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Analytical Consultant – Defence – 12 month contract – Farnborough – £53.42ph UMB or £42.21ph PAYE (Inside IR35) The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles. This role will require the person to hold full Security Clearance (SC) prior to working onsite. You will need to obtain a Criminal Record Check. You must currently hold or be eligible and willing to obtain SC and you must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship and have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum 5 year period. If you are unsure as to whether you are eligible, please contact me to discuss. Analytical Consultant – Defence Description: We are seeking an Analytical Consultant – Defence to join our growing team of consultants and analysts, working with our Defence sector clients in BAE Systems and the Ministry of Defence. At CORDA, we combine technical capabilities in modelling and analysis with client-facing consultancy skills, to ensure we deliver high-impact advice based on robust evidence. We work across a range of sectors, including defence, transport, security and policing. We are in a period of growth, so require exceptional candidates to join our team of dynamic consultants. We are seeking candidates with capabilities and experience in modelling, analysis and Operational Research (e.g. simulation modelling, spreadsheet modelling, data analytics, cost/benefit analysis) or related consultancy skills (e.g. workshop facilitation, problem structuring, process analysis). As and Analytical Consultant – Defence, you will focus on winning and delivering consultancy projects in the Defence sector. CORDA is based in Farnborough, Hampshire, but since our consultants will often work alongside our clients anywhere in the UK, there is some flexibility in the base location for this role. As well as ad hoc business travel, there may also be opportunities for you to work overseas or onsite with clients for longer periods of time. Depending on your grade and experience, your responsibilities as an Analytical Consultant – Defence may involve: Leading or working within project teams to deliver modelling/analysis/consultancy projects to time, cost and quality Consulting with clients to understand their requirements and develop solutions Communicating and presenting findings to clients Providing guidance and technical assurance to ensure that the analytical work undertaken is fit-for-purpose and meets the client’s needs Conducting/supporting business winning activities including customer engagement and proposal writing Your experience will ideally include some or all of the following: Delivery of analysis/consultancy projects in the Defence sector Working with clients and stakeholders in the MOD, Front Line Commands, Dstl, DE&S, NATO or the defence industry Managing projects to agreed budgets and timescales Experience of business winning and proposal writing A degree in a numerate subject, or relevant experience to offset.
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07 Oct 21. Satellite Communications Company SpaceLink Expanding Fairfax County Headquarters, Plans to Create 41 New Jobs. Gov. Ralph Northam today announced SpaceLink is expanding in Fairfax County. The expansion will allow the company to develop and deploy a communications superhighway for the space economy. SpaceLink currently employs 10 in Virginia, and will create 41 new jobs with this expansion. The company established its headquarters at 8260 Greensboro Drive in Tysons this year and has offices in Silicon Valley.
“Fairfax County is a natural choice for SpaceLink because of its proximity to so many of our customers, partners and advisors,” said David Bettinger, chief executive officer at SpaceLink. “As an innovative space company, we also have the opportunity to draw from the rich pool of talented technology and business professionals who are drawn to the region for its opportunities and dynamic environment. Northern Virginia is an important hub for the aerospace and defense industry, which makes it a great fit for SpaceLink’s corporate headquarters.”
The company is focused on helping advance a new age of space commerce, exploration, environmental awareness, and security. SpaceLink’s satellite relay network is designed to provide secure and continuous communications between spacecraft on orbit and the ground. It leverages today’s technology advances including optical intersatellite links for high-capacity delivery of time-sensitive data.
Developed in Fairfax County, the SpaceLink relay network is designed to pick up where the U.S. Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System leaves off, and go beyond with unprecedented capacity. It enhances the business case for Earth observation companies, commercial space stations, satellite servicers, and space tugs, and meets the requirements of the U.S. government and close allies that want to leverage industry solutions.
“We are proud to see SpaceLink growing here and we welcome the opportunity to work with the company further,” said Victor Hoskins, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. “Fairfax County and Northern Virginia have developed a robust aerospace and satellite cluster and SpaceLink is the perfect company to take advantage of our many assets in that industry sector and the workforce supporting it.”
“Fairfax County leads the Commonwealth in innovation and our businesses reflect that,” said Fairfax County BOS Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay. “The Board of Supervisors has invested significantly over the decades to build Fairfax County into a community that attracts great companies and a great workforce, and that work continues to pay off. We are looking forward to welcoming SpaceLink.”
