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Cedar are supporting a Management Consultancy who are looking for a number of Procurement Consultants for their Defence Sector contracts/engagements. These roles are open to engage with people on a Permanent or Fixed Term Contract (FTC) position offering a salary range from £40,000 up to £47,000 per annum on offer plus a range of Benefits which include a Bonus. Please note these roles can be based anywhere in the UK and are a mix of home and office based positions. Candidates applying for this role MUST HAVE active SC Clearance in place in order to be considered. Experience Required: Active SC Clearance Ideally MCIPS qualified – this is advantageous but not required Experience working in a Procurement, Category, Contract or Commercial Management role, ideally in the UK Public Sector, is required Hands on experience working within Public Sector Regulations (Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations would be advantageous).
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28 Aug 22. DroneUP LLC seeks integration and flight test manager.
DroneUp is seeking a highly qualified Integration and Flight Test Manager to lead and mentor its Flight Test team. The Integration and Flight Test Manager leads the Flight Test team and is responsible for conducting mission safety, test planning, and operating modified un-crewed aircraft for the purpose of systems integration, flight test to determine performance and validate against requirements, and flight test to validate operational effectiveness and suitability.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the safe and efficient conduct of DroneUp flight test operations
- Work effectively with a small team to engage with both internal and external customers and ensure a smooth aircraft integration process
- Coordinate with both internal and external customers to understand project scope, build schedules, write test plans (including flight profiles and test cards), analyze flight test risk, manage logistics, and coordinate airspace
- Contribute in technical information and test planning meetings, Configuration Control Boards, Safety Review Boards, First Flight Readiness Review Boards, as well as preflight briefings and debriefings
- Communicate results of test flights (grand and/or flight), including recommendations and lessons learned, with DroneUp leadership
- Observe company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), FAA rules and regulations, and proper use of safety and risk mitigation methods
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, local, DOD, and foreign regulations as well as DroneUp flight operations policies and procedures
- Investigate, review, and comply with military range operating procedures
- Supervise day-to-day administrative responsibilities required in the flight operations department (i.e., flight safety, training, record keeping, navigation tools/database maintenance, process development, etc).
- Mentor the flight test team and develop their professionalism in safe and effective flight testing
- Other duties as assigned
For more information visit: www.droneup.com
(Source: www.unmannedairspace.info)
28 Aug 22. DroneUP LLC seeks modelling and simulation engineer.
DroneUp is seeking a highly motivated Modeling and Simulation Engineer to be the Airspace Innovation Modeling and Simulation specialist. The engineer will work in a collaborative team environment to develop models and simulations for the DroneUp Airspace Innovation department. Specifics include Airspace Characterization and Low-Altitude Encounter Modeling using open-source software and data. One aspect of this position is to implement the MIT-LL open-source software and data which model both airspace density characterization and the low-altitude encounter models to support the validation and verification of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Detect and Avoid (DAA) performance requirements.
The individual who fills this position will have the opportunity to support senior engineers during integration testing and flight testing. For example, the airspace encounter models were used to develop an international standard that provides requirements for DAA systems designed to mitigate the risk of drones colliding with manned aircraft (https://www.astm.org/Standards/F3442.htm). Flight testing will be accomplished to show that DroneUp’s solution is compliant with this standard.
Responsibilities
- Create a DroneUp-specific standalone instantiation of the MIT-LL airspace density characterization and the low-altitude encounter models
- Write Matlab scripts to conduct various risk analyses of DroneUp hubs
- Provide top-level training to other DroneUp personnel on how to use/modify the scripts for new locations
- Network and protocol modeling of wireless multi-domain (aerial/ground) networks
- Develop new models and leverage existing models to conduct analyses, derive results, and form actionable data-driven recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Adhere to and provide recommendations for modeling tools, approaches, and best practices to be adopted across the department.
