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20 Mar 24. G3 Systems wins overseas construction works contract for refurbishment of the British Deputy High Commission Office in Lagos, Nigeria. G3 Systems Limited, the British company with over 20 years of operationally proven expertise in designing and producing deployable containerised solutions and providing infrastructure support to military and government organisations in remote locations across the globe, has just been awarded a multi-m-pound contract by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) for the remodelling and refurbishment of the British Deputy High Commission (BDHC) in Lagos, Nigeria. The contract, awarded following a competitive tendering exercise, is a mix of demolition, refurbishment, new build and landscaping works estimated to take 18-24 months.  The objectives of the FCDO project are to enhance the working environment for deployed staff, ensure compliance with modern building standards, maximise space utilisation and minimise ongoing maintenance and running costs.  The project will also seize the opportunity to enhance compound security and improve the compounds overall environmental performance, in line with government net carbon zero goals. Throughout the works, the BDHC will remain occupied and fully operational. Therefore, an essential component of the project is to provide close liaison with staff to ensure the project works are synchronised with their operational needs. Nick Rose, Managing Director G3 Systems said, “This is excellent news for G3 Systems and a very exciting extension of our existing construction capability.  We have a strong pedigree of providing deployable containerised embassy solutions for the government in the past and delivering projects in remote locations for the military, but this is a first to manage a complex construction project in a remote location for the FCDO, which is a fantastic addition to our current portfolio.”

 

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21 Mar 24. French Navy begins construction of largest submarine ever built in France. Naval Group initiated the production of SSBN 3G to revolutionise France’s subsea deterrence capabilities. Naval Group began constructing the first third-generation French nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SNLE 3G) in an event underscoring France’s commitment to bolstering its defence capabilities. The steel-cutting ceremony at the Cherbourg shipyard on 20 March symbolises a shift in France’s naval deterrence posture, aligning with its vision of safeguarding national security well into the 21st century. These four third-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines will provide the French Navy with significant improvements in their nuclear deterrence and maritime warfare capabilities, with the SNLE 3G expected to remain in service up until 2080–90, according to GlobalData’s intelligence on the French defence market. The submarines will replace the four Le Triomphant-class (SNLE 2G) SSBNs in service from 2035. Representing the cornerstone of France’s strategic oceanic force (FOST), the SNLE 3G programme embodies a collaborative effort between the armed forces, the French defence procurement agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement – DGA), the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), and Naval Group, in association with TechnicAtome.

Pierre Éric Pommellet, CEO of Naval Group, emphasised the significance of this endeavour, stating: “Through this major programme, Naval Group is fully committed to serving French sovereignty and nuclear deterrence by mobilising all its skills, talents, and industrial resources.”

The initiative encompasses the construction of the largest submarine ever built in France, with production distributed across various sites in the country. Naval Group embarks on an industrial venture to fortify France’s maritime strength. The SNLE 3G submarine features enhanced stealth, extended detection capabilities, and weapons systems. These submarines ensure optimal operational efficiency and have a mission lifespan that extends well beyond the 2080s. Moreover, the technological advancements pioneered by the SNLE 3G programme will benefit France’s future submarine fleet and enhance the performance of existing SSBNs (SNLE 2G). This strategic modernisation initiative shows France’s commitment to maintaining a deterrence posture and safeguarding national interests amidst evolving geopolitical dynamics. As France embarks on this historic mission, mobilising over 400 companies and 400 skills nationwide, the SNLE 3G programme is a testament to France’s industry and dedication to national defence. With construction underway, the French Navy stands poised to ensure the security and sovereignty of the nation for generations to come. The French Navy recently announced the return of its Ruby-class nuclear attack submarine, Perle, to operational status after prolonged maintenance and repairs initiated in 2019, exacerbated by a fire incident in June 2020. Following damage recovery and upgrades, including the capability to employ the F21 heavyweight torpedo, Perle underwent dockside and sea trials, with operational potential extended until 2028. (Source: naval-technology.com)

 

15 Mar 24. USN Christened Submarine Idaho. The USN christened its newest Virginia-class attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony March 16, at General Dynamics Electric Boat, in Groton, Connecticut. The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) for Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA), delivered the ceremony’s principal address. Senior representatives from the Navy, the shipbuilders, Congress, and the state of Idaho are also expected to speak. In a twist on the time-honored Navy tradition of breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow, the Submarine’s Sponsor, Ms. Teresa Stackley, christened the boat with water she has collected from several lakes in Idaho. Stackley is the daughter of a Navy Sailor and is the spouse of the Honorable Sean Stackley, a former Naval officer who served as ASN (RDA) from 2008 to 2017. The submarine, which began construction in 2017, will be the 26th Virginia-class fast attack submarine and the fifth U.S. Navy ship to be christened with the name Idaho. The last ship named Idaho was battleship BB 42, commissioned in 1919.   Though landlocked, the state of Idaho prides itself in its rich Naval history and continuing contributions to the fleet. The Navy’s Acoustic Research Detachment on Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho’s largest and deepest body of water, is a state-of-the-art facility that supports research, development, testing, and evaluation of submarine acoustic stealth technology and propulsor design. Lake Pend Oreille is a critical body of water to the U.S. Submarine Force. Virginia-class submarines are built to operate in the world’s littoral and deep waters while conducting anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface ship warfare; strike warfare; special operations forces support; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; irregular warfare; and mine warfare missions. This next-generation attack submarine provides the Navy with the capabilities required to maintain the nation’s undersea superiority well into the 21st century. (Source: U.S. DoD)

 

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14 Mar 24. First crash for India’s LCA Tejas. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has reported its first loss of a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk 1 fighter aircraft to an air crash on 12 March. The IAF said in a statement that the aircraft had crashed during an “operational training sortie”. According to the air force, the pilot “ejected safely”. The IAF added that a “court of inquiry has been constituted to find out the cause of the accident”. A seven-second video of the incident, which was circulated on X (formerly Twitter), shows that the pilot ejected at an altitude of about 1,500–2,000 ft. The video imagery shows the fighter aircraft continuing to glide unattended before it passes out of the video frame. (Source: Janes)

 

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EUROPE APPOINTMENTS

 

19 Mar 24. British Army welcomes Iraq and Afghanistan veteran as new Commander Field Army. A veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq has officially become the new Commander Field Army. Lieutenant General Mike Elviss, who began service commissioning into the Royal Regiment of Artillery in August 1995, was selected for sub-unit command in 2002 and twice deployed to Iraq in infantry and artillery roles a year later. A return to Iraq followed his appointment as Chief of Staff 20th Armoured Brigade, having attended the Advanced Command and Staff Course. Lt Gen Elviss was later deployed to Afghanistan, where he eventually commanded the Task Force Helmand Joint Fires and Targeting Group during Operation Herrick 18. (Source: forces.net)

 

21 Mar 24. Mr James Dauris has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Panama in succession to Mr Tim Stew MBE who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.  Mr Dauris will take up his appointment during March 2024.

 

19 Mar 24. Mr Andrew Mitchell CMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, in succession to Ms Jill Gallard CMG CVO who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.  Mr Mitchell will take up his appointment during September 2024.

 

22 Mar 24. Mr Nathaniel Copsey has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria in succession to Dr Rob Dixon who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.  Mr Copsey will take up his appointment during August 2024.

 

U.S. APPOINTMENTS

 

18 Mar 24. USMC LG James F. Glynn for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific; and commanding general, Fleet Marine Forces Pacific. Glynn is currently serving as the deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Quantico, Virginia.

 

18 Mar 24. USAF MG Duke A. Pirak for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.  Pirak is currently serving as deputy director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

 

18 Mar 24. USN Rear Adm. (lower half) Joseph B. Hornbuckle for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Hornbuckle is currently serving as commander, Fleet Readiness Centers, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.

 

15 Mar 24. Today, the Department of Defense announced that David M. Cattler has been selected as the next director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The appointment will be effective March 24, 2024.  Mr. Cattler has extensive leadership experience within the intelligence community, military, and NATO, making him the ideal candidate to hit the ground running and lead DCSA. He has served multiple times as an intelligence enterprise mission manager in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and led complex efforts across organizational and functional boundaries. He has significant intelligence collection management and analytic experience at the national, joint, and service levels, and has advised the President, civilian agencies, Defense department and military leaders, and operational forces through roles at Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Staff, National Security Council, and during a career as a naval surface warfare officer. Mr. Cattler understands the criticality of the DCSA security mission to the Department, our federal partners, and industry.

 

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U.S. APPOINTMENTS

 

20 Mar 24. AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, announced today that Jeffrey N. Edwards has been elected to AAR’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. This appointment increases AAR’s Board from 11 to 12 Director positions. Mr. Edwards, 63, brings more than 40 years of experience in the financial services sector. As Partner and Vice Chairman of New Vernon Capital, Mr. Edwards prioritizes the firm’s clients, focusing on investment portfolios, operations, and business development. Prior to New Vernon Capital, Mr. Edwards spent over 20 years with Merrill Lynch, serving in various leadership positions, including Chief Financial Officer. His other current board positions include Lead Independent Director for Raymond James Financial, Inc. and Chair of the Audit, Finance, and Risk Committee for American Water Works Company, Inc., both S&P 500 companies.

 

21 Mar 23. Astrobotic announced today the addition of four distinguished space industry leaders to its team. These veteran appointments will bring decades of spacecraft experience, expertise, and lessons learned as the company prepares Griffin for its lunar mission. Steve Clarke joins as the Vice President of Landers and Spacecraft, Frank Peri joins as the Director of Engineering with a focus on Griffin-1, and Jim Reuter and Michael Gazarik join as advisors to the company.

