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Defense Watch: Personnel Moves, SDA Funding, F-35 Spares, G/ATOR

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Friday, February 7th, 2020

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Defense Watch: Personnel Moves, SDA Funding, F-35 Spares, G/ATOR

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UTC News. United Technologies has appointed Kelly Ortberg, who runs the company’s Collins Aerospace unit, as a special adviser to the Office of the CEO to help support integration planning for the pending acquisition of Raytheon. Ortberg ran Rockwell Collins before its acquisition by UTC, at which point he had responsibility for integrating his former company and UTC Aerospace Systems into Collins Aerospace. UTC Chairman and CEO Greg Hayes, who will lead Raytheon Technologies, praised Ortberg for his leadership at…

Unmanned Systems

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Pentagon

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Congress

Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons

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Congress

Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability

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