AeroVironment Names Mary Clum President of Space, Cyber & Directed Energy Business
AeroVironment has named Mary Clum president of its Space, Cyber and Directed Energy business, effective Oct. 24, 2025. Clum currently serves as executive vice president of Space and Directed Energy Mission Systems and will report directly to Chairman, President and CEO Wahid Nawabi. Trip Ferguson, who is stepping down, will stay on for a limited
Mercury Expands Role in Space Force SCAR Program with AeroVironment Deal
Mercury Systems has signed a new production agreement with AeroVironment to support the U.S. Space Force’s $1.4 billion Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource, or SCAR, program. “We are proud to extend our partnership with AV for this critical national security mission,” said Ken Hermanny, Mercury senior vice president of signal technologies. “By leveraging a suite of
2024 Pinnacle Awards Winner: BlueHalo’s Mary Clum
Mary Clum, president of the product and space systems portfolio at BlueHalo, has won WashingtonExec’s Pinnacle Award for Space Executive of the Year (Private Company). On Nov. 21, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients in the region. The event,
Pinnacle Award Finalist Mary Clum: ‘Focus and Determination Can Turn Any Decision into a Reality’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s 2024 Pinnacle Awards were announced Sept. 20, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place live, in-person Nov. 21. Next is Mary Clum, president of the product & space systems portfolio at BlueHalo, and finalist in the Space Executive of the Year, Private Company, category. Here, she
Top Space Execs to Watch in 2024: BlueHalo’s Mary Clum
Mary Clum Sector General Manager & Corporate Executive Vice President, BlueHalo The U.S. Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities awarded BlueHalo a $1.4 billion contract for the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource program in 2022. Last September, Mary Clum and her team completed a successful demonstration of the Multi-band Software Defined Antenna tiles that will be deployed
BlueHalo Promotes Mary Clum, Mark McNeely to Leadership Team
BlueHalo has elevated Mary Clum to corporate executive vice president and sector president of its Labs Innovation Center, and Mark McNeely to chief administrative officer. Clum will oversee BlueHalo’s product innovation and manufacturing operations, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience to her new role. She has served as vice president of Technical Solutions
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