{"id":32595,"date":"2017-09-18T11:15:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T11:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/18\/leonardo-drs-announces-new-head-of-t-100-program\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:38:14","slug":"leonardo-drs-announces-new-head-of-t-100-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/air-force-association\/2017\/09\/18\/leonardo-drs-announces-new-head-of-t-100-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo DRS announces new head of T-100 program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Leonardo DRS has named a new head of its T-100 program, who will be responsible for leading the development and of the T-100 if the company wins the T-X trainer contract later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc Lindsley, an Air Force veteran with more than 15 years of experience at Northrop Grumman, has been appointed vice president of T-100 programs, DRS announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMarc is a proven leader with extensive industry and military experience who has consistently demonstrated an ability to lead major programs and commands,\u201d said Bill Lynn, CEO of Leonardo DRS. \u201cWe are excited to have Marc join our team where his leadership strengths and knowledge of aerospace systems will be tremendous assets in both the capture and execution of the T-X program,\u201d Lynn said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2017\/05\/25\/could-leonardo-s-partnership-with-subsidiary-drs-result-in-a-leaner-t-x-bid-its-ceo-thinks-so\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Could Leonardo&#8217;s partnership with subsidiary DRS result in a &#8220;leaner&#8221; T-X bid? Its CEO thinks so.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Leonardo believes its partnership with U.S. subsidiary DRS will help pare down the cost of their T-X bid.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leonardo DRS is one of three major teams competing for the Air Force\u2019s T-X contract, estimated to be worth approximately $16.3 billion. Leonardo DRS\u2019s T-100 is based on the M-346 trainer developed by DRS\u2019 parent company, Italian defense firm Leonardo. Also partnered with Leonardo DRS on the T-100 are Honeywell and CAE, who will manufacture the aircraft\u2019s F-124 engine and ground-based training system, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Boeing and Saab have put forward a new clean sheet design, and have developed and flown two production-representative prototypes. Lockheed Martin has opted to partner with Korean Aerospace Industries, putting forward a version of KAI\u2019s T-50 jet trainer dubbed the T-50A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, Lindsley helped lead a competing bid for the T-X program. During his time at Northrop, he spent more than six years \u201coverseeing all aspects of the company\u2019s T-X program including aircraft development and the competitive capture strategy,\u201d according to the DRS statement. Northrop dropped out of the T-X program in February after its CEO Wes Bush hinted that the company\u2019s offering could not<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his time in the Air Force, Lindsley held leadership roles as the deputy director for surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as acting as the service\u2019s deputy chief of staff for air and space operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2016\/12\/30\/new-t-x-request-for-proposals-tees-up-major-fight-among-defense-primes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635929377159557587-635907942166223721-t-50a-static-lockheed-martin-photo-1-jpg.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New T-X Request for Proposals Tees Up Major Fight Among Defense Primes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The battle to build the Air Force\u2019s $16.3 billion T-X trainer officially kicked off Friday with the release of the final request for proposals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force expects to award a T-X contract by the end of the calendar year. 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