International
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InternationalBell Awarded $647 Million To Support Canadian Forces Griffon Fleet
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said it has been awarded a 10-year, $647 million support services contract for the Canadian Forces CH146 Griffon helicopter fleet. This contract, known as the CH146 […]
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Homeland Security
CBP Issues RFI For New Sensor Towers On Southwest Border
By Calvin Biesecker Wasting little time in its effort to continue to find technological solutions to help secure the nation’s borders, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week issued a […]
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Business/FinancialCobham Acquires German Firm That Makes Bomb Disposal Robots
Britain’s Cobham plc yesterday said it has acquired Germany’s Telerob GmbH, a privately-owned manufacturer of bomb disposal robots and threat response vehicles, for $105 million cash. The ground robots are […]
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Business/Financial
Meggitt To Acquire Danaher’s Aerospace Business For $685 Million
Britain’s Meggitt Plc has agreed to acquire Danaher Corp.‘s [DHR] Pacific Scientific Aerospace business for $685 million, boosting its presence in key commercial aerospace programs and on defense programs. Pacific […]
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Business/Financial
Saab Plans To Expand U.S. Presence
By Calvin Biesecker Through a combination of organic growth, direct sales, partnering and acquisitions, Sweden’s Saab plans to significantly expand its presence in the United States, capitalizing on the world’s […]
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CyberNapolitano Ends SBInet; Directs Flexible Use Of Technologies For Border Security
By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday ended the virtual fence portion of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), which was not meeting expectations, and instead has directed […]
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International
U.K. Exports Would Thrive On Joint Industry R&T Spending
Sandy Wilson, president and managing director of General Dynamics [GD] UK and vice president, Defence at A|D|S called for more joint industry focus on Research and Technology (R&T) expenditure as […]
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International
DHS, WCO In Partnership To Bolster Global Supply Chain Security
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently said that DHS and the World Customs Organization (WCO) are partnering to strengthen the security of the global supply chain in three main areas. […]
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International
European Deployment of Aegis BMD Ground Variant Planned For 2015
A new ground variant of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] premiere ballistic missile defense system could be in place in Eastern Europe by 2015, as part of the Obama administration’s plan to […]
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International
NATO Signs Enterprise Agreement With Microsoft
The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) General Manager Dec. 10 signed a new Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft [MSFT], effective Jan. 1, replacing the contract that expired Dec. 31. […]