The FCEDA worked with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to secure the project for Virginia and will support SpaceLink’s job creation through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP). State-funded VJIP provides consultative services and funding to companies creating new jobs in order to support employee recruitment and training activities.
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority promotes Fairfax County as a business and technology center. In addition to its headquarters in Tysons, Fairfax County’s largest business district, the FCEDA maintains business investment offices in six important global business centers: Bangalore/Mumbai, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Seoul and Tel Aviv. Follow the FCEDA on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
The FCEDA is a member of the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance. Other members: the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Arlington County, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, Fauquier County, Loudoun County, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park and the Prince William County Department of Economic Development. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
05 Oct 21. Collins Aerospace inaugurates new Army Customer Experience Center in US. The new centre will serve as a testbed and demonstration area for emerging technologies. Raytheon Technologies unit Collins Aerospace has opened a new Customer Experience Center to support crucial US Army Aviation initiatives. The new centre is in Huntsville, Alabama, US, and near the US Army post Redstone Arsenal.
According to the company, the new facility will allow it to work in close cooperation with the service and industry partners on initiatives such as the future vertical lift and enduring fleet modernisation.
Furthermore, the facility will serve as a testbed and demonstration area for evolving technologies. It supports the US Army’s procurement strategy “Fly Before You Buy”.
Collins Aerospace Avionics president Dave Nieuwsma said: “Our Customer Experience Center in Huntsville is the first of its kind for Collins, established with the express purpose of delivering integrated, innovative solutions to Army Aviation for its most important programmes.
“Collaboration will be the facility’s central focus. Collaboration with the army, collaboration with industry, collaboration across Collins and collaboration with our sister Raytheon businesses in Huntsville.”
The centre is designed to support the army to avoid ‘vendor lock’ and benefit from more effective platform sustainment from effective product upgrades.
Collins Aerospace plans to use the centre to showcase modular open system architectures at the aircraft and sub-systems levels.
The Customer Experience Center will demonstrate several of the company’s open system solutions, including its MOSARC avionics architecture, FlexLink adaptive connectivity and Perigon flight control, vehicle management computer and Mission System for Air Launched Effects.
Furthermore, the centre features a mock military rotorcraft equipped with current and emerging products of the company.
This military rotorcraft enables visitors to test Collins Aerospace and non-Collins Aerospace products in operational situations via a ‘simulated’ flying experience. (Source: army-technology.com)
MARITIME
06 Oct 21. HHI lays keel for RoKN’s first KDX-III Batch II guided-missile destroyer, South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced that it held a keel-laying ceremony on 5 October in Ulsan for the first of three Sejong Daewang (KDX-III)-class Batch II guided-missile destroyers for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN). Construction of the destroyer began in February after HHI secured a KRW676.6 bn (USD565 m) contract in October 2019 for the ‘detailed design’ and build of the warship, which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2022 and handed over to the navy in November 2024. The Batch II vessels will be larger and feature more advanced systems and armament that those of the first batch. According to HHI, the new destroyers will be 170 m long (about 3 m longer than the three KDX-III ships of the first batch), 21 m wide, and have a standard displacement of 8,100 tonnes (compared to the 7,600 tonnes of the Batch I ships), which will make them the largest destroyers in RoKN inventory once they enter service. HHI said that this improved variant is expected to be capable of operating at speeds of up to 30 kt, feature an improved ballistic missile defence capability, and be equipped with enhanced anti-submarine warfare technology, including a more powerful sonar to detect and track submarines at longer ranges. (Source: Jane’s)
06 Oct 21. Indian Coast Guard takes delivery of another Sankalp-class OPV. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has taken delivery of another Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The vessel, ICGS Sarthak with pennant no 21, was handed over by its builder Goa Shipyard on 30 September. It is the fourth vessel in Batch III of the Sankalp class, the contract for which was awarded in August 2016. The vessel was laid down on 10 November 2018 and launched on 13 August 2020. The vessel has a displacement of 2,457 tonnes with a length of 105m, beam of 13.6m, and draught of 3.65m. The vessel is powered by two 24,406hp (18.2 MW) MTU 20V 8000 M71L diesel engines, is equipped with two shafts, and has a maximum speed of 24kt. It is manned by a crew of 112 personnel, and has a range of 6,500n miles at 13.8kt. (Source: Jane’s)
05 Oct 21. HMS Trent deploys to West Africa to support maritime security. The patrol ship will visit Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia and Cape Verde, conducting patrols and helping partner navies to build capacity through training. Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent is setting sail to the waters of the Gulf of Guinea as she heads for security patrols and a mission to support allies in West Africa. The River-class patrol ship will visit Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia and Cape Verde, and will take part in French-led multinational training exercises that will bring together international partners in the region, known as Exercise Grand African Nemo. HMS Trent, which is the first Royal Navy vessel to operate in the region for three years, will conduct maritime security patrols as well as support partner navies by helping them to develop key maritime skills and develop plans for future operations in the region. This deployment is a clear signal of the UK’s commitment to being more persistently engaged in the region, through which more than £6 bn of UK trade passes every year.
