Rapid Fire 2010-09-28: Defense Manufacturing Innovation by Fred Donovan | Sep 27, 2010 | Asia - Other, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Equipment - Land, Outer Space, Policy - Personnel, R&D - Private, Radars, Sensors - Aquatic, USA* Major Offensive: Washington, DC-based defense firms take the offensive in the mergers and acquisitions war. * DARPA’s AVM aims to “revolutionize defense manufacturing.” [PDF] * Are Lockheed Martin’s negotiations with the United Arab Emirates...