by Joe Katzman | Dec 20, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Germany, Medical, Other Corporation, Tanks & Mechanized
Wiesel 2 from CH-53G(click to view full) Germany’s BWB (Federal Agency for Defence Technology and Procurement) has ordered 15 more Wiesel 2 tracked armored vehicles from Rheinmetall Defence. Rheinmetall will supply the Bundeswehr with 13 field ambulances, as...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 20, 2006 | Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, USA
Perot Systems Corporation recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire QSS Group, Inc. in Lanham, MD for $250 million in cash. Perot Systems expects to close the acquisition during January 2007 and complete the integration later that year. The release adds that...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2006 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Lobbying, Power Projection, Transport & Utility, USA
More on the way(click to view full) In our September 2006 article “C-17 Adds Orders on Talent, Not Luck,” DID noted that “Senator Talent [R-MO] announced that he has secured funding for a total of 10 more C-17s in the Senate-House Defense...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2006 | Northrop-Grumman
In October 2005, we covered a $1.5 billion share buyback plan from Northrop Grumman Corporation, representing nearly 8% of its 355 million shares outstanding. On December 14, 2006, the firm’s board of directors approved a new $1 billion share repurchase...
by Joe Katzman | Dec 19, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Engineer Units, Other Corporation, Training & Exercises, USA
MOUT Training(click to view full) RQ Construction Inc. in Bonsall, CA received an $11.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for a Military Operations Urban Terrain Facility at Fort Irwin, CA. Work is expected to be complete by Dec. 13, 2007. Bids solicited via the World...