Steve Clarke, the former Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, brings 39-years of experience in executive leadership, systems engineering, program management, and operations to his new role leading lunar lander delivery at Astrobotic. Clarke’s leadership contributions across several NASA mission directorates have been recognized with NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal and the Presidential Rank Award. His distinguished service in government and commercial space programs, coupled with his expertise in program management and lunar systems, make him an ideal fit to lead Astrobotic’s payload delivery missions to the Moon.

Frank Peri, former Director for the Safety and Mission Assurance Office at NASA Langley Research Center, has 35 years of executive leadership, most recently leading the institutional safety and mission assurance program, executing complex programs while maintaining standards of quality and safety. Frank’s background will be invaluable as the company executes Griffin-1, delivering the largest lander to the Moon since the Apollo program.

Jim Reuter, a former Associate Administrator for Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA, brings significant technical evaluation capability as well as deep knowledge of the state of the art in space technologies.  With a career highlighted by leadership roles in technology programs worth over $1bn annually, Reuter’s strategic insights will guide Astrobotic in its pursuit of pioneering lunar exploration initiatives such as LunaGrid.

Michael Gazarik, another former Associate Administrator of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, joins Astrobotic’s advisory board as a seasoned leader in engineering and technology development. Gazarik’s extensive background in spaceflight systems design and deployment, coupled with his role in shaping NASA’s technology roadmap, will provide invaluable guidance to Astrobotic as the company continues to map its future space technology developments and businesses.

 

21 Mar 24. Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL), a global technology leader, today announced the appointment of telecommunications and public safety industry leader Jeff Robertson as the Company’s new President of its Terrestrial and Wireless Networks business segment. Prior to joining Comtech, Robertson served as President & CEO of Intrado Life Safety, a company specializing in first responder technology in North America. Under his leadership, Robertson enhanced Intrado Life Safety’s operating structure, implemented critical digital transformation initiatives, migrated legacy products to next-generation cloud-based infrastructures, improved employee retention, and strengthened key go-to-market partnerships in under four years. Intrado Life Safety was sold in 2023 for $2.4bn under Robertson’s leadership. Throughout his career, Robertson has held numerous leadership roles, including Senior Vice President of Public Safety for startup innovator RapidSOS, CEO of Airbus DS Communications North America, Vice President and General Manager of Intergraph’s public safety software division, CEO of TCI – TelControl, and CML Emergency Services. He was also the founding executive director of the 9-1-1 Industry Alliance.

 

18 Mar 24. Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading innovator of purpose-built vehicles and equipment, today announced that its Board of Directors will nominate Annette Clayton, chairwoman and former president and chief executive officer of Schneider Electric North America, for election to the Oshkosh Board at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Clayton, 60, is the chairwoman and former president and chief executive officer of Schneider Electric North America, the largest operating region of Schneider Electric, a multinational firm specializing in energy management and industrial automation solutions. Prior to Schneider Electric, Ms. Clayton served in various leadership positions with Dell, including as vice president of global operations. She previously served in senior management roles with General Motors Corporation, including as president of Saturn Corporation. Ms. Clayton currently serves as a director of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) and Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN). In addition, she sits on the boards of the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

REST OF THE WORLD APPOINTMENTS

 

18 Mar 24. Beca appoints new managing director for Australia. The managing director began his tenure at the advisory, design and engineering consultancy on 18 March. Andrew Mailer has been appointed managing director for Australia, joining the company after having recently served as a general manager at Tetra Tech Coffey, and Asia-Pacific head of strategy and growth at Tetra Tech. The appointment is hoped to drive growth for the company, Beca Group chief executive Amelia Linzey said. “Andrew’s Australian market knowledge and commercial experience, combined with a unique global perspective, aligns with Beca’s strategic priority of growth in Australia. His focus on nurturing our culture will ensure that our incredible people and clients remain at the heart of everything we do. (Source: Defence Connect)

 

20 Mar 24. South Australia-based REDARC Defence & Space has announced renewed focus on pushing to wards a ‘Tier 2’ defence supplier role, with the appointment of a new general manager for sales. It’s understood defence industry veteran Craig Inns will lead the new focus, having previously served in senior business development roles across the defence and commercial sectors with companies including Collins Aerospace, Toll Group, and CHC Helicopters. Scott Begbie, executive general manager, sales, REDARC Defence & Space, welcomed Inns to the company, saying, “This is a pivotal role within REDARC Defence & Space as we scale our business into a ‘Tier 2’ defence supplier. The recruitment process identified Craig as a highly credentialled and experienced candidate who will strengthen our team.” Inns’ commercial experience builds on his service with the Royal Australian Air Force, following an 18-year career as an Air Combat Officer and aircraft engineer, including deployments in the Middle East. He also holds a bachelor of aeronautical technology, aeronautics from UNSW and several graduate diplomas in avionics from the School of Air Warfare. (Source: Defence Connect)

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15 Mar 24. Japan grows next-generation submarine fleet. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned its third Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine on 8 March, JS Jingei (SS 515), the service announced on the same day. According to the JMSDF, Jingei – which translates into ‘Swift Whale’ – was inducted into the Yokosuka-based Submarine Division 4 of Submarine Flotilla 2, shortly after a ceremonial handover by shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) at its Kobe City facility. The Taigei-class SSK has an overall length of 84m, a beam of 9.1m, a draught of 10.4m, and a standard displacement of about 3,000 tonnes, which is comparable to the service’s in-service Soryu-class SSKs. It is operated by a crew complement of about 70 and has been designed to support female personnel. Like the last two boats of the 12-strong fleet of Soryu-class SSKs, Oryu (SS 511) and Toryu (SS 512), the Taigei-class is equipped with lithium-ion batteries supplied by Kyoto-based GS Yuasa for extended underwater endurance and range. Japan is the first country to successfully field SSKs that employ lithium-ion battery technology, as opposed to conventional lead-acid batteries. The Taigei-class alsos employ a new advanced combat management system (CMS) comprising integrated command and control (C2), sensors, and weapons systems. These include the OYX-1 processing system, ZQX-12 submarine tactical display system, ZQQ-8 fibre-optic array sonar system, NZLR-2 electronic support measures (ESM) system, and ZPS-6H radar system. The first submarine in the class, JS Taigei (Big Whale), was converted to a test submarine on the same day. Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) launched the fourth Taigei-class boat, the future JS Raigei (Thunder Whale), in October 2023. Raigei is expected to enter JMSDF service in March 2025 following user acceptance trials. Unlike lead boat Taigei and sister boats Hakugei (White Whale) and Jingei, Raigei will be equipped with the latest Kawasaki 12V 25/31 diesel engines that offer a higher performance than the present Kawasaki 25/25SB powerplants. (Source: AMR)

 

11 Mar 24. Canadian Forces base Trenton receives C$850m upgrade. The investments are projected to create and maintain more than a thousand jobs annually while injecting millions into the country’s GDP. As the Royal Canadian Air Force celebrates its centennial, Defence Minister Bill Blair announces an investment in Canadian Forces base (CFB) Trenton alongside the introduction of aircraft. CFB Trenton is poised to receive an C$850m ($629m) investment. The funds will spearhead upgrades to the base, facilitating its role as the Eastern Main Operating Base for the new CC-330 Husky Strategic Tanker Transport Aircraft. In conjunction with the base’s transformation, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) welcomed the arrival of aircraft, including the CE-145C Vigilance. These aircraft, equipped with sensors and communications technology, will provide surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). Minister Blair emphasised the broader significance of these developments, highlighting the economic benefits for Canada. Beyond fortifying national security, these investments are projected to create and maintain more than a thousand jobs annually while injecting ms into the country’s GDP. The government’s commitment to supporting the aerospace and defence industries underscores its dual mission of safeguarding the nation and driving economic growth. Lieutenant-general Eric Kenny, commander of the RCAF, emphasised the importance of these initiatives, “The threat to Canada’s sovereignty and interests abroad, created by competition for global power and advancing technologies, remains as significant now as any time in our history. The Royal Canadian Air Force must be ready answer when our nation calls with a mission-ready, well-equipped, and combat-capable force.” Looking ahead, the transformation of CFB Trenton and the integration of aircraft into the RCAF’s fleet signify a new chapter in Canada’s defence strategy. As the global landscape evolves, Canada is committed to ensuring its armed forces’ readiness, equipping them with the tools needed to safeguard the nation’s interests at home and abroad. In other recent Canadian Air Force developments, Canada’s Department of National Defence awarded Arcfield Canada Corp a C$211.6m contract to sustain Canada’s CF-18 avionics fleet. Amidst preparations for the arrival of 88 F-35 aircraft, Arcfield Canada’s mission sustainment solutions will ensure the operational readiness of the CF-18 fleet, which will be utilised alongside Australian F-18 jets until 2032.  (Source: airforce-technology.com)

 