- Develop, test, and integrate subsystem software in a Model Based Engineering System (MATLAB/Simulink) and continue development of the requirements and models for DAA solutions
- Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify basic system of systems and system solutions
- Evaluate customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and assure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces
- Perform analyses to optimize total system architecture
- Verify system design in a laboratory environment and support fight test
- Travel to sites to perform work as required
- Other duties as assigned
Application details here
For more information visit:
www.droneup.com
(Source: www.unmannedairspace.info)
LOCATIONS
LAND
26 Aug 22. TSS Solutions, an Acorn Growth Company, announces its Corporate Office Relocation and Expansion.
TSS Solutions, a defense electronics engineering and manufacturing-focused company, announced today the relocation and expansion of its corporate headquarters in West Melbourne, FL.
The relocation and expansion house the Depot, Government, Radar, and SATCOM business units, Corporate Leadership Team, and Corporate Services.
“Expanding to a 55,000-square-foot office and engineer/production space is a substantial upgrade from the Company’s prior facilities. This new facility has been specifically designed for our operations utilizing the latest LEAN concepts, and it will provide the necessary infrastructure allowing TSS to serve our ever-expanding global defense customer base more quickly and efficiently and to advance the overall operations and growth of the company,” said Don DiFrisco, President & CEO. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
MARITIME
01 Sep 22. FMM begins construction of US Navy’s first Constellation-class frigate. The company is under contract to build the first three frigates, Constellation, Chesapeake, and Congress. Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has commenced the construction of the US Navy’s lead Constellation-class guided missile frigate, the future USS Constellation (FFG-62). The beginning of FFG-62’s construction was marked by a steel-cutting ceremony at the company’s shipyard in the Northeast Wisconsin, US. It was attended by officials from the US Navy, FMM shipbuilders, representatives of elected officials, and other community leaders. The latest developmental stage comes after the culmination of a successful production readiness review (PRR) milestone was conducted by the US Navy on 20 July.
It involved a detailed assessment of the design’s maturity and readiness of the shipyard to start the construction.
The design, development and construction of the FFG-62 is being managed by the Constellation-class frigate programme office (PMS 515).
FMM CEO Mark Vandroff said: “We continue to work extensively with the navy’s programme office to complete first ship design to give navy the ship they want.
“We are better than 80% complete on ship design prior to starting construction, which is consistent with best practices across the naval shipbuilding industry.” (Source: naval-technology.com)
31 Aug 22. World’s most advanced attack submarine joins Royal Navy fleet. The world’s most advanced hunter-killer submarine was today welcomed into the Royal Navy fleet at a ceremony in Barrow. HMS Anson is £1.3bn of both naval stealth and striking power – able to gather vital intelligence, protect other Royal Navy vessels from threats above and below the waves and destroy enemy military infrastructure with pinpoint accuracy.
The submarine was commissioned at BAE Systems’ yard in Cumbria in front of her crew and their families, plus naval leaders, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, and the sponsor (patron), Julie Weale.
Anson is the fifth of the new Astute-class submarines to join the Royal Navy fleet, joining HMS Astute, Ambush, Artful and Audacious.
The boat’s first Commanding Officer, Commander David Crosby, said that given the effort, skill and enterprise invested in constructing the submarine – made more challenging over the past two and a half years by the restrictions imposed by the pandemic – “HMS Anson would go on to be the best Astute-class submarine yet”.
He continued: “Among tough competition that is a bold claim, but I fully believe it; she will be successful on operations for years to come and be envied by nations across the globe.
“The good fortune to be commanding officer of the most advanced and capable attack submarine ever built in the UK on her commissioning day is the greatest honour of my submarine career.”
Also among those eager to see Anson in action is the new head of the Royal Navy Submarine Service, Commodore Paul Dunn.
“The commissioning is a significant milestone for both Anson and the Submarine Service and I would like to thank the crew, BAE Systems and the ‘submarine enterprise’ for the delivery of our fifth Astute class,” he said.
“I look forward to welcoming Anson to Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, the home of the Submarine Service, in the near future.”
