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Accenture [ACN] said yesterday that it has agreed to acquire MAXIM Systems, an engineering an technical services firm supporting the Defense Department. Terms of the deal, which is expected to […]

Raytheon [RTN] recently was selected by the United Kingdom’s Home Office to receive a $1.3 billion contract to develop and install a border security system that will allow British authorities […]

General Dynamics [GD] this week said it has acquired Mediaware International Pty Ltd.,a leading developer of real-time full-motion compressed digital video processing software and systems for defense, intelligence and commercial […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded a $2.3 million foreign military sales contract to continue concept and preliminary design work on the proposed Israeli Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-I), the company […]

By George Lobsenz Lockheed Martin [LMT], the giant defense contractor, announced this week it is jumping into the red-hot solar energy market through a joint venture with Starwood Energy Group […]

General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has acquired Mediaware International Pty Ltd.,a leading developer of real-time full-motion compressed digital video processing software and systems for defense, intelligence and commercial customers. […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded a $2.3 million foreign military sales contract to continue concept and preliminary design work on the proposed Israeli Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-I), the company […]

By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday was selected by the United Kingdom’s Home Office to receive a $1.3 billion contract to develop and install a border security system that will […]

American Science & Engineering [ASEI]   2Q08 2Q07 Sales $37.6M $29.6M Net Inc. ($4.5M, $0.48) ($4.8M, $0.49) Despite a 27% jump in sales, profits fell due to lower gross margins […]

Raytheon [RTN] said on Monday it has acquired the robotics technologies and capabilities from Sarcos Inc., which does research and development in advanced robotics systems for industry and entertainment, medical […]