08 Mar 24. Navantia delivers corvette to Saudi Navy, marking completion of project. Spanish shipyard delivers the final Corvette for the Al-Sarawat project. Navantia, in collaboration with the Saudi Arabian Military Industries, achieves a milestone in naval defence technology by commissioning the fifth corvette, HMS Unayzah, to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. Navantia, the Spanish shipbuilder, celebrated as it delivered the fifth and final corvette, HMS Unayzah, to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. The commissioning ceremony was presided over by top Saudi defence officials. In his address, Vice Admiral Fahad Bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily, chief of staff of Royal Saudi Naval Forces, highlighted the technology of the corvette, emphasising its role in meeting national mandates and enhancing combat readiness. The localisation efforts undertaken in Saudi Arabia, spearheaded by the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), have played a role in achieving this milestone, aligning with the ambitious goals outlined in Saudi Vision 2030. The corvette, built under the Al-Sarawat project, has capabilities tailored to meet the Kingdom’s strategic interests and maintain regional maritime security. Its integration of combat systems and successful trials conducted in Saudi Arabia exemplifies the collaboration between Navantia and SAMI. The Saudi Arabian Navy is replacing its four Badr-class corvettes, acquired in the early 1980s. According to GlobalData’s intelligence on the Saudi Arabian defence market, the country’s expansive procurement plans make it a favourable export destination for foreign manufacturers.  The Avante 2200 design, adapted to the requirements of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, offers performance, survivability, and operational flexibility. The corvettes were delivered in record time. The joint venture aims to position Navantia’s integrated systems and solutions in the Arab market, fostering long-term collaboration and technological exchange. Navantia will capture a 16.8% share of the naval vessels and surface combatants market in the Middle East, with forecast revenue of $4bn over 2023–33, according to GlobalData’s “The Global Naval Vessels and Surface Combatants Market 2023-2033” report.  Beyond the Middle Eastern market, Navantia Australia, along with Austal and Civmec, has joined forces to propose the Tasman-class corvettes, addressing Australia’s need for enhanced naval strike capabilities.  The commissioning ceremony, attended by dignitaries and industry leaders, symbolises the culmination of years of collaboration. As Navantia looks ahead, the delivery of HMS Unayzah marks a technological milestone but is also a testament to the partnership between Spain and Saudi Arabia in naval defence. Navantia, the Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company, launched the final Avante 2200 corvettes in December 2021. Indra, another Spanish defence supplier, also signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to supply electronic warfare (EW) detection systems for the Avante 2200 corvettes, further solidifying Spain’s role in supporting Saudi Arabia’s naval defence capabilities. Navantia and SAMI reaffirm their commitment to advancing naval capabilities and strengthening defence cooperation between Spain and Saudi Arabia as the fifth corvette sets sail. With the successful completion of the Al-Sarawat project, both nations look forward to continued collaboration in pursuing maritime security and technology. (Source: naval-technology.com)

 

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11 Mar 24. Russia sacks naval commander after humiliating Black Sea losses on linkedin (opens in a new window) Share Save current progress 13% Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Max Seddon in Riga MARCH 11 2024 215 Print this page President Vladimir Putin has sacked the commander of Russia’s navy after it suffered a series of humiliating losses in the Black Sea, according to Ukrainian officials with knowledge of the shake-up. Putin sacked Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, who had led the navy since 2019, and replaced him with Alexander Moiseev, commander of its Northern Fleet, two Ukrainian officials told the Financial Times. The decision underscores how Ukraine has forced Russia to retreat in the Black Sea even as Putin’s forces gain ground elsewhere along the 1,000km front line more than two years since the start of their full-scale invasion. (Source: FT.com)

 

EUROPE APPOINTMENTS

 

14 Mar 24. Mr Alex Ellis CMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain and non-resident Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra. Mr Alex Ellis CMG has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain and non-resident Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra in succession to Mr Hugh Elliott  who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.  Mr Ellis will take up his appointment during summer 2024.

 

11 Mar 24. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirm that Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin will be extended in post until autumn 2025. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps are pleased to confirm Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin will be extended in his post until autumn 2025. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

 

U.S. APPOINTMENTS

 

14 Mar 24. Dr. Radha Plumb will serve as the next Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer. Currently serving as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. Plumb has worked to tackle pressing acquisition matters related to DoD, including building out and maintaining a robust national security industrial base and supply chain.  The strategic value of information to decision-making is critical for our warfighters and industry partners, which is why the Department stood up the CDAO in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century while operating within a rapidly changing technology landscape. There is no doubt that Dr. Plumb’s technical expertise and strategic acumen will enhance the CDAO’s innovative efforts, and help accelerate the DoD’s adoption of data, analytics, and AI to generate decision advantage from the boardroom to the battlefield.

 

14 Mar 24. USMC MG Eric E. Austin for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; and commanding general, Marine Corps Combat Development Command.  Austin is currently serving as the commanding general, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.

 

14 Mar 24. USAF MG Derek C. France for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command; commander, Ninth Air Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command; and Combined Forces Air Component commander, U.S. Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.  France is currently serving as commander, Third Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

 

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INDUSTRY TEAMINGS

 

14 Mar 24. Embraer Defense & Security and ST Engineering to boost cooperation across APAC and South America. Embraer Defense & Security today announced an agreement with ST Engineering to jointly explore alternatives for future collaboration in key identified areas such as engineering, maintenance and support service activities for the C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft in the Asia Pacific region. In addition, both companies will cooperate on products and services including radars and land systems, C4ISTAR, border security, simulation and advanced production methodologies which will support ST Engineering’s portfolio of capabilities in South America.  The cooperation is based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in February during the Singapore Airshow 2024 and reinforces Embraer’s growing presence in the aerospace and defense ecosystem through strategic partnerships.

“We see strong synergies between ST Engineering’s capabilities in defense and the MRO sector and Embraer Defense & Security’s complete line of integrated solutions and we look forward to fostering stronger ties with ST Engineering,” said Bosco da Costa Junior, President & CEO, Embraer Defense & Security. “The C-390 Millennium is a flagship product for Embraer Defense & Security, and it received a lot of attention at the recent Singapore Airshow. We look forward to growing our customer base in the region.”

The C-390 can carry more payload (26 tons) compared to other medium-sized military transport aircraft and flies faster (470 knots) and farther. It is capable of performing a wide range of missions such as transporting and dropping cargo and troops, medical evacuation, search and rescue, firefighting, and humanitarian missions, operating on temporary or unpaved runways such as packed earth, soil, and gravel. The aircraft has been selected by South Korea, Czech Republic, Austria, the Netherlands, Portugal and Brazil.

The current fleet of aircraft in operation has accumulated more than 11,500 flight hours, with operational availability of around 80% and mission completion rates above 99%, demonstrating exceptional productivity in the category.

ST Engineering’s defense capabilities cover a wide range of solutions from engineering aircraft and avionics upgrades, to designing and building proven battlefield mobility platforms, soldier systems, ammunition and naval vessels. As an authorized service center for several OEMs, ST Engineering’s Defense Aerospace business provides a comprehensive range of maintenance support and solutions including aircraft modernization for global customers, supporting platforms from combat fighters to transport and trainer aircraft, as well as helicopters.

 

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EUROPE APPOINTMENTS

 

12 Mar 24. Dean Group Announces Leadership Transition. Effective July 2024, Pulkit Ahuja will take up the role of Managing Director, succeeding the retiring Graham Stubbs. Pulkit, a key member of the Dean Group team since 2019, has been selected for his proven proficiency in directing the company’s commercial operations, contributing significantly to its enhanced positioning within the casting industry. Outgoing Managing Director Graham Stubbs, who expertly navigated the company through the global pandemic, has applauded the appointment of Pulkit Ahuja.

 

U.S. APPOINTMENTS

 

11 Mar 24. Albedo, the first company to offer aerial quality imagery from space – enabled by the new orbit frontier of VLEO (very low earth orbit) – today announced the expansion of its Strategic Advisory Board to include LTG Patrick O’Reilly, US Army (Ret), and Rick Ambrose joining as members. They join existing members Vice Admiral Bob Sharp, USN (Ret), Jen Stewart, The Honorable Joan Dempsey, and Dr. John Deutch, who were announced in May 2023.

LTG Patrick O’Reilly, US Army (Ret) is a Vice President, Corporate Strategy at L3Harris Technologies, where he leverages his military and corporate expertise to focus on venture-capital investments in start-up technology companies. LTG O’Reilly is fully embedded in the Shield Capital Venture Investments firm’s team in accordance with the L3Harris / Shield Capital strategic partnership. Prior to his commercial industry roles, LTG O’Reilly enjoyed a distinguished, 35-year career in the US Army, highlighted by managing unprecedented missile, radar, power, vehicle, construction engineering, watercraft, and logistic research and acquisition programs, culminating in his becoming director of the US Missile Defense Agency. He maintains a commitment towards humanitarian efforts and service, evident in his past deployment to multiple hurricane and other natural disaster sites as a disaster relief associate for the American Red Cross, his position as on the board of advisors to a IP3 Coloration, and his position as a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

“Albedo is making access to affordable, high-resolution, space imagery that will shape both the military and commercial markets,” said LTG O’Reilly.

Rick Ambrose is a distinguished leader with over four decades of experience in the aerospace & defense industry. As the Space Executive Vice President for Lockheed Martin, Rick oversaw the strategic leadership of the $11 bn Space portfolio that provides advanced technology and mission-driven solutions for national security, civil, and commercial customers. In his 20-year career at Lockheed Martin, he served as executive leadership supporting the Information Systems & Global Solutions-National, Surveillance and Navigation Systems, and Mission Systems and Sensors’ Tactical Systems businesses. In addition to his impressive achievements at Lockheed Martin, Rick served as the Chair of the Board at Sandia National Laboratories and United Launch Alliance (ULA); he currently serves as a director on the Textron Board of Directors.

“I’m very excited to work with the Albedo team,” said Rick Ambrose. “This team knows how to build high-performance systems and I’ve been amazed with how quickly they’ve been able to build thus far.”