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said, “This deployment shows the Integrated Review in action. It demonstrates how a truly Global Britain is stepping up on the world stage to tackle shared international security challenges. Working hand-in-hand with our allies we are utilising our forward deployed Armed Forces to tackle threats at the source, making the world a safer place for all.”
HMS Trent carries on board a contingent of Royal Marines from 42 Commando, which will train partner forces across the region in skills like boarding and searching of suspicious vessels, as well as evidence handling and medical skills.
As well delivering training to partner nations, 42 Commando are experts in boarding operations helping fight against illegal activity like piracy, drugs-smuggling and terrorism.
HMS Trent will attend the Friends of the Gulf of Guinea (FoGG) G7++ conference in Dakar, which the UK is co-chairing with hosts Senegal. Britain established the group in 2013 as part of the then G8 to coordinate regional maritime security efforts.
HMS Trent’s Commanding Officer, Commander Thomas Knott, said, “Continuing a year of forward deployed operations in the Black Sea and Mediterranean, this deployment marks an important return to the region for the Royal Navy demonstrating our commitment to improving Maritime Security in the area. We are extremely proud and excited to commence this deployment to what is an exciting new region for HMS Trent. We are looking forward to working with regional partners and also engaging with local communities in an effort to strengthen security.”
HMS Trent is one of five Royal Navy patrol ships which are currently operating around the world in areas of critical importance to the UK – from the Indo-Pacific, South Atlantic to the Mediterranean and Caribbean.
This is part of the Royal Navy’s Forward Presence programme that seeks to put patrol ships in positions around the globe ready to respond to global events.
HMS Trent finished preparations for her patrol to West Africa this week in the waters close to Gibraltar, refreshing skills following a period of maintenance and a rotation of crew. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
01 Oct 21. Fincantieri launches Qatar’s third Al Zubarah-class corvette Al Khor. The keel of the fourth corvette, Sumaysimah, was laid in February this year. Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has conducted the technical launch of the Qatar Emiri Navy’s (QEN) newest Al Zubarah-class corvette Al Khor at its Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard.
Al Khor is the third of four Al Zubarah-class corvettes being built by Fincantieri as part of the order placed by the Qatari Ministry of Defence. QEN deputy commander and QEN Flotilla commander staff brigadier general Abdulla Ali Al-Mazroey and Italian Navy Maritime Commander–Area North vice admiral Giorgio Lazio attended the ceremony.
Fincantieri said that the ceremony was ‘held in a restricted format and in full compliance with anti-contagion requirements’.
In June 2016, Fincantieri won a €4bn contract from the Qatari Ministry of Defence to build seven new generation surface vessels for the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces.
As part of the country’s naval modernisation plan, the company will build four corvettes, one amphibious vessel (landing platform dock), and two offshore patrol vessels.
Al Khor will be delivered in 2022. The second vessel of the class, Damsah, was launched in February this year.
The new Al Zubarah-class corvettes are 107m long, have a beam of 14.7m, and can cruise at a top speed of 28k.
Each vessel has the capacity to accommodate 112 people and can operate high-speed boats, such as a rigid hull inflatable boat.
The vessels feature a combined diesel and diesel plant (CODAD) configured propulsion system, a flight deck and hangar to host one NH90 helicopter.
The corvettes can be deployed for various roles, ranging from surveillance with sea rescue capacities to fighting vessels.
