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Raytheon Names Dr. Thomas Kennedy VP Tactical Airborne Systems
El Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2007 Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems business has named Dr. Thomas A. Kennedy vice president of its Tactical Airborne Systems organization. Kennedy will report to Jon Jones, Raytheon Company vice president and president of SAS. Kennedy assumes overall responsibility for the business operations and strategic direction of Tactical Airborne Systems, which administers radar, electronic warfare and airborne processor programs for U.S. and foreign military services. Before this assignment, Kennedy served as vice president for the SAS Mission Systems Integration organization, which developed the Airborne Standoff Radar surveillance system for the United Kingdom. Kennedy has 24 years of experience with Raytheon and Hughes Aircraft Company. He has held numerous positions with increasing responsibilities in program management and business leadership and holds several patents in radar and electronic warfare systems. Before joining Hughes Aircraft, which was acquired by Raytheon in 1998, Kennedy was a captain in the U.S. Air Force where he managed vehicle avionics development and production programs for satellite launch vehicles. Kennedy holds a doctoral degree in engineering from the University of California Los Angeles, and master's and bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and Rutgers University, respectively. He is also a graduate of the UCLA Executive Management Program and the Raytheon Business Leadership Program. Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems is the leading provider of sensor systems giving military forces the most accurate and timely information available for the network-centric battlefield. With 2006 revenues of $4.3 billion and 12,000 employees, SAS is headquartered in El Segundo, Calif. Additional facilities are in Goleta, Calif.; Forest, Miss.; Dallas, McKinney, and Plano, Texas; and several international locations. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Raytheon Company Space Industry Jobs, Careers and Appointments
Northrop Grumman Appoints James Myers VP And GM Of Navigation Systems Division
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2007Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed James M. Myers sector vice president and general manager of its Navigation Systems Division. "Jim brings more than 20 years of business development, strategic planning, supply chain and program management experience in the aerospace and defense industry to his new position, which will serve the entire organization well," said James F. Pitts, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector. |
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