Neal Blue is the chairman and CEO at General Atomics, a privately held defense and technology provider headquartered in San Diego, California. Acquired by the Blue family in 1986, the business is a group of companies comprising more than 15,000 employees operating on five continents. The company is known for producing the Predator drone, one […]
Aeronautics is among the industries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but only as it relates to the commercial aerospace sector. In the global aerospace and defense sector, aircraft manufacturers are seeing a major upswing in government investments spurred by competition among the world’s leading powers. The United States continues to be the primary driver […]
Steve Mensh is Textron Systems' vice president and general manager for electronic systems and geospatial solutions, a member of the company's executive leadership team. As the head of his divisions, Mensh is responsible for establishing business strategies, supervising the execution of new programs and products and overseeing all aspects of site infrastructure. Textron's electronic systems […]
Stevan Slijepcevic serves as Honeywell Aerospace's president of electronic solutions. He is responsible for long-term strategic planning, execution of annual operating plans, full profit and loss and free cash flow. He directly manages an organization of over 6K engineering and product development teams and indirectly manages more than 20 global manufacturing sites. Honeywell Aerospace's 5B […]
John Ekis serves as the general manager at Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, a manufacturer of radio-frequency components and integrated microwave assemblies for wireless communication and defense communities. A three-decade industry veteran, Ekis boasts extensive experience in marketing, product management and international sales management in electronic materials, solid-state lighting and microwave component and integrated microwave assemblies. […]
Mark Rosker has served as the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Microsystems Technology Office since April 2018. He was a program manager in the office from 2003 to 2011. The MTO's core objective is to develop intelligence microsystems and next-generation components in the areas of command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance and […]
Terry Crimmins serves as the president of BAE's Systems' electronic systems unit, a division based in Nashua, New Hampshire, that employs about 15K employees across 26 major sites. As president, Crimmins is responsible for his sector's operations across its portfolio of vehicle and mission-critical electronic systems, including flight, engine controls, electronic warfare, night vision systems, […]
The global market for electronic components is poised for a 4.8 percent compound annual growth rate from 2020 to 2025, as per the Global Electronic Components Market 2020 Research Report. Consumer electronics account for much of the anticipated growth in the electronics sector, driven by the rising demand for smartphones, artificial intelligence and voice recognition […]
Mark Caylor serves as the corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s mission systems business unit. The company is a major provider of advanced solutions for defense and intelligence customers. Caylor oversees the development and production of high-impact systems and hardware and software products in areas such as command, control, computing, communications, intelligence, surveillance […]
Maria Demaree, a Potomac Officers Club member, serves as the vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin's space mission solutions, roles she has held for over two years. She is responsible for about 4.4K employees and an annual sales base of over $1B in support of government defense and intelligence agencies. The mission systems […]