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AIR
06 Oct 21. Lebanon receives ‘Little Bird’ helos. Lebanon has received six MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530 ‘Little Bird’ scout and light-attack rotorcraft from the United States. The delivery of the helicopters aboard a chartered cargo aircraft was announced on the official website of the Lebanese Army on 6 October.
“At Beirut Airbase, the Lebanese Army received Six MD 530F helicopters donated by the United States, in the presence of a number of officer and members of the Defense Cooperation Office of the US Embassy in Lebanon,” the announcement said.
The six MD 530s that were contracted in late 2018 are part of a wider USD120 m arms package from the US announced in 2017. They were supposed to have been delivered by the end of September 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have played a major part in the delay to this timeline.
As previously disclosed, Lebanon’s helicopters are fitted with a full ‘glass’ cockpit and a four-station weapons plank. Other items comprise the Moog Weapons Stores Management System (SMS), the DillonAero Mission Configurable Armament System (MCAS), 7.62 mm ballistic armour protection; FN Herstal 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun Pod (HMP) 400 systems, M260 seven-shot pods for 70 mm unguided rockets and BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) guided rockets, and an MX-10D EO/IR sensor and Thales Scorpion helmet-mounted sighting system. They will also feature the Harris Falcon III RF-7850A-MR multichannel airborne networking radios with advanced encryption standards.
Lebanon is procuring the MD 530 to better defend its porous border with Syria at the same time as affirming the Lebanese Armed Force as the “sole defender” of the country, as previously described by the US Embassy in Beirut. (Source: Jane’s)
05 Oct 21. UMAV’s STI and partners conduct prototype DATT MA 600 airship flight. The maiden flight test has been conducted under the USAF’s AFWERX Phase I contract. UAV Corp’s (UMAV), Skyborne Technology (STI) and its partners have conducted the first flight of the prototype Detachable Airship from a Tether Technology (DATT MA 600) Hybrid Electric Extended Range Airship. The other three partners are Research in Flight (RIF) as prime contractor, Auburn University and Gulf Coast State College. The 250ft DATT 600 airship has been designed as part of the six-month Phase I project of the US Air Force’s (USAF) AFWERX contract. The contract was awarded to explore the potential of STI’s aerial transport platform for civilian and military support missions.
UAV Corp chairman Billy Robinson said: “After the successful control systems test, we flew our prototype DATT 600 airship completing the first phase of our airforce contract, proving the initial designs for our next generation airship. Our success with the airforce project and the yet untapped near-space opportunities creates a new and exciting direction for our company.”
The 250ft DATT 600 airship is designed to conduct flights up to an altitude of 15,000ft to 20,000ft. This can be further developed for extended flight altitudes with an aim to reach near space. The maiden flight now moves the development effort towards a Phase II contract, under which the team will manufacture and test a DATT. The testing will focus on evaluating the airship as a cylinder shape aerial platform. It will be equipped with new aerodynamic properties.
STI CEO Michael Lawson said: “We are excited to have had successful test flights of the prototype airship as the team looks forward to the build of the full scale 250ft DATT MA 600 airship slated for delivery in early 2023 with its remotely piloted capability and a seven (7) drone launch and recovery system.
“With the new modular designs with advanced composites and propulsion, near space at altitudes up to 100,000ft are not out of the question.” (Source: airforce-technology.com)
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05 Oct 21. Germany and UK stand up binational bridging engineer battalion. The German and British armies stood up binational Amphibious Engineer Battalion 130 in Minden, northern Germany, on 1 October. The battalion is made up of the British Army’s 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron Royal Engineers (RE) and the German Army’s Panzerpionierbataillon 130 and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th companies of its heavy Pionierbataillon (Engineer Battalion) 901. The British Army said on its website on 4 October that the new battalion is primarily amphibious-focused but also has other engineering capabilities. The German Army pointed out on its website on 1 October that it and the British Army are the only NATO militaries that operate the M3 amphibious bridge and ferry system. During the stand-up ceremony, the new battalion built a bridge formed of three German and three UK M3s.