Armed with a combination of up to 38 Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk Block V cruise missiles, Anson can take out enemy ships/submarines, destroy land targets up to 1,000 miles away and launch and recover Royal Marines raiding and reconnaissance teams – among other capabilities.
First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, said: “Given the world we live in, there is no more important tool in the United Kingdom’s arsenal: silent, unseen, and a key instrument of our global, modern, ready Royal Navy.
“HMS Anson is the cutting edge in submarine design and construction… ensuring operational advantage in the underwater battlespace, the last great stealth domain.
“The Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines: protecting critical national infrastructure, securing the nuclear deterrent, and ready to deliver firepower against those who would do us harm.”
The Astute programme is one of the most complex engineering projects in the world.
Anson will remain in Barrow for several more weeks undergoing final checks, tests and tweaks to her system before she sails for her future home at HM Naval Base Clyde in Faslane, where she will prepare for sea trials.
It has taken more than 11 years – and some 20 m hours’ work by an estimated 10,000 people from 400 firms and organisations across the UK – for the 8,000-tonne boat to be ready for action.
The Chaplain of the Fleet, The Venerable Andrew Hillier, blessed Anson and her 98 crew after Commanding Officer, Commander Crosby, read out instructions received from the Navy’s Fleet Commander to commission the submarine and prepare her for front-line service.
Proceedings – which saw the Royal Marines Band Scotland provide the appropriate music – ended with the White Ensign being hoisted for the first time and a commissioning cake cut by Mrs Weale and the youngest member of the crew.
Anson’s sponsor – whose husband was head of the Silent Service before retiring in 2020 – told those present that the boat was “fabulous”, and she was keen now to see the submarine at sea and enter service.
“I wish you all the best of luck with what is to follow and will be in full support of everything you do,” she added.
Anson was officially named by her sponsor in the same yard in December 2020 with a bottle of cider smashed against the hull (the drink was favoured by her namesake, 18th-Century Admiral George Anson, as a cure for scurvy).
She was rolled out of the cavernous Devonshire Dock Hall in April last year and slowly lowered into Wet Dock, since when engineers and crew have been working on her systems and testing equipment.
In February, the boat conducted a dive in Barrow to ensure the dive/surface systems and ballast tanks, depth sensors and sonars were in full working order and Anson was accurately balanced and stable when submerged. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
29 Aug 22. First steel block constructed for Hunter Class program.
The project to construct Australia’s next-generation surface combatant fleet has achieved a new milestone. Prime contractor BAE Systems Australia has announced the construction of the first 452-square-metre steel block as part of the $45 bn Hunter Class frigate project following approximately 45,000 hours of shipbuilding work.
Construction of the steel block at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia form part of an initial phase involving the development of five prototype ship blocks. This process aims to test and refine the processes, systems, tools, facilities and workforce skills before construction commences on the first of nine Hunter Class frigates. The first of 22 prototype blocks (each ship), referred to as Block 16, reportedly weighs over 140 tonnes.
Construction of the block was supported by 35 workers, including engineers, boilermakers, welders, fabricators and project managers.
As part of the current design of the ship, Block 16 — which comprises of four steel units, known as UB24, UB24B, UB34 and UB34B — represents the middle of the ship where accommodation spaces would be built.
Shipbuilders are expected to construct the second and third prototype blocks over the coming weeks.
Production of additional blocks incorporating the Hunter Class design changes is scheduled to commence in mid-2023. BAE Systems Australia managing director, maritime, Craig Lockhart, noted the significance of this latest prototype construction milestone. (Source: Defence Connect)
29 Aug 22. HII lays keel for US Navy’s Gerald R Ford-class ship USS Enterprise. CVN 80 will replace USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69), which is expected to decommission in 2029.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has ceremonially laid the keel for the US Navy’s third Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 80).
The keel-laying ceremony was held at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Virginia, US, on 27 August.
It was attended by Congressional representatives, local dignitaries and other US Navy officials including Navy’s Under Secretary Erik K Raven.