Albedo’s latest advisors add invaluable experience and tenure on how commercial space programs should navigate the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and the Hill. Together, all six advisors represent Albedo’s commitment towards supporting the national interest and its mission to be a dual-use technology. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

13 Mar 24. Columbia Helicopters (“Columbia” or the “Company”) announced today that David Balevic has been appointed President & CEO, effective immediately. Balevic will succeed Michael Tremlett, who is departing the company to pursue other opportunities. Columbia Helicopters is a global leader in the heavy and super heavy-lift helicopter sector, with a more than 60-year track record of innovation, technological firsts, and industry milestones. The Company manufactures, provides sustainment services for, and operates the Model 234, CH-47D Chinook, and Model 107-II tandem-rotor helicopters. The Company’s principal customers include the U.S. military, foreign allied militaries, U.S. and foreign civil protection agencies, and a broad range of commercial customers. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

13 Mar 24. Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) (the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed John Ratigan, Chief Corporate Development Officer (“CCDO”), as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Ratigan succeeds Ken Peterman, who has been terminated as President and CEO and will cease to serve on the Board. Mr. Peterman’s termination was for conduct unrelated to Comtech’s business strategy, financial results or previously filed financial statements. Mr. Ratigan, a former Chief Executive Officer, is an accomplished executive who brings over three decades of experience and senior leadership expertise across the global satellite technology sector. He has an extensive background in satellite communications, as well as a deep familiarity with Comtech, having spent ten years at EF Data Corp. prior to its acquisition by Comtech in July 2000, driving significant revenue growth over the course of his tenure. As CCDO at Comtech, Mr. Ratigan has proven himself an instrumental member of the executive team, identifying and optimizing market shifts currently underway and executing on the Company’s One Comtech strategy. In addition, the Board has elected current Board member Mark Quinlan as Chair of the Board.

 

11 Mar 24. Kymeta announced today leadership and board changes as the company continues to build on its innovative technology and first‐to‐market products. This has been an orderly collaborative process to support existing leaderships retirement. Effective April 1st, 2024, Rick Bergman will become the President and CEO of Kymeta, bringing a wealth of experience from his most recent role as Executive Vice President, Computing and Graphics at AMD. Bergman also served as President and CEO of Synaptics (SYNA) during their high growth phase from 2011 to 2019. His distinguished career includes steering organizations towards capitalizing on market opportunities with innovative technologies, leading to sustained market growth. Nicole Piasecki will be appointed Chairperson of the Board, succeeding Doug Hutcheson. Nicole, who joined the board in May 2022, brings an extensive background from the aerospace and defense sector. Commenting on Rick’s appointment, Piasecki says, “I am excited about Rick joining our outstanding team. Kymeta is at the forefront of connecting the world through its hybrid communication solutions. With Rick Bergman’s track record of driving value‐led growth in the technology sector bolstered by disciplined execution, we eagerly anticipate the next phase of growth for Kymeta.” Effective March 31, 2024, Doug Hutcheson and Walter Berger are retiring from Kymeta. Throughout the last five years, their pivotal contributions have played a central role in spearheading numerous product launches and consistently fostering year‐over‐year growth. Their grasp of customer needs, commitment to innovation and successful introduction of new products to the market have resulted in record‐breaking achievements. They are committed to a transition of responsibilities to Rick.

 

11 Mar 24. Navistar Defense, LLC (Navistar Defense) announced today that Imtiaz Uddin has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO).  In this pivotal role, Uddin orchestrates the harmonious alignment and continuous improvement of program management, manufacturing, supply chain logistics, quality assurance standards, safety protocols, and engineering initiatives across our dynamic landscape of defense and commercial manufacturing operations. His strategic vision and meticulous attention to detail ensure optimal efficiency, reliability, and excellence throughout our organization’s processes. Imtiaz is part of the executive leadership team and reports to Chief Executive Officer Ted Wright.  Uddin most recently served as the Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain for BAE Systems. There, he designed and implemented operational excellence systems of ownership, accountability, and escalations, enabling bottom-line margin improvement and top-line growth by building customer relationships and trust, including Supply Chain partners. Additionally, Mr. Uddin held management roles with increasing levels of responsibility with Spirit Aero Systems, Honeywell Aerospace, and General Motors.

 

14 Mar 24.  Peraton today announced the appointment of Constantine Saab to its Advisory Board. Over an impressive nearly two-decade career at the Central Intelligence Agency, Saab served in many critical senior leadership roles including chief strategy officer, corporate board member, and acting assistant director. He is an experienced board director, advisor, and entrepreneur specializing in national security and technology. Saab has also focused on operational growth investments in dual-use strategic technologies over the past five years. (Source: PR Newswire)

 

13 Mar 24. Tyto Athene, LLC (“Tyto”), a federal systems integrator of mission-focused digital transformation services, has appointed Dennis Kelly to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kelly joins the organization as a 30-year industry veteran and experienced executive in the defense and intelligence community. He will lead Tyto’s strategic growth efforts while also focusing on service delivery excellence to its U.S. defense, national security, intelligence, space, and public safety agency clients around the globe. Tyto is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners (“Arlington”), a Washington, D.C.-area private investment firm specializing in government-regulated industries. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

13 Mar 24. 3M (NYSE: MMM) today announced that William M. “Bill” Brown is appointed chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2024. He succeeds Michael Roman, who is appointed to the role of Executive Chairman of the 3M Board of Directors, also effective May 1, 2024. Brown, 61, is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of L3Harris Technologies, a global innovator in aerospace and defense technology solutions, where he served as chief executive officer and chairman, and then executive chair from June 2019 to June 2022. Brown previously served as chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Harris Corporation prior to its merger with L3 Technologies in 2019. He joined Harris Corporation in November 2011 as president and chief executive officer. Prior to Harris Corporation, Brown spent 14 years at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) serving in a variety of leadership roles. Brown holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Villanova University, as well as an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is the former Chair of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Board of Governors and formerly a member of AIA’s Executive Committee. Roman will continue to chair 3M’s Board of Directors and provide insights from his more than 35 years with 3M to the company’s strategic direction as executive chairman of the board. He has served as 3M’s CEO since July 2018. 3M also announced that the Board of Directors waived the mandatory retirement age of 65 years for Roman and Brown. (Source: PR Newswire)

LOCATIONS

 

LAND

 

01 Mar 24. Finland approves construction of Patria’s F-35 assembly facility. Patria will build a site in Finland for the assembly of F-35 Block 4 fighter jets, now that the government’s Ministerial Finance Committee has approved the Defence Ministry’s land and facilities lease proposal. The project is linked to the $9.6bn jet procurement contract reached between Finland’s MOD and the American company Lockheed Martin in February 2022. The deal covers the delivery of 64 F-35s to the Finnish Air Force. The building of the aircraft assembly facility forms part of the contract’s so-called stage one industrial component. The umbrella project required the signing of a lease for a suitable assembly plant development site. This was found near the town of Nokia. The site lease was signed in January between the Finnish Defence Forces and Defence Properties Finland, the state organization tasked with managing properties and assets owned by Finland’s defense administration. Construction work on the engine assembly building is slated to commence during the second half of 2024. Under the terms of the industrial deal struck between Finland and Lockheed Martin, engine maintenance at the facility in Nokia will continue throughout the entire life cycle of the Air Force’s F-35 fleet.

“Industrial cooperation tied to the F-35 agreement will generate critical maintenance and repair expertise for Finland’s indigenous defense industry. This includes performance areas like reliability of maintenance. The agreement will also create significant know-how in Finland for F-35 engine assembly and testing,” Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen said.

The assembly plant will operate in close collaboration with the regional aircraft hub in Tampere run by Patria’s aviation division. An estimated 100 personnel will work in various assembly roles at the facility. The government owns 50.1% of Patria, and the Norwegian company Kongsberg controls the remainder. Patria itself owns half of the Norwegian defense contractor Nammo. The F-35s are set to replace the Air Force’s ageing McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet jets. These planes are scheduled to retire by 2030. The first batch of the F-35s on order are due for delivery and then deployment to Arctic air bases in Finland’s Lapland region by 2026. The industrial cooperation component of the F-35 acquisition deal is expected to be scaled up in stages by 2030. The broadening of the industrial agreement may include the production or assembly in Finland of certain parts and systems used in the aircraft. The Air Force has already tested the F-35′s suitability and adaptability to operate in extreme weather conditions, especially in Arctic areas of Finland during the country’s long winters that feature limited daylight. In recent exercises, the service routinely used stretches of “closed highway” in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions as temporary airstrips. The Air Force is currently running such maneuvers as part of the weeklong Hanki drills in the north of the country, which are to continue until March 2.  (Source: Defense News)

 

MARITIME

 

07 Mar 24. Babcock delivers St. Albans three months ahead of schedule. Babcock has delivered Type 23 frigate HMS St. Albans back to the Royal Navy for sea trials three months ahead of the planned schedule, following an extensive and comprehensive refit.

Once her current sea trials are completed, HMS St. Albans, with her 178-strong crew, will return to sea as the most advanced, equipped, and capable Type 23 frigate in the Royal Navy’s fleet, boasting next-generation weapons systems and radar.

During her time in dock, skilled Babcock engineers and other tradespeople spent around 1.2 million working hours carrying out a significant number of updates and upgrades to keep the platform at the leading edge of warfighting capability, including a substantial power generation and machinery upgrade, the removal, overhaul and replacement of both propulsion motors, and finally stripping and repainting her entire hull.

