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Spectra Aerospace & Defense Appoints Athanasios ‘Nasos’ Bardis as Vice President and General Manager of CALCULEX

 

March 17, 2025  

 

The strategic appointment of Bardis as the new leader of CALCULEX marks a significant step in Spectra’s revamp of its business unit leadership team.

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Nasos Bardis

Alpharetta, GA — March 17 — Spectra Aerospace & Defense today announced the appointment of Nasos Bardis as the new Vice President and General Manager of CALCULEX. With an impressive program management and engineering leadership background, Bardis is set to drive the CALCULEX mission of delivering secure and innovative data acquisition and recording solutions to the defense industry.

“We are delighted to welcome Nasos to our leadership team during this pivotal time,” said Ray Munoz, CEO of Spectra Aerospace & Defense. “His extensive experience and strategic vision will be instrumental in leading our most critical defense programs. With his guidance, we are committed to reinforcing CALCULEX’s position as a trusted supplier in the defense sector, delivering innovative, cost-effective, and highly reliable solutions.”

CALCULEX specializes in designing, producing, and supporting mission-critical electronics and software for fighter and fixed-wing aircraft, weapon systems, and UAV platforms. For decades, the company has demonstrated a commitment to operational excellence, supporting U.S. and international armed forces.

Bardis brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from years in the defense industry and has a proven track record of enhancing operational capabilities in a lean manufacturing environment. Most recently, Bardis served as the Vice President of Engineering at FreeFlight Systems. He has also worked in engineering leadership roles for Safran, ABB Power Distribution, Eaton, and Honeywell.

With Bardis at the helm of CALCULEX, the business is poised to continue its legacy of innovation and excellence. His appointment completes the senior management team for Spectra Aerospace & Defense, as the company recently announced Erlend Møyland as the CEO of Galleon Embedded Computing.

Bardis holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Wales.

About CALCULEX

For over 30 years, CALCULEX has provided the defense industry with integrated and federated open-system airborne mission data and video recording, processing, and routing systems. CALCULEX joined Spectra Aerospace & Defense in February 2021.

About Spectra Aerospace & Defense 
Spectra is a diversified designer and manufacturer of highly engineered avionics and electronics solutions primarily for the aerospace and defense technology market. Spectra offers its customers a differentiated portfolio of proprietary C5ISR products that span the entire data capture lifecycle – recording, processing, routing, and ultimately displaying mission-critical data.  For more information, visit spectra-aerodef.com.

Contact:

Evangela Rodgers
Marketing Manager, Spectra Aerospace & Defense
evangela.rodgers@Spectra-Aerodef.com

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