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Northrop Grumman Names New Communications Directors
2014-11-26 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that industry veteran Faith Jennings, and retired Rear Admiral Vic Beck will lead Communications for its Aerospace Systems sector's unmanned systems and military aircraft divisions, respectively.

John Pranzatelli Named President & CEO of MBDA Inc.
2014-11-24 Read More...
John Pranzatelli has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of MBDA Incorporated.

Bell Names New VP of Global Military Business Development
2014-11-18 Read More...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced that Lisa Atherton has been named Vice President (VP), Global Military Business Development.

Jordan Appoints New Military Attaché in Kuwait
2014-11-04 Read More...
Kuwait’s Army Chief of Staff Lt. General Mohammad Al-Kheder met new Jordanian Military Attaché Brigadier Hilal Al-Khwalda in Kuwait on Monday on issues of mutual interest and ways and means of promoting and bolstering bilateral military relations,

Smiths Detection Names Middle East Managing Director
2014-10-14 Read More...
Smiths Detection, a global leader in providing government-regulated systems to detect CBRNE threats, announced the appointment of Paul Baker as Managing Director for its operations in the Middle East.

NGC Appoints VP, Advanced Land & Self Protection Systems
2014-08-12 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has appointed Michael J. Meaney, Vice President, Advanced Land and Self-Protection Systems, for the Advanced Concepts and Technologies Division (AC&TD) in its Electronic Systems sector, effective

NGC Names VP, Business Management, Unmanned Systems
2014-08-04 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced Diane Daegele has been appointed Vice President of Business Management for the Unmanned Systems division of its Aerospace Systems

Raytheon Names Thomas A. Kennedy Chairman of the Board
2014-07-30 Read More...
The Board of Directors of Raytheon Company has elected Thomas A. Kennedy (photo), age 59, as Chairman of the Board of Raytheon Company effective October 1, 2014. This action follows notice to the Board by William H. Swanson, Raytheon's current

RUAG Group Names Patrick Grawehr New General Counsel
2014-07-07 Read More...
The Board of Directors of RUAG has appointed Dr. Patrick Grawehr as the new General Counsel and a member of the extended Executive Board.

Julia Maris Named Deputy CEO of DCI
2014-06-27 Read More...
Défense Conseil International (DCI) announced the nomination of Julia Maris as the company's Deputy Chief Executive

Russian Helicopters Streamlines Rostvertol Management
2014-06-11 Read More...
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, announced that Pyotr Motrenko (photo) has been appointed Managing Director of its Rostvertol subsidiary by Rostvertol's Board of Directors at a meeting held in

Major General Dr. Omar Al Khaldi Named KADDB CEO
2014-05-27 Read More...
By a Royal Decree announced on May 19th, 2014, Major General Dr. Omar Al Khaldi, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) following the resignation of Mr. “Shadi Ramzi” Al

Saudi Ministry of Interior to Employ Native Hackers
2014-05-27 Read More...
The National Information Center of the Saudi Ministry of Interior is planning to employ native hackers in its efforts to define holes in the electronic networks in the

Khaled bin Bandar Named Saudi Deputy Defense Minister
2014-05-16 Read More...
In a series of royal decrees carried on state media, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister, Prince Salman bin Sultan, was removed from his

Harris’ President & CEO Named Chairman of the Board
2014-04-29 Read More...
Harris Corporation announced that effective immediately William M. Brown, the company's President and Chief Executive Officer, has been elected by its Board of Directors to serve in the additional capacity of Chairman of the Board.

BAE Systems Names New General Manager for Oman
2014-03-25 Read More...
BAE Systems announced the appointment of Matthew Foster (photo) as its new General Manager for

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