Bill Watson

October 13, 2023

Bill Watson has an expansive career leading, building and growing companies. As Chief Growth Officer, he will identify areas of growth by pursuing new markets and strengthening ARA's presence in existing ones. Watson's career spans more than 30 years in all aspects of the defense industry, including engineering, manufacturing, and program management. Most recently, he served as CEO of RADA Technologies LLC. In this position, he grew a FOCI-mitigated operation to expand RADA Electronic Industries into the US market until RADA was acquired by DRS Technologies. Prior to this position, Watson served as VP of Sales and Business Development for L3 Technologies and Safran. He also brings 13 years of experience as VP or Executive Director of various departments at DRS Technologies.