Crew facilities have also been improved and modernised to support the personnel living on board.

The teams that readied HMS St. Albans proudly gathered at the dockside to see her off and were joined by Royal Navy colleagues and representatives from across Babcock’s Devonport operation.

Gary Simpson, Managing Director of Babcock’s Marine Support business, said: “Working on behalf of DE&S, preparing HMS St. Albans for sea again is central to ensuring our customer’s critical services are readily available, affordable, and long-lasting. Our skilled teams of engineers, fabricators, technicians, and other experts, with the support of DE&S, the Royal Navy and specialists in our supply chain, worked tirelessly to ensure the complex and extensive refit of HMS St. Albans was a resounding success. Watching her leave for sea trials was a proud moment for everyone involved.”

Commanding Officer of HMS St. Albans, Commander Helen Coxon, said: “Going back to sea is a huge milestone and the result of a real team effort where Ship’s Company, DE&S, Babcock and other specialist contractors, have come together to help us transition from engineering project back to being a warship. Whether it was the first day at sea – as was the case for many of our less experienced sailors – or returning back to where we feel at home for the more experienced, sailing from Devonport was a big day and we’d like to thank all those involved in making it happen.”

 

04 Mar 24. HII Completes Acceptance Trials on Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful completion of acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico for amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the final Flight I transition ship before Ingalls moves into serial production of the LPD Flight II line.

“We have had a successful trial and it is only through the efforts of our shipbuilders and our dedicated Navy and industry partners that we now move solely into the Flight II ships,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. “Our team remains fully committed to delivering these important assets to the Navy-Marine Corps team.”

The Ingalls’ Test and Trials team spent several days with the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey running the ship at full power and through steering maneuvers. The team will now complete final finish work on the San Antonio-class ship in preparation for delivery to the U.S. Navy in weeks ahead.

“Congratulations to our shipbuilders on accomplishing this milestone and getting the ship ready for delivery,” Ingalls Shipbuilding Ship Program Manager Davianne Stokes said. “The LPD 29 team has worked very hard to make these sea trials a success, and I couldn’t be more proud of how they have prevailed.”

Ingalls Shipbuilding has delivered 12 San Antonio-class ships and currently has three LPDs under construction, including Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the final transition ship; Harrisburg (LPD 30), the first Flight II LPD; and Pittsburgh (LPD 31). Ingalls was also awarded in March 2023 a modification contract for the procurement of the detail design and construction of Philadelphia (LPD 32), the 16th ship in the San Antonio class and the third LPD Flight II.

San Antonio-class ships can support a variety of amphibious assault, special operations, or expeditionary warfare missions, operating independently or as part of Amphibious Readiness Groups (ARGs), Expeditionary Strike Groups, or joint task forces. These capabilities allow the U.S. Navy to protect America’s security abroad and promote regional stability and preserve future peace. (Source: ASD Network)

 

29 Feb 24. Indian Navy launches LSAM 18, its fourth auxiliary ammunition barge. The launch of the latest ‘ACTCM’ barge will provide an impetus for the Indian Navy to take on further operational commitments.

The Indian Navy has launched another ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile’ (ACTCM) barge on the 28 February 2024; the fourth of 11 units to be delivered to the service.

Designated ‘LSAM 18’, the barge will serve as an auxiliary vessel for the transportation, embarkation and disembarkation of ammunition articles to Indian Navy warships, alongside jetties and at outer harbours due to the nature of the ordnance.

The model testing of the barge during its design stage was undertaken at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam.

contract was initially signed on 5 March 2021 with a domestic supplier, a small shipyard enterprise named M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Limited, based in Thane, a city just outside Mumbai in Western India.

Its last barge, LSAM 17, was delivered to the Navy on 30 November 2023 in Mumbai.

This framework is yet another result of the Indian Government’s ‘Atmanirbrhar Bharat’ (Self-Reliant India) initiative. These barges were designed and built as part of the programme.

“Atmanirbrhar Bharat calls for increasing involvement of the private sector in defence production and encourages foreign direct investment [FDI] in defence,” GlobalData Defence Analyst, Abhijit Apsingikar, explained.

“The private sector is being encouraged to enter into joint ventures and partnerships with foreign original equipment manufacturers and produce defence equipment domestically. This will eventually enhance the technology capability levels of the domestic private sector and develop competencies which would eventually allow them to undertake larger more important, high profile projects domestically.”

The Indian Government has gone all out to entice FDI to prop up its fledgling defence industry. In the past year some headway has been made under the INDUS-X initiative, in which US and Indian industry and academia are transferring critical knowledge and skills.

(Source: naval-technology.com)

 

MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT

 

06 Mar 24. Qatar’s special forces training centre opens new site. Qatar’s Project 401 Special Operations Training Centre revealed its second site during the DIMDEX 2024 show held in Doha from 4 to 6 March. The new site adds to an existing 300 m range and simulator facility in the southwest corner of Camp Al-Sayliyah, west of Doha. It includes a second 300 m range, a 600 m range for sniper training, a 360° live-fire simulator, an Airbus airliner for counter-terrorism training, a driving course, and an urban warfare area. These are supported by large administration and accommodation facilities. Project 401’s other sight is a dedicated naval special forces training facility that was built on the eastern side of the Bay of Zekreet on Qatar’s western coast under a contract awarded to the Turkish company Modern Defense Solutions (MDS) in March 2018. While MDS identified it as the Buroq Special Marine Operations Training Centre, Project 401’s English-language brochure calls it Brouq. (Source: Janes)

 

PERSONNEL

 

EUROPE APPOINTMENTS

 

04 Mar 24. LG Sir Ben Bathurst KCVO, CBE has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar in succession to Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL.

Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst KCVO, CBE has been appointed Governor of Gibraltar in succession to Vice Admiral Sir David Steel KBE, DL. Sir Ben Bathurst will take up his appointment during June 2024.

 

01 Mar 24. Ms Anne Sherriff has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium in succession to Mr Martin Shearman CVO who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.  Ms Sherriff will take up her appointment during September 2024.

 

U.S. APPOINTMENTS

 

04 Mar 24. LG James J. Mingus to vice chief of staff of the Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as director, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Michele H. Bredenkamp to director’s advisor for Military Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, D.C. She most recently served as commanding general, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Robert M. Collins to military deputy/director, Army Acquisition Corps, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Washington, D.C. He most recently served as deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Sean A. Gainey to commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He most recently served as director, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office; and director of Fires, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Karl H. Gingrich to deputy chief of staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Anthony R. Hale to deputy chief of staff, G-2, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as commanding general/commandant, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

 

04 Mar 24. LG William J. Hartman to deputy commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. He most recently served as commander, Cyber National Mission Force, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

 

04 Mar 24. LG David M. Hodne to deputy commanding general, Futures and Concepts, U.S. Army Futures Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He most recently served as director, Chief of Staff of the Army Transition Team, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Heidi J. Hoyle to deputy chief of staff, G-4, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. She most recently served as director of Operations, G-43/5/7, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, U.S. Army, Washington, DC.

 

04 Mar 24. LG David T. Isaacson to director, J-6, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as director, J-1, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Mary K. Izaquirre to The Surgeon General, U.S. Army; and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, Washington, D.C. She most recently served as commanding general, Medical Readiness Command, East; and chief of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Thomas L. James to deputy commander, U.S. Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. He most recently served as deputy commander, Combined Joint Task Force Space Operations, U.S. Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Laura A. Potter to director of the Army Staff, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. She most recently served as deputy chief of staff, G-2, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Andrew M. Rohling to deputy chairman, NATO Military Committee, Belgium. He most recently served as deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Mark T. Simerly to director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He most recently served as commanding general, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command/Sustainment Center of Excellence and Fort Gregg-Adams, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia.

 

04 Mar 24. LG Douglas A. Sims II to director, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as director for Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. MG (Promotable) John W. Brennan Jr. to deputy commander, U.S. Africa Command, Germany. He most recently served as director of operations, J-3, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

 

04 Mar 24. MG (Promotable) Charles D. Costanza to commanding general, V Corps, Fort Knox, Kentucky. He most recently served as commanding general, 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

 

04 Mar 24. MG (Promotable) Stephen G. Smith to deputy commanding general/chief of staff, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina. He most recently served as commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Andrew C. Gainey, commanding general, 56th Artillery Command, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany, to commanding general, Southern European Task Force-Africa; and deputy commanding general for Africa, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Italy.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Gavin J. Gardner, director for Logistics, Engineering and Security Cooperation, J-4, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, to commanding general, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Patrick L. Gaydon, vice director for Joint Force Development, J-7, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

 

04 Mar 24. Chaplain (MG) William Green Jr. to chief of chaplains, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as deputy chief of chaplains, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Garrick M. Harmon, deputy commanding general, Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, Operation Atlantic Resolve, Germany, to director of Strategy, Plans, and Programs, U.S. Africa Command, Germany.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Joseph E. Hilbert, director, Force Development, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, 11th Airborne Division; and deputy commander, U.S. Alaskan Command, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

 

04 Mar 24. MG James P. Isenhower III, commanding general, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss, Texas, to assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Ryan M. Janovic, director of Operations, J-3, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland, to commanding general, Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Paula C. Lodi, commanding general, 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support); and command surgeon, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, Fort Detrick, Maryland.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Charles T. Lombardo, director of Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Douglas S. Lowrey, commanding general, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, to commanding general, Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Jacqueline D. McPhail, director of Architecture, Operations, Networks and Space, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Scott M. Naumann, deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to commanding general, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and Fort Drum, Fort Drum, New York.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Thomas W. O’Connor Jr., commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to director, Force Development, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. MG John L. Rafferty Jr., chief of Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, 56th Artillery Command, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Hope C. Rampy, director, Military Personnel Management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Jeth B. Rey, director, Network Cross Functional Team, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, to director of Architecture, Operations, Networks and Space, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Lori L. Robinson, commandant of Cadets, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, to commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

 

04 Mar 24. MG James M. Smith, director of Operations, G-43/5/7, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to deputy commanding general, Installation Management Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Curtis D. Taylor, commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Fort Irwin, California, to commanding general, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss, Texas.