The aircraft carrier is co-sponsored by Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky. Biles participated in the ceremony virtually, while Ledecky attended it in-person.
During the event, initials of both the ship’s sponsors were etched onto the respective steel plates, which were then affixed to CVN 80’s keel.
After welders affixed the plates, Ledecky gave command to NNS crane operator Charlie Holloway to lower the 688tn keel unit into the dry dock.
This section will support USS Enterprise’s forward half, once the aircraft carrier’s assembling is complete.
US Navy programme executive officer aircraft carriers (PEO CV) rear admiral James P Downey said: “This is a significant milestone for ship and class.
“The shipyard has taken lessons from building USS Gerald R Ford and John F Kennedy and applied them directly to constructing Enterprise.
“Our industry partners are applying best practices of Integrated Digital Shipbuilding into process, and that enables efficiencies, both in terms of cost and schedule.”
The 1,092ft-long third Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carrier CVN 80 has a displacement of around 100,000tn and can operate at a speed of over 30 knots.
The Ford-class aircraft carriers have been designed to replace the US Navy’s Nimitz-class ships. Once the construction, which started in August 2017, is complete, USS Enterprise will replace USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69), which is expected to decommission in 2029. (Source: naval-technology.com)
26 Aug 22. First Saudi Avante 2200 corvette arrives in Jeddah. The first Al Jubail Avante 2200-class corvette on order for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) has arrived in-country, marking an important milestone for the programme. Al Jubail (828) arrived at King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 25 August, the Saudi Press Agency announced the same day.
AlJubail is the first of the five 104 m corvettes being built by Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia for the RSNF under a EUR1.8 bn (USD1.79 bn) contract signed in 2018.
The lead ship was laid down at Navantia’s shipyard in San Fernando, Cádiz, in October 2019, launched in July 2020, and officially handed over to the RSNF during a ceremony held in Spain on 31 March. Its delivery was followed by that of second-in-class Al Diriyah (830) on 26 July. Under current planning, delivery of all five ships will be completed by 2024. (Source: Janes)
26 Aug 22. India commissions first indigenous aircraft carrier on 2 September. The ship was constructed by Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in Kochi, India. The Indian Navy’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was commissioned on 2 September. The commissioning ceremony involved the participation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the chief guest. It was announced during a curtain raiser event for INS Vikrant on 25 August. The Vikrant-class aircraft carrier has been designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB), which is an Indian Navy’s in-house organisation. The ship was constructed by Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in Kochi, India. The 262m-long and 62m-wide INS Vikrant has already completed a series of pre-commissioning sea trials. The first sea trials were carried out in August 2021, while the second phase concluded in October last year. The trials validated the performance of the warship, including the response of its hull to various conditions of operations, manoeuvring, main propulsion, power generation and distribution (PGD).
The tests have also assessed the performance of the vessel’s navigation and communication systems, deck machinery, lifesaving appliances, its endurance testing of propulsion machinery, as well as its electronic suites. (Source: naval-technology.com)
PLANT CLOSURES, JOB LOSSES AND STRIKES
31 Aug 22. BAE Systems workers to strike at US ground vehicle factory. About 800 unionised workers who build tracked and wheeled military vehicles at a BAE Systems plant in York, Pennsylvania, plan to go on strike on 31 August at 1100 h local time amid a stalemate in contract negotiations, according to the United Steelworkers (USW) labour union.
The employees, who have been without a contract since October 2021, have not received a satisfactory offer from BAE Systems for a new contract, the USW said on 29 August. “We are not willing to accept a substandard contract simply because the company calls it a ‘final offer’,” USW District 10 director Bernie Hall said in a statement.