Speaking at the ceremony, UK Chief of the General Staff General Mark Carleton-Smith said, “The changes in our Integrated and Security Review mean that the British Army will be designed to operate globally on a permanent basis and forming land regional hubs. These hubs will enable the army to be more actively and persistently engaged across the globe, including in Europe, where we continue to have a leading role in European defence and security. Forward Holding Base Sennelager is the nexus through which the UK brings together armoured warfighting capability, world-class strategic planning, and logistics, enabling persistent engagement across Europe. In practice, this will mean deploying more of our troops more often, for longer periods, both with NATO and alongside our wider networks of allies and partners, building credible deterrence across the alliance.” (Source: Janes)
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
07 Oct 21. Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Lucia Wilde. Ms Lucia Wilde has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan. Ms Lucia Wilde has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan in succession to Mr Hugh Philpott OBE who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Ms Wilde will take up her appointment during November 2021. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
06 Oct 21. USN Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul J. Schlise for appointment to the rank of rear admiral. Schlise is currently serving as director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
INDUSTRY
07 Oct 21. Janes slims down and drops printed magazines. Following the announcement of the departure of Jane’s JDW Editor Peter Felstead, sources close to BATTLESPSACE state that more is to come, and Janes has laid off or offered other jobs to staff members and dropped publication of JDW which will be ‘online only,’ from January 1 and IDR/JNI and JIR will shut 1 January and a new only line only magazine will be launched. Seven of the fourteen subs were made redundant earlier this year.
INDUSTRY TEAMINGS
05 Oct 21. Supacat and Marell Boats partner to bid M15 Patrol Boat into police and military market. UK prime contractor, Supacat, has signed an MOU with Marell Boats of Sweden to offer Marell’s high-speed aluminium M15 patrol boat to meet police and military requirements for intercept, patrol, and support boats. Supacat and Marell Boats are bidding the Marell M15, which has set new standards for high-speed vessels and is proven in service with the Stockholm Sea Police, for the UK Metropolitan Police’s requirement for a vessel to operate on the Thames Estuary and Inshore Waters. Further procurement opportunities will be targeted with the UK MoD and other UK Police Forces with access to waterways, as well as requirements in other countries. The partnership is offering the latest Marell M15 powered by three Volvo Penta D6-440 DPI engines. The addition of a third engine increases the Marell M15’s acceleration and its top speed from 40 to 50 knots while maintaining low fuel consumption at 40 knots. It has exceptional manoeuvrability both at high and low speed and runs completely dry with sea spray directed to the side of the boat at all speeds. The additional absence of a hump ensures the helmsman maintains a clear view in front. The high forward deck and low aft deck provide an ideal platform for patrolling, surveillance, interception and boarding. The aft deck can carry extra loads or watercraft, or serve as a helicopter launch platform. Marell Boats is unique in building its boats upright in a jig making production of the hulls highly accurate. Quality is further increased by the transvers and longitudinal frames being keyed into each other so that the vessels are built to very tight tolerances.
Phil Applegarth, Director of Supacat, said, “Supacat’s experience of military, government and non-defence applications combined with Marell’s expertise in high-speed aluminium boats make a perfect match to grow a common business in the UK defence and security market, as well as in other markets such as the Commonwealth”.
Gerard Törneman, Global Sales, Marell Boats Sweden AB, said, “We are thrilled to work with all the experienced people at Supacat. They are easy to work with and have a great market attitude in supporting the customer from initial project phase to aftermarket services”.
PERSONNEL
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
05 Oct 21. Horizon Technologies Appoints New Executives:
Roberta Rudd, AMP, MBA, Head of Strategic Programmes, Horizon Space Technologies
James Masey, Director of Business Development, Horizon Aerospace Technologies. Horizon Technologies, the innovative SIGINT hardware, and space-driven intelligence data company announced the appointments of two new executives:
Roberta Rudd, AMP, MBA
Head of Strategic Programmes
Horizon Space Technologies
Roberta Rudd has 20 years of experience working in the Space Industry which gained her an in-depth understanding of the UK and international Space sectors.
Rudd has senior experience in the private sector includes leading distinguished projects for companies such as Airbus Defence and Space, Honeywell, Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd, and the Satellite Applications Catapult.
James Masey
Director of Business Development
Horizon Aerospace Technologies
Within the Aerospace, Defence & Security (ADS) sector James Masey has spent the past 15 years focused on business development/sales and campaign management primarily covering Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (MEA); also, Australasia and the United States of America.
