International
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Business/FinancialU.K. Firm Acquires Supply Chain Security Division of First Advantage
BSI Group, a multinational standards and training company based in Britain, has acquired the supply chain security business of California-based First Advantage Corp. [FADV], allowing it to offer its customers […]
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InternationalFrance Orders Five Additional EC725 Helicopters
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.’s (EADS) Eurocopter recently said the French Defense Ministry has ordered five additional EC725 helicopters from as part of the government’s economic recovery plan. "This […]
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics To Produce Reactive Armor For Stryker Vehicles
General Dynamics’ [GD] Land Systems-Canada yesterday said it was awarded a contract valued at more than $150 million to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to qualify and produce reactive […]
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Business/Financial
DRS To Acquire Communications Systems Firm Soneticom
DRS Technologies, the United States subsidiary of Italy’s Finmeccanica, has agreed to acquire Soneticom, Inc., a provider of custom and semi-custom high- technology communications products and systems for customers in […]
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Business/Financial
EADS Astrium To Help Kazakhstan Become Competitive Player In New Satellites Integration Facility
In Return, Kazakhstan Orders Two EADS Astrium Satellites Providing yet another example of the globalization and rising competition in the space industry, Astrium, a unit of the European Aeronautic and […]
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Business/Financial
Delays In GPS Won’t Likely Cause It To Fail; Cost Overruns Cited; But It Will Improve On Existing System, Assist Warfighters
Contrary to recent reports, the Global Positioning System (GPS) isn’t on the verge of a failure that would leave confused motorists groping for that paper thing called a map. Air […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Renews Protest Of GOES-R Contract Award To Rival Bidder Lockheed
Some $1.09 Billion At Stake In This Contract, More Billions Are Possible In Later Action The Boeing Co. [BA] renewed its protest of a NASA-NOAA contract award to Lockheed Martin […]
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Homeland Security
North Korea Set For Nuclear Weapon Test: Report
North Korea is poised to detonate another of its nuclear weapons in a test, according to John R. Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, writing in The Wall […]
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International
QineticQ Team To Provide U.K. Training
A QinetiQ-led team that includes Boeing [BA] May 21 announced it has received a $37.7 million contract from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide Distributed Synthetic Air […]
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International
Finmeccanica Increases International Industry And Academic Ties
In London May 21, Italy’s Finmeccanica signed a partnership agreement with Imperial College Business School, one of the United Kkingdom’s most prestigious academic institutions. This agreement further demonstrates the importance […]