BAE Systems spokesperson Alicia Gray said in a statement on 30 August that the company has put forward “three reasonable and competitive offers, with our latest proposal turned down”. Asked whether a strike would force the factory to shut down, Gray replied that “we have a plan in place to continue to execute our mission”. (Source: Janes)
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
01 Sep 22. New government partnership directors at NATS. Greg Bagwell and David Smith appointed to board of NATS. The government has today (1 September 2022) announced 2 new appointments to the board of NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic management provider. Greg Bagwell and David Smith have been appointed as Non-Executive Partnership Directors to the board, where they will work alongside existing Partnership Director Maria Antoniou. Their appointment begins at the end of this month and will last for the next 3 years. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
26 Aug 22. DoD Announces Appointments to the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has appointed 14 members to the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. Members were sworn-in ahead of the DAC-PSM’s first public meeting held on August 22, 2022.
The DAC-PSM is composed of leaders in their field appointed by the Secretary of Defense to provide independent advice and recommendations on the prevention of sexual misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces and the Coast Guard as well as at their respective military academies.
The DAC-PSM’s diverse membership reflects a variety of expertise related to the Committee’s mission. Members have expertise in prevention of sexual assault and behaviors on the sexual assault continuum of harm; adverse behaviors, including the prevention of suicide and the prevention of substance abuse; change of culture of large organizations; and implementation science.
Appointed Committee members include:
- Dr. Antonia D. Abbey, Ph.D.
- Dr. Victoria L. Banyard, Ph.D.
- Dr. Dorothy J. Edwards, Ph.D.
- Dr. Armando X. Estrada, Ph.D.
- Ms. Stephanie A. Gattas
- The Honorable Gina M. Grosso (DAC-PSM Chair)
- Dr. Debra E. Houry, M.D.
- Dr. Lindsay M. Orchowski, Ph.D.
- Dr. John B. Pryor, Ph.D.
- Ms. S. Lynn Rosenthal
- Dr. Joann Wu Shortt, PhD.
- Ms. Jennifer M. Silva
- Dr. Amy M. Smith Slep, Ph.D.
- Ms. Glorina Y. Stallworth
(Source: US DoD)
20 Aug 22. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas Schiess on Aug. 22 assumed command of U.S. Space Command’s Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The CFSCC, with more than 700 personnel, oversees U.S. and allied space operations, and coordinates space traffic management. It also ensures space capabilities such as GPS navigation and satellite-based communications are available to U.S. commanders and allied nations. At the Combined Space Operations Center (CspOC), U.S. and allied personnel from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom track objects and activities in space. (Source: glstrade.com/Space News)
30 Aug 22. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) announced that the Honorable Kari A. Bingen, former deputy under secretary of defense for intelligence and security, has joined CSIS as senior fellow and director of the Aerospace Security Project.
30 Aug 22. SECAF Announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors. The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) announced the board of directors for their 2022-2023 programming year effective September 1. Meghan Gifford (Octo, Senior Director of Corporate Development & Strategy) assumes the Chair role after serving as Vice Chair for the past year. Steve James (Integrated Systems Solutions, President and CEO) will serve as Vice Chair. Adam Nalls (Virginia Partners Bank, Chief Operating Officer) will move into an officer position serving as Secretary. Jon Williams (Partner, PilieroMazza) will begin his service as General Counsel.
SECAF’s 2022-2023 Officers and Board of Directors are:
- Chair: Meghan Gifford, Octo, Senior Director of Corporate Development & Strategy
- Vice Chair: Steve James, Integrated Systems Solutions, President and CEO
- Treasurer: Mark Melton, CORDIA, Managing Partner
- Secretary: Adam Nalls, Virginia Partners Bank, Chief Operating Officer
“The last year has been a dynamic one for SECAF, as we refreshed our brand and focused on diversifying content delivery,” said Gifford. “I am excited to build on that energy to deliver innovative programming and resources that support our member community in their work to advance the missions of their government customers.”