 

04 Mar 24. MG Colin P. Tuley, deputy commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to commanding general, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Moore, Fort Moore, Georgia.

 

04 Mar 24. BG (Promotable) David W. Gardner, commanding general, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Fort Johnson, Louisiana, to deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

 

04 Mar 24. BG (Promotable) Monte L. Rone, commandant, U.S. Army Infantry School, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence; and director, Future Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team, Army Futures Command, Fort Moore, Georgia to Commanding General, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, Fort Riley, Kansas.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Brandon C. Anderson, deputy commanding general (Support), 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea, to commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Fort Irwin, California.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Amanda L. Azubuike, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox, New York, to chief of Public Affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Maurice O. Barnett, commanding general, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Germany, to commanding general, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Christine A. Beeler, commanding general, Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to program executive officer, Simulations, Training and Instrumentation, Orlando, Florida.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Beth A. Behn, chief of Transportation and commandant, U.S. Army Transportation School, U.S. Army Sustainment Center of Excellence, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, to director of Operations, G-43/5/7, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, U.S. Army, Washington, DC.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Matthew W. Braman, deputy commanding general (Support), 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York, to director, Army Aviation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Matthew W. Brown, deputy commanding general, 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, United Kingdom, to deputy commanding general, V Corps, Germany.

 

04 Mar 24. BG John P. Cogbill, deputy director, Operations Fires and Effects, J-3, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to Deputy Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Eugene D. Cox, commanding general, Medical Readiness Command, West; and director, Defense Health Network West, Defense Health Agency, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, to commanding general, 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support); and command surgeon, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Jason A. Curl, director, CJ3, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq, to commanding general, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Sean P. Davis, commanding general, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Fort Cavazos, Texas, and Operation Spartan Shield, Kuwait, to deputy chief of staff, G-4, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Sara E. Dudley, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to deputy commanding general for Operations, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Patrick J. Ellis, deputy chief of staff, G-3, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany, to director, Network Cross Functional Team, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Joseph E. Escandon, deputy chief of staff for Operations, Plans and Experiments, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas, to deputy commanding general (Operations), 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Alric L. Francis, deputy commander (Operations), 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, to commandant, U.S. Army Field Artillery School, U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Kirk E. Gibbs, commanding general, Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to commanding general, Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Oregon.

 

04 Mar 24. BG George C. Hackler, commanding general, U.S. Army Operational Test Command; deputy commanding general for Operational Testing, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Fort Cavazos, Texas, to deputy commanding general, Combat Capabilities Development Command; and senior commander, Natick Soldier Systems Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, Natick, Massachusetts.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Peter G. Hart, deputy director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, J-5, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to deputy director for Joint Strategic Planning, Strategy, Plans, and Policy Directorate, J-5, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Paul D. Howard, commandant, U.S. Army Signal School, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia, to director, J-6, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Paige M. Jennings, commanding general, U.S. Army Financial Management Command, Indianapolis, Indiana, to director, J-1, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Gregory S. Johnson, The Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Human Resources Command; commanding general, U.S. Army Physical Disability Agency; and executive director, Military Postal Service Agency, Fort Knox, Kentucky, to director, Military Personnel Management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Curtis W. King, commandant, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School, U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to commanding general, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Germany.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Niave F. Knell, deputy commanding general (Support),1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army North, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Kevin J. Lambert, deputy commanding general, V Corps, Germany, to commanding general, Security Force Assistance Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Shannon M. Lucas, deputy provost marshal general, Office of the Provost Marshal General, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., to commanding general, U.S. Army Operational Test Command; and deputy commanding general for Operational Testing, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Fort Cavazos, Texas.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Mark D. Miles, director of Command, Control, Communications and Cyber, J-6, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, to deputy commanding general, Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Constantin E. Nicolet, director of Intelligence, J-2, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to director, J-2, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

 

04 Mar 24. BG David C. Phillips to program executive officer, Program Executive Office – Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He most recently served as project manager, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, Program Executive Office Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Philip J. Ryan, commander, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Levant, Operation Inherent Resolve, Jordan, to commanding general, U.S. Army South, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Andrew O. Saslav, deputy commanding general (Operations), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to deputy chief of staff, G-3, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Jason C. Slider, deputy commanding general (Operations), 3rd Division (France), France, to commanding general, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

Chaplain (BG) Jack J. Stumme to deputy chief of chaplains, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as command chaplain, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany.

 

04 Mar 24. BG James D. Turinetti IV, director, J-6, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to commanding general, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command and Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Camilla A. White, deputy program executive officer, Command, Control and Communication (Tactical), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, to program executive officer, Combat Support/Combat Service Support, Warren, Michigan.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Jeremy S. Wilson, deputy commanding general (Maneuver), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, to deputy commanding general-Training, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Scott C. Woodward, deputy commanding general-Training, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to deputy commanding general (Support), 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Joseph W. Wortham II, deputy commanding general (Operations), 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to assistant commander-Support, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

 

04 Mar 24. BG David J. Zinn, deputy commanding general (Operations), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to director of Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. Col. Andrew L. Landers,* commander, 68th Medical Command (Deployment Support); and command surgeon, U.S. Army Europe-Africa, Germany, to deputy chief of staff for Operations, U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Virginia.

 

04 Mar 24. Col. Yolonda R. Summons,* deputy chief of staff for Operations, U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Virginia, to commander, Medical Readiness Command, West; and director, Defense Health Network West, Defense Health Agency, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

 

* Officer has been nominated for promotion to brigadier general. Assignment of this colonel should not be construed as the Senate’s consent of this promotion nomination. There will be no action to frock or promote these officers until confirmed by the Senate.

 

Army Reserve

 

04 Mar 24. MG Deborah L. Kotulich, director (Inactive Ready Reserve), Army Recruiting and Retention Task Force, Washington, D.C., to deputy chief of Army Reserve (Individual Mobilized Augmentee), Office of the Chief of Army Reserve, Washington, D.C.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Kent J. Lightner, deputy commander – Support (Troop Program Unit), 412th Engineer Command, Vicksburg, Mississippi, to deputy commander – Support (Troop Program Unit), 81st Readiness Division, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Katherine A. Simonson, deputy commander (Troop Program Unit), 3rd Medical Command, Forest Park, Georgia, to deputy commanding general (Inactive Ready Reserve), U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Richard W. Corner II, commander (Troop Program Unit), 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, Arlington Heights, Illinois, to special assistant to the assistant secretary of the Army (Individual Mobilized Augmentee), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Washington, D,C.

 

04 Mar 24. BG Brian T. Cashman, deputy commanding general (Individual Mobilized Augmentee), Southern European Task Force Africa, Italy, to commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, U.S. Africa Command, Djibouti.

 

01 Mar 24. The U.S. Navy achieved a significant milestone in its operational capabilities by inaugurating the service’s first Robotics Warfare (RW) specialist on Tuesday. This event comes shortly after the Navy announced the establishment of the new rating, reflecting the service’s strategic shift towards incorporating advanced unmanned and autonomous technologies into its operations. The historic pinning ceremony was held at Naval Support Facility Arlington, Virginia, where Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, Chief of Naval Personnel, and Rear Adm. Jim Waters, Director of the Navy’s Personnel Plans and Policy Division, awarded Master Chief Christopher Rambert with the new RW rating insignia. Rambert, who previously served as an aviation electrician’s mate, expressed his honor in being the first to represent this pioneering role within the Navy. (Source: https://www.sofx.com/)

 

01 Mar 24.  USAF Col. David W. Kelley for appointment to the grade of brigadier general.  Kelley is currently serving as the director, Strategic Religious Affairs, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, DC.

