U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate TextronSystems Chief Executive Ellen Lord for the position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

Lord, who must be confirmed by the Senate, would become the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer. In May, Trump proposed a budget that would boost Pentagon spending by $52 billion to $574.5 billion for fiscal year 2017.

Textron Systems Corp, a defense contractor, is a unit of Textron (TXT).

For more about Donald Trump, watch Fortune’s video:</s>WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Textron Systems Chief Executive Ellen Lord for the position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

Lord, who must be confirmed by the Senate, would become the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer. In May, Trump proposed a budget that would boost Pentagon spending by $52 billion to $574.5 billion for fiscal year 2017.

Textron Systems Corp, a defense contractor, is a unit of Textron Inc. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Sandra Maler)</s>PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The President and CEO of Textron Systems, based in Providence, will be nominated by President Trump for a position at the Defense Department, according to the White House.

Ellen Lord has been nominated to serve as the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, the White House said.

Before starting the job, she must first be confirmed by the Senate. If confirmed, Lord would become the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer.

Lord has additional ties to the New England area, as she received her master’s degree at the University of New Hampshire and got her undergraduate degree at Connecticut College</s>* Lisa Atherton most recently served as executive vice president of military business at Bell Helicopter

* Ellen Lord will be nominated by president Donald J. Trump as under secretary of defense Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Bengaluru Newsroom: +91 806 749 1136)
The White House announces that President Trump plans to nominate Textron Systems Chief Executive Ellen Lord for Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Textron Systems is a defense contractor.