by Joe Katzman | Dec 5, 2005 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Issues - International, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Other Corporation, Radars, Russia, Surface Ships - Combat
Tor M-1(click to view full) Novosti in Russia and western media outlets like Reuters are reporting that Russia will sell about 30 Tor M-1 (SA-15 Gauntlet) surface-to-air missile systems. Greece had bought 21 of the systems and had the right to another 29, but scrapped...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 5, 2005 | Eng. Control Systems, Europe - Other, L3 Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, USA
Mid-tier defense conglomerate L-3 Communications has signed an agreement to acquire maritime electrical and electronics system supplier SAM Electronics GmbH (SAM) for U.S. $150 million in cash, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. L-3 sees...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 5, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Design Innovations, Forces - Air, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Project Methodologies, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, USA
The US Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM has issued a contract to establish Innovation-Nodes (iNodes), which will be small, flexible organizations that execute Rapid Reaction Innovation solution efforts or tasks. It’s all part of a...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 5, 2005 | Airbus, Europe - Other, Launch Vehicles, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Space
Ariane 5 Launch(click to view full) Dutch Space BV, the largest space company in the Netherlands, has been acquired by EADS SPACE and will become part of EADS SPACE Transportation once the acquisition is complete. The firm was once part of the Fokker group, and has...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 5, 2005 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Management, R&D - Contracted, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
Ambassador Mk.III FAC Vision Technology, Inc. subsidiary VT Halter Marine Inc. of Pascagoula, MS received a $28.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for functional design of the Egyptian Navy’s Fast Missile Craft (FMC) under the Foreign Military Sales Program....