 

01 Mar 24. USAF Col. Todd D. Miller for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Miller is currently serving as the commander, 185th Operations Group, Iowa Air National Guard, Iowa.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Ronnie D. Anderson Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Anderson is currently serving as commander, Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island, Illinois.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Bryan L. Babich for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Babich is currently serving as director, Mission Command Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Jeremy A. Bartel for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Bartel is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Army Central, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. James T. Blejski Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Blejski is currently serving as assistant chief of staff, G-3, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. W M. Bochat for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Bochat is currently serving as commandant, U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Robert G. Born for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Born is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos, Texas.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Kirk E. Brinker for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Brinker is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. Anthony C. Carullo will be assigned as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Carullo is currently serving as director, Plans and Policy, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahti will be assigned as commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Lahti is currently serving as commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Japan: and commander, Navy Region Japan, Yokosuka, Japan.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. Daniel P. Martin will be assigned as commander, Naval Safety Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Martin is currently serving as director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands will be assigned as commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, San Diego, California. Sands is currently serving as chief of staff, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. Christopher J. Sweeney will be assigned as director, Warfare Integration, N9I, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Sweeney is currently serving as director, Warfare Development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. James P. Waters III will be assigned as commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, Tennessee. Waters is currently serving as director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division, N13, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Arlington, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Susan BryerJoyner, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Warfare Integration Directorate, N2/N6I, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. BryerJoyner is currently serving as deputy director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber, J-6, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas R. Buchanan, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Plans and Policy, J5, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Buchanan is currently serving as commander, Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Jennifer S. Couture, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division, N13, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Arlington, Virginia. Couture is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eleven, Everett, Washington.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) William R. Daly, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Daly is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Erik J. Eslich, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Eslich is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Patrick J. Hannifin, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as director of operations, J3, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Hannifin is currently serving as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Gregory C. Huffman, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Joint Task Force-Micronesia, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Apra, Guam. Huffman is currently serving as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Representative, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau; commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas; and commander, Joint Region Marianas, Apra, Guam.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Elizabeth S. Okano, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California. Okano is currently serving as program executive officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Carlos A. Sardiello, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned as commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Southern Command; and commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet, Jacksonville, Florida. Sardiello is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group One, San Diego, California.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Eric J. Anduze will be assigned as director, Joint/Fleet Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Anduze is currently serving as deputy commander, Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, Djibouti, Africa.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian H. Bennett will be assigned as deputy director, Special Operations and Counter Terrorism, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Bennett is currently serving as assistant commander-Operations, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) George Bresnihan will be assigned as commander, Defense Logistics Agency – Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Bresnihan is currently serving as director, Logistics Directorate, J-4, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Maximilian Clark will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eleven, Everett, Washington. Clark is currently serving as assistant chief of staff, J-3, Joint Forces Command, Naples, Naples, Italy.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Adan G. Cruz will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washington. Cruz is currently serving as deputy director for Politico-Military Affairs (Middle East), J-5, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas J. Dickinson will be assigned as program executive officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, Washington, D.C. Dickinson is currently serving as commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center; and commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Kavon Hakimzadeh will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Hakimzadeh is currently serving as director, Joint/Fleet Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Ian L. Johnson will be assigned as commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Japan, and commander, Navy Region Japan, Yokosuka, Japan. Johnson is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Kevin M. Kennedy will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Fifteen, San Diego, California. Kennedy is currently serving as assistant commander for Career Management, PERS-4, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Christopher A. Kijek will be assigned as director, Learning to Action Board, Washington, D.C. Kijek is currently serving as commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, Norfolk, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Brett W. Mietus will be assigned as commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, Norfolk, Virginia. Mietus is currently serving as director, Navy Culture and Resilience Office, N17, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Arlington, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Andrew T. Miller will be assigned as director, Plans and Operations, U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Sixth Fleet; deputy commander, Sixth Fleet: and commander, Submarine Group Eight, Naples, Italy. Miller is currently serving as commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center, Groton, Connecticut.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Thomas Moninger will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, Norfolk, Virginia. Moninger is currently serving as director, Plans, Policy and Integration, N5, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Gregory D. Newkirk will be assigned as commander, Task Force Seven Zero; and commander, Carrier Strike Group Five, Yokosuka, Japan. Newkirk is currently serving as deputy director for Operations, National Joint Operations Intelligence Center, Operations Team Two, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Chase D. Patrick will be assigned as commandant, National War College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Patrick is currently serving as director of Maritime Headquarters, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa/Sixth Fleet, Naples, Italy.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Frank A. Rhodes IV is assigned as deputy director for Operations, National Joint Operations Intelligence Center, Operations Team Two, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Rhodes recently served as executive assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Mark A. Schafer will be assigned as commander, Special Operations Command South, U.S. Southern Command, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. Schafer is currently serving as commander, Special Operations Joint Task Force – Central, Doha, Qatar.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Alexis T. Walker will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten, Norfolk, Virginia. Walker is currently serving as commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Millington, Tennessee.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) David P. Walt will be assigned as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Walt is currently serving as deputy director for Resources and Acquisitions, J-8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Todd S. Weeks will be assigned as program executive officer, Strategic Submarines, Washington, D.C. Weeks is currently serving as program executive officer, Undersea Warfare Systems, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert E. Wirth will be assigned as commander, Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia. Wirth is currently serving as deputy director, Strategic Targeting and Nuclear Mission Planning, J-5N, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

 

01 Mar 24. Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael S. Wosje will be assigned as commander, Carrier Strike Group One, San Diego, California. Wosje is currently serving as chief of staff, Strike Force NATO, Lisbon, Portugal.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Frankie J. Clark, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director, Navy Culture and Force Resilience Office, N17, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Clark is currently serving as executive assistant to the commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. David G. Duff, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director, Plans, Policy and Integration, N5, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Duff is currently serving as commanding officer, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Norfolk, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Brian A. Harding, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center, Norfolk, Virginia. Harding is currently serving as information warfare commander, Carrier Strike Group Three, Bremerton, Washington.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Jeffrey L. Heames, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as assistant commander for Career Management, PERS-4, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee. Heames is currently serving as director, Surface Warfare Officer Career Management and Distribution Division (PERS-41), Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. John W. Hewitt, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Navy Region Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida. Hewitt is currently serving as chief of staff, Navy Installations Command, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Marcos A. Jasso, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific: and commander, Task Force Seven Three, Singapore. Jasso is currently serving as director, Maritime Operations Center, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Matthew J. Kawas, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command: deputy commander, Fifth Fleet. Kawas is currently serving as principal military assistant to the deputy secretary of defense, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Justin A. Kubu, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy commander, Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, U.S. Africa Command. Kubu is currently serving as commander, Amphibious Squadron Seven, San Diego, California.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Robert E. Loughran Jr., selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director for Resources and Acquisitions, J-8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Loughran is currently serving as branch head, Carrier Strike Aircraft and Weapons, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Philip S. Miller, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as director of Maritime Headquarters, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa/Sixth Fleet, Naples, Italy. Miller is currently serving as branch head, Carriers, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Erin P. Osborne, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director, J-5, Political-Military Affairs, (Middle East), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Osborne is currently serving as executive assistant to the vice chief of naval operations, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Bartley A. Randall, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as assistant commander-operations, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Randall is currently serving as assistant deputy director for Global Operations, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Melvin R. Smith Jr., selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director, Nuclear Operations, U.S. Strategic Command. Smith is currently serving as executive assistant to the commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Vincent S. Tionquiao, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy director, C4/Cyber Systems, J-6, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Tionquiao is currently serving as director, Maritime Operations Center, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. Tenth Fleet, Fort Meade, Maryland.

 

01 Mar 24. Capt. Michael York, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Defense Logistics Agency – Distribution, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. York is currently serving as director, Fleet Supply Readiness and Operations, N412, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Robert S. Brown for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Brown is currently serving as deputy commander (maneuver), 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Kevin S. Chaney for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Chaney is currently serving as project manager, Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, Program Executive Office Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Kenneth C. Cole for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Cole is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Kevin L. Cotman for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Cotman is currently serving as commander, 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Johnaton L. Dawber for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Dawber is currently serving as deputy commander (operations), U.S. Army Space and Missile Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. David P. Elsen for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Elsen is currently serving as deputy chief of staff, G-2, U.S. Army Pacific Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Joseph M. Ewers for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Ewers is currently serving as deputy commander (operations), 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Eugene J. Ferris for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Ferris is currently serving as deputy commander (maneuver), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Ronald L. Franklin Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Franklin is currently serving as NATO branch chief, J-5, U.S. European Command, Germany.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Rogelio J. Garcia for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Garcia is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Peter C. Glass for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Glass is currently serving as deputy director/chief of staff, Futures and Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Joseph C. Goetz II for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Goetz is currently serving as commandant, U.S. Army Engineer School, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Phillip J. Kiniery III for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kiniery is currently serving as deputy commander (operations), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Paul T. Krattiger for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Krattiger is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. John P. Kunstbeck for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Kunstbeck is currently serving as deputy commander (operations), U.S. Army Cyber Command, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Matthew J. Lennox for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Lennox is currently serving as deputy commander, Cyber National Mission Force, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Robert J. Mikesh Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Mikesh is currently serving as project manager, Integrated Personnel and Pay System–Army, Program Executive Office – Enterprise Information Systems, Arlington, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Zachary L. Miller for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Miller is currently serving as commander, U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command, Futures and Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Jin H. Pak for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Pak is currently serving as commandant, U.S. Army Quartermaster School, U.S. Army Sustainment Center of Excellence, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. William M. Parker for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Parker is currently serving as director, Air and Missile Defense Cross Functional Team, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Allen J. Pepper for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Pepper is currently serving as senior defense official and defense attaché, U.S. Defense Attaché Office, Iraq.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Brendan C. Raymond for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Raymond is currently serving as director of integration, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Adam D. Smith for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Smith is currently serving as deputy commander for operations, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Terry R. Tillis for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Tillis is currently serving as deputy commander (maneuver), 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. George C. Turner Jr. for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Turner is currently serving as commander, White Sands Missile Range; and deputy commander for developmental testing, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, White Sands, New Mexico.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Shane M. Upton for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Upton is currently serving as director, Contested Logistics Cross Functional Team, U.S. Army Futures Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Eric J. Van Den Bosch for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Van Den Bosch is currently serving as commander, 7th Signal Command; and deputy commander, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Jason T. Williams for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Williams is currently serving as deputy commander (support), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.

