Guidehouse announced on Friday that Dana Linnet, formerly of Lockheed Martin, has joined the company as the lead Client Relationship Executive (CRE) for the International Development and Diplomacy sector on the firm's Executive Leadership team.
Read More »Georgette Kiser, Barb Loughran Elected to Jacobs Board of Directors; Steve Demetriou Quoted
Jacobs announced on Thursday that Georgette Kiser and Barbara Loughran have been elected to the company’s Board of Directors. Loughran will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board and Kiser has been appointed to the Human Resource & Compensation Committee.
Read More »Symantec: ‘Buckeye’ Group Linked to China Used NSA Hacking Tools to Launch Attacks in Europe, Asia
Symantec has found that a group of cyber hackers called Buckeye gained access to hacking tools used by the Equation group or the National Security Agency and adopted such tools to target private companies and U.S. allies in Asia and Europe in 2016, The New York Times reported Monday.
Read More »Harris Plans to Supply EW Systems to Asia’s Air Forces; Andy Dunn Comments
Harris will offer its electronic warfare systems to Asia’s air forces as it sees geopolitical issues as factors that will drive regional interest in EW, FlightGlobal reported Monday. The report said Harris will promote its Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite, which can be integrated with Lockheed Martin’s F-16 aircraft …
Read More »Thales Opens Cybersecurity Operation Center in Hong Kong
Thales has established a Hong Kong-based cybersecurity hub in a move to provide continuous cyber surveillance services to customers throughout Asia. The facility is Thales’ fifth Cybersecurity Operation Center in the world and will support the company’s efforts to help mitigate cyber threats facing government agencies, financial institutions, critical infrastructure operators and enterprises in …
Read More »Symantec: Cyber Espionage Group Used Tools Described in CIA ‘Vault 7’ Leak
Symantec has found that a cyber espionage group dubbed “Longhorn” has used tools and protocols specified in the Vault 7 leak of alleged CIA hacking devices. The company said Monday Longhorn has used the tools and techniques to launch cyber attacks against an estimated 40 targets in 16 countries across the Middle East, …
Read More »Intelsat Launches Second Satellite for C- and Ku-Band Capacity in EMEA Region
Intelsat has launched a Boeing-manufactured high throughput satellite aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle on Wednesday from French Guiana as part of a project designed to bring C- and Ku-band capacity to Africa, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Intelsat said Wednesday Intelsat 33e, the second of a planned seven EpicNG satellite project, will join Intelsat 29e to …
Read More »Lockheed Eyes Potential $15B India-Based F-16 Production Line; George Standridge Comments
Lockheed Martin has proposed to transfer all production of the company’s F-16 fighter jet from its Fort Worth, Texas aeronautics facility to India in an effort to fulfill up to $15 billion in exports, Economic Times reported Thursday. Manu Pubby writes the U.S. government supports the Lockheed proposal to set up the F-16 line in India under …
Read More »Janus Global Opens Middle East, Asia & Africa Operations Hub in Dubai
Janus Global Operations has established a Dubai office that will serve as the company’s regional hub for commercial and government customers across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. JGO President and CEO Alan Weakley said in a press release published Thursday the Dubai office will support the company’s efforts to expand in …
Read More »SIPRI: Global Defense Spend Bucks 4-Year Downward Trend, Oil Plunge Drives Some Cuts by Producers
A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says military spending worldwide in 2015 posted a year-to-year increase for the first time since 2011 at a rate of 1 percent to $1.7 trillion total. SIPRI said Tuesday the figure reflects a rise in spending in Eastern and Central Europe, Asia and …
Read More »Jeff Stevens: New Ensco Office to Support Australia Rail Sector Clients
Ensco has established a branch office in Perth, Australia, that will offer project delivery and support services to the Australian rail transport industry. The company said Wednesday it opened the new office in response to a growth of the firm’s railway maintenance planning technology and asset condition assessment offerings. Jeff Stevens, vice president …
Read More »Lou Von Thaer on His 2016 DynCorp Outlook & The Int’l GovCon Market Picture
Lou Von Thaer began a new phase of his nearly three-decade GovCon career in Summer 2015 when McLean, Virginia-based DynCorp International appointed him to the chief executive post. He joined DynCorp from a two-year stint at Leidos as national security sector president, which was preceded by a decade at General Dynamics as head of …
Read More »Research and Markets: Emerging Markets to Drive Warship, Naval Vessel Demand
A new report by Research and Markets predicts the global warship and naval vessels market to climb in value through 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 1.7 percent. The market research firm said Monday demand for naval vessels in the emerging markets of Africa, Asia and South America will drive growth. According …
Read More »BAE Vet Christine Zeitz Joins Lockheed to Head Asian, Australian Tech Business; Roy Stevens Comments
Christine Zeitz, formerly president for the Northeast Asia region at BAE Systems PLC, has been appointed to succeed Julie Dunlap as vice president and managing director Lockheed Martin’s information systems and global solutions business in Asia and Australia. Lockheed said Monday Zeitz will oversee efforts to expand the IS&GS segment into new markets …
Read More »ReportsnReports.com: North America to Lead EMR Market’s Growth Through 2018
ReportsnReports.com projects compound annual growth rate of at least 7 percent for the electronic medical record market across North America, Europe and Asia from 2012 to 2018 due to what the firm sees as technology advancements in the healthcare sector. The firm said Saturday North America has the largest and fastest-growing EMR market at …
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