Prior to joining Horizon Technologies, he worked for Leonardo UK’s Electronics Division, QinetiQ (UAS Contracting Services), and in 2008, started as the Business Development Manager for AAI Corp., which subsequently became Textron Systems, predominantly covering the MEA regions.
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
05 Oct 21. BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) welcomes Susan M. (Sue) Gordon to its Board of Directors. Ms. Gordon is the former principal deputy director of national intelligence, the nation’s highest-ranking career intelligence officer. In that capacity, Ms. Gordon managed the operations of the intelligence community and was a key advisor to the President and National Security Council. Prior to her role as principal deputy director of national intelligence, Ms. Gordon served as deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). In this position, she provided leadership to the agency and managed the National System of Geospatial Intelligence. Prior to the NGA, she served 27 years at the CIA. At the CIA, Ms. Gordon rose to senior executive positions in each of the CIA’s four directorates: operations, analysis, science and technology, and support; led the establishment of CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel; and served as the senior advisor to the director of central intelligence on cyber issues. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
04 Oct 21. COMSovereign Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) (“COMSovereign” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based developer of 4G LTE Advanced and 5G Communication Systems and Solutions today announced it has named Fran Jandjel, MBA, CPA, CGMA, ACMA, as its new Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Executive Vice President effective immediately. Ms. Jandjel, who previously served as the Company’s Financial Controller, replaces Martin R. Wade III who has stepped down as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Mr. Wade joined COMSovereign in February and was responsible for the development of the Company’s financial reporting organization following its capital raises and up listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market earlier this year. (Source: PR Newswire)
07 Oct 21. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced that Space Executive Vice President Richard F. Ambrose has decided to retire on March 1, 2022, after more than 20 years of service to the company. He will remain in his current role until a successor is announced. Ambrose joined Lockheed Martin in 2000 and served as the president of the Information Systems & Global Solutions-National business; vice president and general manager of the Surveillance and Navigation Systems line of business within Space; and vice president and general manager of Mission Systems and Sensors’ Tactical Systems. After a successor is announced, Ambrose will serve as a strategic advisor to ensure a smooth transition.
04 Oct 21. Mercury Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, today announced that Mitch Stevison has joined the Company as executive vice president and chief growth officer, effective Oct. 4, 2021. Reporting to Mark Aslett, Mercury’s president and chief executive officer, Dr. Stevison will drive and align the Company’s growth strategy across the enterprise to achieve its growth objectives. Dr. Stevison, a 20-year U.S. Army veteran, brings to Mercury more than 16 years of global experience in the aerospace and defense industry. He comes to Mercury from Raytheon Missiles & Defense, where he served as vice president of Strategy, overseeing the design and execution of comprehensive business strategy, portfolio shaping, and evaluating investment opportunities to further advance the Raytheon Missiles & Defense portfolio. Dr. Stevison also served as vice president of Strategic and Naval Systems at Raytheon Missiles Systems, prior to Raytheon Company’s merger with United Technologies Corporation in 2020. Prior to that, he was the director of the SM-3® program, where he was responsible for all variants of the SM-3® missile portfolio, both domestically and internationally. Dr. Stevison has previously held senior leadership roles at Lockheed Martin and at Miltec Systems, a Ducommun Company. Dr. Stevison holds a doctorate in business administration from TUI University in Cypress, Calif., a master’s degree from Central Michigan University, and a bachelor’s degree from Athens State University in Athens, Ala.