The 2022-2023 SECAF Board includes:
- Aland Acuna, Acuna Consulting, President and CEO
- Matthew Agresti, Bank of America, Senior Vice President
- Curt Anderson, Management Concepts, Strategic Account Executive
- Chris Crowder, Unanet, Regional Vice President
- David Harris, Advanced Decision Vectors, LLC, Chief Executive Officer
- Kevin Hodges, Watermark Risk Management, Owner and President
- Sirena Johnson, Citrin Cooperman, Partner
- Chuck LaRock, Jones Lang LaSalle, Senior Vice President, Brokerage Division
- Jack Moore, Evans Consulting, Managing Partner
- Richard Pineda, CALIBRE, President and CEO
- Vinny Raj, Digilent Consulting, Founder and Managing Director
- Mitchell Ross, Acquisition and Management, LLC, Principal
- Kathleen Sober, Hive Group, Co-Founder, CEO
- Frank Sturek, President at SkyePoint Decisions, Inc
- Eric Vendt, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP, Partner
- Jon Williams, PilieroMazza, Partner
- (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
INDUSTRY
PERSONNEL
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
31 Aug 22. Airbus Chief Financial Officer Dominik Asam to leave the Company in 2023. Dominik Asam, 53, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR), has decided to leave the Company beginning of March 2023 after almost four years in the position to pursue a new opportunity as Chief Financial Officer of SAP (stock exchange symbol: SAP), the market leader in enterprise application software.
Dominik Asam joined Airbus as CFO and Member of the Executive Committee in April 2019.
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
01 Sep 22. AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AEI”), a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets, announced today that it has promoted Tyler Rowe to Principal, and Austen Dixon, Graham Kantor and Eugene Kim to Vice Presidents, effective immediately. Tyler Rowe is a member of AEI HorizonX team, the venture capital investment platform formed in partnership with The Boeing Company, where he. helps identify, evaluate and lead unique venture investments across all of AEI HorizonX’s target markets. Focused on early-stage investing for the last 12 years, he holds a BA from the University of Alabama. Mr. Dixon, who joined AEI in 2019, is primarily focused on financial modeling, due diligence, executing new investments, and monitoring portfolio investments. Prior to joining the firm, he was an analyst focused on M&A for clients across a wide range of industries. Mr. Dixon received a BS in Business Administration from Georgetown University. (Source: PR Newswire)
30 Aug 22. ATLAS Space Operations, a global leader in cloud-based space communications solutions, today announced that they have brought on renowned space industry business leader T.I. Weintraub to lead their strategic growth initiatives as the company’s new Chief Growth Officer (CGO). Weintraub brings a wealth of knowledge and experience most recently from BlueHalo, where he served as the Director of Business Development, Raytheon, where he was a Senior Business Development Manager, and Riverside Research, where he was the Chief Operating Officer. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
31 Aug 22. BAE Systems, Inc. has named Guy Montminy as its senior vice president for finance, effective Sept. 5, 2022. In his role, Montminy will be responsible for the financial operations of the company’s U.S.-based businesses, which employ more than 34,000 employees in the United States, United Kingdom, and Sweden, and generated 2021 sales of nearly $12.5bn. Montminy will report to BAE Systems, Inc. president and CEO Tom Arseneault, and serve as a member of the Inc. senior leadership team. This is a role he held previously, from 2014 to 2016. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
01 Sep 22. Firefly Aerospace (“Firefly” or “Company”), an emerging leader in economical launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced today that long-time aerospace and defense executive, Bill Weber, has been named the Company’s CEO, effective immediately. Firefly is a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners (“AEI”), a U.S.-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets. Mr. Weber previously served as President, CEO, and Director of KeyW Corporation (NASDAQ: KEYW), a leading provider of agile cyber operations and warfare, data analytics, and geospatial satellite payloads and sensors for U.S. government intelligence and defense customers, as well as the commercial sector. During his tenure, he led the Company through a multi-year transformation focusing on driving consistent growth, operational discipline, and divestitures and acquisitions, culminating in the sale of KeyW to Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: J). (Source: PR Newswire)
31 Aug 22. HDT Global (HDT), a leading manufacturer and integrator of highly-engineered unmanned, robotics, platform, and expeditionary solutions across defense, aerospace and government markets, announced today the appointment of James Cassella as Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. Cassella brings more than 25 years of experience in business development and corporate growth strategy to his new role at HDT. (Source: PR Newswire)
