International
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InternationalMeggitt 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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International
General Dynamics Awarded Contracts To Upgrade Saudi Arabian Tanks
General Dynamics [GD] recently said it recently was awarded two contracts worth $44 million for Saudi Arabia’s tank program. The contracts, awarded by the U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command […]
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International
Cobham Acquires German Firm That Makes Bomb Disposal Robots
Britain’s Cobham plc recently 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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International
Air Force Expands GPS Coverage By Repositioning Satellites
The 50th Space Wing at Schriever AFB, Colo., has completed the first of a two-phase Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation expansion known as “Expandable-24,” the wing said yesterday. When fully […]
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International
Raytheon To Sell Paveway Munitions To Saudi Arabia
Raytheon [RTN] said it signed a contract worth $475 million with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the combat-proven Paveway family of precision-guided munitions. Raytheon’s Paveway is a kit that […]
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International
Bell 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 […]