06 Oct 21. MITRE promoted two long-time corporate executives: Dr. Jay Schnitzer now serves as senior vice president, chief medical and technology officer, and Wilson Wang now serves as senior vice president, chief financial officer. Schnitzer has been instrumental as MITRE’s chief technology officer and chief medical officer – driving national impact as he directs and manages MITRE’s $70 m independent research and development program, develops our corporate technology strategy, and leads critical national initiatives in health and life sciences. Over the last 18 months, his leadership and expertise co-leading the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition with Mayo Clinic have been unparalleled. He has successfully leveraged talent across our organization to mobilize knowledge and resources of industry and academia to drive national and global solutions in our fight against COVID-19. He joined MITRE in 2013. Since joining MITRE, Wang has ensured that MITRE’s financial health remains strong, positioning the company to deliver value and impact to our sponsors and partners. Through his leadership, vision, and expertise, he’s created new enterprise capabilities for financial analytics, while ensuring continued fiduciary rigor in enterprise accounting, internal audit, contracts and pricing, and financial planning and analysis. As vice president and CFO since 2018, Wang has been instrumental in MITRE’s investment and capital allocation strategies, delivering increasingly efficient and consistent operating models that maximize MITRE’s impact while delivering strong financial stewardship in the public interest and driving greater agility and speed in our mission of solving problems for a safer world. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
07 Oct 21. NI (NASDAQ: NATI) announced the appointment of Thomas Benjamin as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Head of Product Analytics. Thomas will lead NI’s development of software-driven business models essential to the test and measurement market, while driving disruptive technology innovation. The CTO role will be pivotal in driving new and long-term growth opportunities for the company, including new areas tied to data, product analytics, and enterprise software. Additionally, the company announced the promotion of Scott Rust, an experienced NI leader, to the role of Executive Vice President, Platform & Products. In this role, he will lead NI’s global development teams responsible for building the products required to meet customer needs and the platform capabilities to create differentiation and leverage across NI’s business.
06 Oct 21. PAR Government Systems Corporation (PGSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), today announced the appointment of Dr. Leah Rowe as Director of Training and Readiness. Dr. Rowe will be working out of PGSC offices in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Rowe is responsible for managing the transition and transfer of advanced training technology from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to PGSC and creating new business with operational users within DoD, non-DoD Federal, and commercial/international settings. Dr. Rowe joins PGSC following a distinguished career in public service at the Air Force Research Laboratory, where she led a robust research and development portfolio focused on advanced training technology and human performance. This included the development of the Networked Integrated Tactical Environment (NITE), a modular simulator infrastructure and human performance research environment. NITE provides rapid and performance-based training for the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to be effective in today’s military. Under sponsorship of AFRL’s Entrepreneurial Opportunities Program (EOP), Dr. Rowe will be spearheading both the transition and transfer of technology from the NITE program to a wide range of use cases that align with PGSC’s business areas. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
REST OF THE WORLD APPOINTMENTS
05 Oct 21. Serco Australia has welcomed Major General (Ret’d) Fergus ‘Gus’ McLachlan, AO, to its LAND 8710 project team as a strategic adviser, following completion of extensive tank testing for the provisional landing craft design. As part of Serco’s continued support of the Australian Defence Force, and in preparation for the upcoming LAND 8710 Phase 1 Independent Landing Craft program, McLachlan will support Serco in delivering a 21st century Amphibious Manoeuvre Capability into Australian Army service, bringing a wealth of military and commercial expertise to the Serco Team. McLachlan said he is looking forward to being part of the Serco team, working to deliver such an important capability for the Army and ADF. (Source: Defence Connect)
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We understand that there are essentially three key elements that you are looking for your recruitment process to achieve – Finding relevant quality talent, in the shortest possible timeframe, at a reduced cost – Our platform excels in all three areas, helping you improve to your existing recruitment processes.
Here is how we do this:
– Help you create and write very effective and engaging job adverts using our job advert generator – ensuring the ads work well online and deliver relevant applications.
– Advertise your roles completely free of charge onto the Cosmetic Recruitment Job Board
– Benefit from the UK’s largest Job Board network, no matter what role you are hiring for, our smart technology will select relevant recruitment channels to post it to – Targeting the right talent, increasing exposure of your role, increasing the number of quality applications.
– Your jobs can be advertised across the UK’s major recruitment platforms such as Indeed, jobsite, Totaljobs, Reed, CV library, Adzuna, Monster etc, all from our new Job Board platform.
– Our ability to bulk-buy job advert credits through our unique partnership with the UK’s largest job boards allows our members to significantly reduce their recruitment costs.
– The award-winning platform will also help you filter and screen your candidates, captures all applications, automatically grades and ranks them based on their work history/experience and enables you to communicate and set up interviews with relevant talent – saving you significant time managing your recruitment process.
Benefits of applying through the Partner Job Board:
– Jobseekers can search for relevant jobs and set up an account to manage any applications made.
– Our smart technology can help you find the best job ads that are related to your background and experience – reducing the time you spend searching for relevant opportunities.
– Job categorizations and job alerts – ensuring you don’t miss those fantastic roles when they come onto the market.
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