01 Sep 22. Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced today that its board of directors has elected Robin Watson, 55, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of John Wood Group PLC, to its board of directors as an independent director. Watson was appointed CEO of Wood in 2016 after serving as both chief operating officer and an executive member of the Wood Group Board of Directors since 2013. During his tenure as CEO, Watson led the transformation of Wood from an oil field services company to an integrated engineering and consultancy company, spanning a variety of growing end markets in energy and the built environment, with a focus on sustainable technologies. Watson stepped down from his position as Wood’s CEO in July 2022 and currently serves as an advisory consultant for the company. (Source: PR Newswire)
31 Aug 22. Lockheed Martin Names Tim Cahill as Missiles and Fire Control’s Executive Vice President. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that Tim Cahill will be the new executive vice president of the company’s Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) business area. The appointment is effective Nov. 1. Cahill is currently senior vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Global Business Development & Strategy, where he brought integrated solutions to our customers and established comprehensive growth-enabling strategies across the enterprise. He previously served as senior vice president for Lockheed Martin International and vice president, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Systems for MFC. At MFC, he managed several significant programs including Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), PAC-3, Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), and numerous other emerging technologies. He has also held leadership positions at Lockheed Martin Space.
01 Sep 22. Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF Thruster) for satellite propulsion, announced today that Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator and former Member of Congress from Oklahoma, has joined its Board of Directors. Bridenstine provides Phase Four with a wealth of experience based on his leadership role at NASA and legislative efforts as a member of Congress who championed broad private industry support for United States aerospace and defense programs. (Source: PR Newswire)
30 Aug 22. SES Government Solutions Appoints New Leadership Team Members. SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, announced today a series of appointments to form a new senior leadership team that will support recently-appointed President and CEO, David Fields, following the company’s $450 m acquisition of DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) from Leonardo DRS. The new leadership team reflects the newly-combined organization and its expanding differentiated value proposition. The breadth of SES GS’ capabilities now spanning both connectivity and integration allows for building, managing, and supporting the most advanced end-to-end satellite network solutions for the US Government.
The newly-appointed SES GS leadership team members are:
Ben Pigsley, Senior Vice President for Defense Networks
Ben has over 30 years of experience in telecommunications, including service in the United States Army for 21 years. Ben joins SES GS after 15 years at DRS GES, most recently as the Vice President for Growth and Strategy. Ben brings extensive Army, special operations, and telecommunications industry experience to deliver large-scale Department of Defense tactical networks, engineering, and business management solutions. Ben will lead business development efforts: leveraging and expanding SES GS satellite communications and networking capabilities to deliver next-generation solutions to the Military Services, Combatant Commands, and other Defense Agencies.
Jim Hooper, Senior Vice President for Space Initiatives
A defense and aerospace industry veteran, Jim began supporting military and NASA space programs when he joined Teledyne Brown Engineering in 1995. He then managed space, defense, and intelligence programs at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for 12 years. Since joining SES GS in 2010, Jim has led sales and business development programs for both US and Allied Governments to include hosted payloads, complex solutions, new satellites and satellite constellations. In this new role, Jim will continue to develop and deploy solutions for new satellite programs, hosted payloads, and delivery of satellite communications services for US Government customers and industry partners. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
REST OF THE WORLD APPOINTMENTS
01 Sep 22. Neale Prescott to retire from Lockheed Martin Australia, replacement named. A new director has been appointed to lead the prime’s international business development activities across the ANZ region following the retirement of long-serving industry veteran, Neale Prescott.
Kendell Kuczma has been confirmed as Lockheed Martin Australia’s (LMA) new international business development director, rotary and missions systems (RMS) for Australia and New Zealand.
Kuczma, whose appointment is effective immediately, replaces industry veteran Neale Prescott, who is set to retire on 30 September.
Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand chief executive Warren McDonald thanked Prescott for his service to the company and the defence industry more broadly. (Source: Defence Connect)
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– 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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