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  • United Technologies Names Intel's Diane Bryant to Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    United Technologies Names Intel’s Diane Bryant to Board of Directors

    United Technologies Corp. has appointed Diane Bryant, Intel executive vice president, to become a member of the global industrial conglomerate’s board of directors effective Jan. 1. 2017. Bryant currently leads the development of platforms for the digital services industry as general manager of Intel’s data center group, UTC said Wednesday. UTC CEO Greg Hayes said Bryant’s technology and digital economy […] More

  • Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017

    The defense sector trade group Aerospace Industries Association has elected new members its executive board of governors for 2017 that includes at least 20 government contracting industry leaders. AIA said Thursday Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was chosen to serve as the association’s chairman of the board and Raytheon chief executive Thomas Kennedy was elected vice chairman. David Melcher was reappointed […] More

  • 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

  • Navy Taps Hamilton Sundstrand for V-22 Aircraft Frequency Generator Repair Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Hamilton Sundstrand for V-22 Aircraft Frequency Generator Repair Services

    United Technologies Corp. subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand has been awarded a $9.2 million delivery order to repair the constant frequency generator of V-22 planes operated by both the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps. The Defense Department said Friday the generator is currently used on the Marine Corps’ MV-22 and Air Force’s CV-22. Hamilton Sundstrand will perform work in Rockford, […] More

  • DRS Lands $65M Army Production Order for Night-Vision Goggles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS Lands $65M Army Production Order for Night-Vision Goggles

    DRS Technologies has secured a potential $65 million task order to manufacture and supply night-vision goggle systems to the U.S. Army. The service branch awarded the initial production order under a potential $367 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that DRS received in September 2015 in support of the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sights – […] More

  • Connecticut Legislature OKs $220M Incentive Package for Lockheed’s Sikorsky Subsidiary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Connecticut Legislature OKs $220M Incentive Package for Lockheed’s Sikorsky Subsidiary

    The Connecticut General Assembly has approved a $220 million incentive package to keep the factory of Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary in the state and increase the helicopter business’ workforce to more than 8,000 by 2032, Connecticut Post reported Wednesday. Ken Dixon writes Sikorsky will build 200 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters at its Stratford, Connecticut-based manufacturing facility as […] More

  • UTC to Update MS-177 Imaging Sensor Tech; Kevin Raftery Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC to Update MS-177 Imaging Sensor Tech; Kevin Raftery Comments

    A business unit of  United Technologies Corp. has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to update the company’s MS-177 imaging sensor system in efforts to increase the technology’s resolution and coverage. UTC Aerospace Systems will design, build, manufacture and deliver updated MS-177A sensors for potential deployment by the Air Force in 2019, UTC said Monday. The service branch will determine eventual sensor […] More

  • UTC to Continue Support for Air Force's Raytheon-Operated ISR Data Collection Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC to Continue Support for Air Force’s Raytheon-Operated ISR Data Collection Platform

    A United Technologies Corp. business unit will continue to provide sustainment, on-site and field services in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Raytheon-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform for data collection, command and situational awareness functions. UTC Aerospace Systems‘ ISR and space systems division will provide electro-optical/infrared multi-spectral imaging exploitation and training support to Raytheon for the Distributed Common Ground System, UTC said Thursday. The company […] More

  • UTC President & CEO Gregory Hayes Elected as Board of Directors Chairman - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC President & CEO Gregory Hayes Elected as Board of Directors Chairman

    United Technologies Corp. has named Gregory Hayes, company president and CEO, to succeed Edward Kangas as the chairman of the board of directors, effective immediately. UTC said Wednesday Hayes, who has worked with UTC for nearly 30 years, will hold the chairman, president and CEO positions concurrently. “Greg Hayes has demonstrated strong performance in leading the company,” said Kangas. “He has […] More

  • UTC's NORESCO Arm to Help Federal Prison Bureau Implement Water, Energy Infrastructure Updates - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC’s NORESCO Arm to Help Federal Prison Bureau Implement Water, Energy Infrastructure Updates

    A subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.‘s NORESCO unit has received a $49 million energy savings performance contract to deliver energy, water efficiency and capital infrastructure updates at two sites managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. NORESCO said Tuesday it will support the agency’s goals to meet energy and water reduction mandates under a March 2015 executive order on federal sustainability. […] More

  • Lockheed Rebrands Mission Systems & Training Business Area; Dale Bennett Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Rebrands Mission Systems & Training Business Area; Dale Bennett Comments

    Lockheed Martin has changed the name of its mission systems and training business area in an effort to demonstrate the company’s expanded portfolio after it completed the acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft from United Technologies Corp. for approximately $9 billion in November. The business area will start to operate as Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems business segment […] More

  • Air Force Plans F-15 Update, Sustainment Support Contract Award to Boeing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Plans F-15 Update, Sustainment Support Contract Award to Boeing

    The U.S. Air Force plans to award a sole-source contract to Boeing to update and sustain the service branch’s F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft. The service branch said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Monday the proposed indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will cover software and hardware design, installation of updated kits, product support, structural and subsystem component production, development […] More