Business/Financial

Thermo Fisher Scientific [TMO] this month said it has agreed to acquire Ahura Scientific, a developer and producer of handheld analytical instruments used in defense, homeland security and industrial applications, […]

Israel’s Elbit Systems [ELST] this week said it would acquire another Israeli firm, Azimuth Technologies, which makes GPS systems, electro- optics and data communications for defense and civil applications, for […]

DynCorp International [DCP] yesterday said it has acquired international development firm Casals & Associates, which helps achieve U.S. foreign policy and international development priorities, bolstering its service offerings and customer […]

SAIC [SAI] yesterday said it has acquired Science, Engineering and Technology Associates Corp. (SET), a small firm specializing in the development and commercialization of information and sensor technologies. Terms of […]

SRA International [SRX] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Perrin Quarles Associates (PQA), a small environmental consulting firm that specializes in environmental program development and implementation for air quality […]

By Geoff Fein Although the Navy had to install tanks on the aft of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to improve the vessel’s stability, a similar fix […]

IBM [IBM] said this week it has agreed to acquire systems engineering and professional services provider National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC) to greatly expand its service offerings to the […]

CACI International [CAI] this week said it has agreed to acquire SystemWare, Inc., a small firm with capabilities in monitoring and detecting cyber and physical security vulnerabilities. Terms of the […]

By Calvin Biesecker Britain’s Chemring Group yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Virginia-based The Allied Defense Group [ADG] for $59 million in cash, expanding its ammunition products and related […]

By Geoff Fein With the Navy and the Department of Agriculture set to sign an agreement Thursday to coordinate research activities, the Navy continues to take steps to achieve the […]