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  • Rolls-Royce Names Andreas Schell Power Business CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce Names Andreas Schell Power Business CEO

    Rolls-Royce has named Andreas Schell, former digital strategy vice president at United Technologies Corp.‘s aerospace systems segment, to succeed Ulrich Dohle as CEO of the Rolls-Royce Power Systems unit. Schell will work with Dohle on the transition into the new role that takes effect Jan. 1, 2017, Rolls-Royce said Nov. 2. “[Schell] has a thorough understanding of product and […] More

  • Aviation Industry Vet Andre Fischer Named AAR Programs, Business Devt & Strategy VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aviation Industry Vet Andre Fischer Named AAR Programs, Business Devt & Strategy VP

    Andre Fischer, former director of corporate marketing and sales management at Lufthansa Technik, has joined AAR as vice president of programs, business development and strategy. AAR said Oct. 10 that Fischer is a seasoned aviation industry growth strategist who has a track record of helping companies to identify business prospects, cultivate industry partnerships and implement development strategies. He worked at Lufthansa […] More

  • Rolls-Royce Invests $30M in Composite Material R&D Facility Expansion; Marion Blakey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce Invests $30M in Composite Material R&D Facility Expansion; Marion Blakey Comments

    Rolls-Royce has invested $30 million in an expansion project for a company research-and-development center in Southern California. The 62,000-square-foot facility in Cypress is dedicated to research related to ceramic matrix composite materials and processes designed for future production of aircraft engine components, Rolls-Royce said Thursday. Marion Blakey, president and CEO of Rolls-Royce’s North America business, said […] More

  • Rolls-Royce to Build Power & Propulsion Equipment for Navy Oiler Ships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce to Build Power & Propulsion Equipment for Navy Oiler Ships

    Rolls-Royce has received a contract to build power and propulsion equipment for the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of replenishment oiler ships. The company said Monday the contract covers work on two Kamewa 150A controllable pitch propellers and two Bergen B32:40xL8A generator sets for the first John Lewis-class ship with options for five more. Don Roussinos, president of Rolls-Royce’s naval division, said […] More

  • BAE Systems Seeks Australian SMEs to Support Type 26 Global Combat Ship Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Seeks Australian SMEs to Support Type 26 Global Combat Ship Production

    An estimated 150 small and medium-size Australian enterprises will offer their products and services in a meeting with BAE Systems and 20 of its suppliers as the SMEs seek to participate in the Australian navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship maritime defense project. BAE said Monday it currently works to mature the design for the ships under the Type 26 program and […] More

  • SOCOM Picks Rolls-Royce for AC-130W Infrared Suppression System Installation Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOCOM Picks Rolls-Royce for AC-130W Infrared Suppression System Installation Contract

    A Rolls-Royce subsidiary has won a potential one-year, $9.3 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to install infrared suppression platforms on SOCOM’s fleet of AC-130W Stinger II aircraft. SOCOM received two bids for the firm-fixed-price contract and will obligate the full contract amount at the time of award, the Defense Department said Monday. Rolls-Royce North […] More

  • Navy Taps Rolls-Royce for LCS Ancillary Parts Supply Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Rolls-Royce for LCS Ancillary Parts Supply Contract

    Rolls-Royce has received a potential three-year, $7.2 million contract to produce ancillary parts kits for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships. The company will perform contract work in Walpole, Massachusetts, through April 2019 under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Naval Supply Systems Command‘s weapon systems support unit will obligate the full […] More

  • Rolls-Royce Unveils T-45 Engine Repair Support Facility in Texas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce Unveils T-45 Engine Repair Support Facility in Texas

    Rolls-Royce has unveiled a new facility at Naval Air Station Kingsville in Texas to provide engine repair support for the T-45 trainer jet of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. The company said Monday the service delivery center will also provide service operations support for the Rolls-Royce-built F405 Adour engines of the aircraft. A BAE Systems–Boeing partnership […] More

  • Rolls-Royce Lands $64M Navy Aircraft Propulsion Systems Logistics Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce Lands $64M Navy Aircraft Propulsion Systems Logistics Contract

    Rolls-Royce has received a $64.5 million contract modification to provide logistics supplies and services for the U.S. Navy’s Lockheed Martin-built KC-130J aircraft propulsion systems. Rolls-Royce will transport the AE2100D3 turboprop engine, R391 propeller system, quick engine change kit and propulsion components to the Navy and Kuwait under a foreign military sales agreement, the Defense Department said […] More

  • Rolls-Royce to Build $43M Aerospace Disc Manufacturing Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce to Build $43M Aerospace Disc Manufacturing Plant

    Rolls-Royce will allocate more than $42.7 million in funds to build a new facility in Tyne and Wear, England that will produce fan and turbine discs for its in-service aerospace engines. The proposed manufacturing plant is part of the company’s modernization initiative for its disc manufacturing business, Rolls-Royce said Friday. The defense contractor expects the […] More

  • Lockheed, Partners to Provide C-130J Operational Support to UK Under $545M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Partners to Provide C-130J Operational Support to UK Under $545M Contract

    Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group will continue to provide support for the British air force’s C-130J Super Hercules fleet through 2022 as part of a $545 million contract. Lockheed said Wednesday the team will jointly deliver Hercules Integrated Operational Support work at Cambridge, Bristol and Brize Norton in the U.K. and Indianapolis in the U.S. The U.K. […] More

  • Gene Colabatistto, Kevin Kelly Inducted Into George Washington University’s Engineering Hall of Fame - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gene Colabatistto, Kevin Kelly Inducted Into George Washington University’s Engineering Hall of Fame

    George Washington University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science has inducted Gene Colabatistto, a group president at CAE, and LGS Innovations CEO Kevin Kelly into the GWU Engineering Hall of Fame. Colabatistto, Kelly and five other industry and government leaders were recognized in an Oct. 22 ceremony for their contributions in the technology, management and engineering fields. Colabatistto, a 25-year defense sector veteran, leads […] More