 

01 Mar 24. Army Col. Kevin J. Williams for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Williams is currently serving as chief of staff, Joint Task Force–Red Hill, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

REST OF THE WORLD APPOINTMENTS

 

05 Mar 24. Australian shadow defence industry portfolio shake-up. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a reshuffle in the Defence team that will lead the Coalition ahead of next year’s federal election. Luke Howarth, Member for Petrie, has been dropped from the Coalition’s defence industry shadow portfolio in a reshuffle announced by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. The move makes way for expanded responsibilities for Andrew Hastie, who will step into the position as shadow minister for defence industry and defence personnel, in addition to his role as shadow minister for defence. Hastie will be supported by Phillip Thompson OAM, who has also seen a broadened remit. Thompson will likewise serve as shadow assistant minister for defence industry and defence personnel, in addition to his role as assistant minister for defence. Dutton explained that the appointments were necessary amid accusations of conflict between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and the Department of Defence. Former shadow defence industry minister Luke Howarth will remain in the Coalition’s shadow ministry as the shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services. Shadow home affairs and cyber security minister Senator James Paterson will also serve as the shadow cabinet secretary. (Source: Defence Connect)

 

INDUSTRY

 

PERSONNEL

 

05 Mar 24. Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, is creating more than 1,000 new jobs at its large-scale, advanced manufacturing and shipbuilding facility in Rosyth to support the delivery of world-class programmes and development of its workforce capabilities.

Underpinning Babcock’s commitment to further develop the skills required to support customers now and in the future, over the next four years, the new job opportunities will benefit both the UK economy and local communities and include 400 apprenticeships, 350 production support operatives, skilled engineers, tradespeople, and graduates. The roles will support programmes like the Type 31 frigate design and build programme.

The production support operative initiative is focused on attracting people from a range of backgrounds and experience, including those not currently in education, employment, or training, with the role centred around supporting and learning from time-served tradespeople.

Babcock’s latest recruits will join a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing and digitally enabled facility that in recent decades has seen investment of more than £200m.

Apprentice numbers are also increasing at Babcock’s operation on the west coast of Scotland, supporting His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde and the UK’s submarine enterprise, with Babcock’s apprenticeship opportunities expected to double in 2024.

David Lockwood, Chief Executive, Babcock International Group, said:

“Attracting and retaining talent is essential to the future success of our business and directly benefits the local communities in which we operate.

“Continued investment in Babcock’s development programmes and facilities enables our apprentices, graduates and trainees to experience a mix of on-the-job learning in a modern, digitally led industrial environment, alongside academic training with further education partners and our own Babcock Skills Academy.

“This week is Scottish Apprenticeship Week; our apprentices play a really important role in our workforces across the UK, ensuring we can sustain the technical skills needed to continue to deliver critical national defence programmes.”

Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge, said:

“Rosyth is at the heart of major UK defence and commercial programmes, and it was a privilege to meet skilled workers and apprentices there last week.

“A career with Babcock can provide these unique opportunities and skilled technical training, whilst making a huge contribution to the Scottish economy.”

Paul Sheerin, Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering, said:

“Babcock Rosyth’s announcement is fantastic news for the engineering industry in Scotland – and the wider UK too – and the very best of timing as it coincides with Scottish Apprenticeship Week. With a staggering four hundred of the one thousand newly created roles being apprentices, what a fantastic opportunity to add highly skilled, well-paid jobs to our economy, and boost our talent pool significantly. It creates the chance for people new to the world of work, and those seizing the option to change track on their career, to contribute to the never more important security of the UK.”

 

EUROPE APPOINTMENTS

 

04 Mar 24. Terry Hill has been appointed Operations Director of Hobson Industries, the Lincolnshire, UK, Land Rover specialists.

 

U.S. APPOINTMENTS

 

04 Mar 24. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE: BAH), the parent company of consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., announced today that it has appointed William McClellan “Mac” Thornberry to the Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2024.Thornberry represented the 13th district of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1995 until January 2021. He served on the House Armed Services Committee throughout his time in Congress, including four years as chairman (January 2015 to January 2019) and two years as ranking member (January 2019 to January 2021). He also served on the House Intelligence Committee for 14 years. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

06 Mar 24. Gigantor Technologies Inc., a leading innovator of high-performance Edge AI systems, proudly announces the appointment of Major General (Retired) Viet Luong as the Executive Vice President. With an illustrious career spanning over three decades in the United States Army, Major General Luong brings invaluable strategic leadership and operational experience to Gigantor Technologies. Born in Vietnam and immigrating to the United States in 1975 as a political refugee, Major General Luong’s journey is marked by dedication, selfless service, and an unwavering commitment to our country. In addition to extensive combat experience, Luong played pivotal roles in critical strategic assignments throughout his career. His leadership was instrumental in shaping national policy and driving Army modernization efforts, ensuring readiness and effectiveness in the face of evolving global challenges. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

05 Mar 24. Hypori, a cybersecurity Software as a Service (SaaS) provider enabling bring-your-own-device (BYOD) capability and zero-trust access to enterprise apps and data through a secure virtual mobile infrastructure, announced today the appointment of Jerry Raphael as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Raphael will oversee finance, business and legal affairs, human resources, recruiting, and facilities management as the company builds its customer base in the Department of Defense (DoD) and expands into the Federal and commercial health markets. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

04 Mar 24. Mobix Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBX), a fabless semiconductor company developing disruptive next-generation connectivity technologies for 5G infrastructure, satellite communications and defense industries, today announced the creation of a technical advisory board that will play a key role in assessing existing and new technologies, corporate strategy and potential acquisitions. Led by Jim Aralis, the company’s chief technology officer, inaugural board members include Greg Winner, VP of product development and GM for cellular infrastructure at InnoPhase Inc., a fabless semiconductor company; Jay Standiford, a long-time engineering executive and consultant; and Frank Thiel, Founder of Kolvenier Solutions, a business and technology consulting company. Aralis, who joined Mobix Labs in May 2022 as CTO, held the same role for more than a decade at Microsemi Corp., as well as serving as senior vice president of advanced development, until the Aliso Viejo-based chipmaker was acquired in 2018 for $10.3bn. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

REST OF THE WORLD APPOINTMENTS

 

07 Mar 24. The AROSE consortium bidding to create Australia’s lunar rover has appointed a former senior Telstra executive as its new chair. Deena Shiff will replace mining boss David Flanagan, who was reportedly “ousted” as chair of Delta Lithium before taking up a new role as managing director of Arrow Minerals. It comes after rover rival ELO2 unveiled a prototype of its design and ahead of a planned 2026 mission to the Moon. AROSE said Flanagan would continue with the group in an “advisory capacity” after serving in the top job for four years. (Source: Space Connect)

 

05 Mar 24. Codan Communications, DTC, the leading provider of Wireless MESH IP Technology and HF Radio solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Jones as Vice President of Asia Pacific. Jones will further strengthen the global leadership team and position the company for continued growth in key markets.  In his new role, Matthew Jones will be responsible for leading the company’s business activities and overall go-to-market strategy within the region with a particular focus on the Military and Uncrewed markets. Jones will also leverage his background and experience within military and government communities to spearhead business development in the Australian Defence market, while drawing upon his extensive knowledge to support DTC’s tactical communications products and solutions as part of its global senior leadership team.

 

06 Mar 24. Hanwha Phasor Targets US Expansion with New Senior Hires. Hanwha Phasor, a UK-based satellite communications company, has announced two new key hires as part of the business’ expansion into the US market. Richard LePage joins the organization as a Business Development Director, United States Government (USG), and Scott McCobb joins as Hanwha Phasor’s Commercial Director, Aviation – both positions will include a seat on Hanwha Phasor’s leadership team. The new leadership roles will see LePage tasked with executing marketing strategies, plans, and programs aimed at key US Government prospects, whilst McCobb will execute marketing strategies, plans and programs aimed at key aviation organizations. Alongside this, both LePage and McCobb will support the R&D team with product roadmaps by providing market trends and analyzing competitors for business development. Both new members of staff will report directly to the Vice President of Business Development to ensure a seamless international strategy for Hanwha Phasor’s wide portfolio of satellite communications solutions, as Hanwha Phasor enters into the US market. LePage had a decorated 21-year career in the US Armed Forces, spending 16 years focusing on satellite communications and R&D for US Special Operations with his career culminating as part of the Joint Special Operations Command. Following this, he joined the industry with numerous senior business development roles in companies including Ultra Intelligence and Communications, and Envistacom. Scott McCobb has an extensive career in program management, working previously at Raytheon Technical Services for over five years, as well as six years at Astronics AeroSat Corporation. Further to this, McCobb has experience handling significant budgets to execute R&D projects whilst working with regulators to guarantee business success. The announcement demonstrates a clear intention from the business to increase its interest in the United States for the sale of its satellite communications solutions, which have both civilian and defense applications. Hanwha Phasor has previously indicated its interest in the US, and these hires mark the formalization of the start of its operations in North America. Hanwha Phasor will soon be exhibiting at Satellite 2024 in Washington D.C, where the business is showcasing its portfolio of active electronically steered antennas (AESA). The business is also using the conference as a platform to make a number of key announcements about its product line and international growth.

 

05 Mar 24. Nova Systems has welcomed a new era of leadership as Dean Rosenfield commences as CEO. Rosenfield has recently relocated from London to lead Nova Systems as it embarks on a new growth phase to expand the global team, strengthen Australia’s vital sovereign capability, and deliver complex projects for clients and partners. As a highly experienced senior business leader with over 20 years of experience in the Defence industry, Rosenfield is excited to take on this new venture and explore the opportunities in the company’s core markets of Defence, Essential Services, Government, Special Missions, and Commercial Aerospace. (Source: Google/APDR)