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....
by Joe Katzman | Dec 2, 2005 | Budgets, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, Official Reports, People, Policy - Procurement, Project Failures, Project Management, Project Successes, Transformation, USA
Over at National Defense Magazine, US National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) President Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. talks about the Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment (DAPA) reform project, which DID has covered. Despite the improvements made over the last 20...
