president of ASRC’s […] More

  • Florida Turbine to Help Aerojet Rocketdyne Engineer Rocket Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Florida Turbine to Help Aerojet Rocketdyne Engineer Rocket Engines

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has chosen Florida Turbine Technologies to support Aerojet’s rocket engine development program. The companies signed an agreement that calls for FTT to help engineer Aerojet-built propulsion systems for the aerospace industry, Aerojet said Friday. Sacramento, California-based Aerojet manufactures technologies designed to power space, missile defense, tactical and armament platforms. FTT is a developer […] More

  • UTC to Deliver Submarine Acoustic Windows to US Navy; Marc Duvall Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC to Deliver Submarine Acoustic Windows to US Navy; Marc Duvall Comments

    United Technologies Corp.’s aerospace systems business unit has been awarded a five-year contract to supply high frequency acoustic windows for submarines to the U.S. Navy. UTC Aerospace Systems will make the delivery through 2020 under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, UTC said Monday. The company’s engineered polymer products team will produce the systems at its facility in Jacksonville, Florida, […] More

  • TechNavio Forecasts 3% CAGR for Global Aerospace, Defense Telemetry Market in 2014-2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechNavio Forecasts 3% CAGR for Global Aerospace, Defense Telemetry Market in 2014-2019

    A new TechNavio report projects the global aerospace and defense telemetry market to witness a 2.57 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 through 2019. The report indicates that a surge in aerospace research and development activities would propel the market to the projected year-over-year growth, Reportlinker said Thursday. TechNavio sees the market facing particular challenge […] More

  • Research and Markets: Global Aerospace Market Worth $352B by 2023 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Global Aerospace Market Worth $352B by 2023

    Research and Markets predicts that the global aerospace market will be worth $352.5 billion within 10 years due to changing technologies, high replacement rates, increased aircraft size and growing population of high-net-worth individuals. The company said Thursday its new “Global Aerospace Market Trends and Forecast: 2014-2033” report analyzes emerging trends, drivers for growth and the competitive landscape, and includes market forecasts […] More

  • Raytheon Awards Aerospace Laser Modules Contract to Alfalight; Mohan Warrior Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Awards Aerospace Laser Modules Contract to Alfalight; Mohan Warrior Comments

    Raytheon has awarded Alfalight a potential 18-month, $3.1 million contract to produce semiconductor laser subsystems for a Raytheon aerospace system. Alfalight said Thursday it also received a Supplier Excellence Award for work to deliver rugged laser diode modules to Raytheon. Mohan Warrior, president and CEO of Alfalight, said the company is committed to providing defense […] More

  • Pamela Drew: Exelis Factors Diversity in Company's STEM Career Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pamela Drew: Exelis Factors Diversity in Company’s STEM Career Push

    Pamela Drew, executive vice president and president information systems at Exelis, has discussed the company’s initiative to advocate science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects among students in an interview with STEM Blog published Friday. Drew told STEM Blog that the company highlights contributions of STEM careers to different fields as it “is an important message to convey when encouraging our youth to pursue […] More

  • Boeing, Danish Firms Ink A&D Market Partnership; Debbie Rub Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Danish Firms Ink A&D Market Partnership; Debbie Rub Comments

    Boeing has partnered with six Danish companies to pursue business opportunities in the defense and aerospace industries. Boeing inked agreements with Danish Aerotech, Falck Schmidt Defence Systems, IFAD, Multicut, Systematic and Terma in connection with Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet offering to Denmark, Boeing said Thursday. “The areas of cooperation identified in these agreements draw upon the specialized capabilities of Danish industry to […] More

  • Peggy Nelson: Northrop Employees Build 'FabLab' to Advance Aerospace Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peggy Nelson: Northrop Employees Build ‘FabLab’ to Advance Aerospace Ideas

    Northrop Grumman has opened a new aerospace technology laboratory at its Space Park campus in Redondo Beach, Calif. that more than 70 company employees developed the idea of and helped create. The Fabrication Laboratory, dubbed “FabLab,” will house both engineers and non-engineers in an environment that is intended as a collaborative environment to share ideas on and […] More

  • Research and Markets: Military Laser Systems Market Worth $3B By 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Military Laser Systems Market Worth $3B By 2020

    Research and Markets forecasts that the military laser systems market for the aerospace, defense and homeland security industries will reach a market value of $2.73 billion within the next six years. This 4.23 percent compound annual growth rate is due to increased research and development activity and a move toward self-sufficiency of some Asia-Pacific and European countries, the firm […] More

  • Research and Markets: Electro-Optics Market Valued at $14B in 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Electro-Optics Market Valued at $14B in 2020

    A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the value of the electro-optical market will grow from $11.76 billion in 2014 to $14.03 billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 2.98 percent. The market research firm said Monday that growth is attributed to ongoing upgrade and replacement projects in the defense, homeland security and aerospace […] More

  • Scott Harris Joins Northrop as Australia Aerospace Programs Lead; Ian Irving Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scott Harris Joins Northrop as Australia Aerospace Programs Lead; Ian Irving Comments

    Scott Harris, formerly head of customer business at Qantas Defense Services, has joined Northrop Grumman as head of aerospace programs for the company’s business organization Australia. He will report to Northrop Grumman Australia CEO Ian Irving and be responsible for Northrop’s aerospace systems sector operations across the country and the region, the company said Tuesday. Harris will also report on his strategic plans to Mary […] More