by Joe Katzman | Mar 15, 2009 | Consulting Firms, Guest Articles, Industry & Trends, Mergers & Acquisitions, Projections & Assessments, USA
(click to visit) Guest article by Ian Cookson & Grant Thornton Corporate Finance LLC Aerospace component M&A activity remained strong in 2008, and was one of the best performing sectors, with the same number of transactions as the record set in 2007....
by Joe Katzman | Mar 11, 2009 | Americas - Other, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, France, Issues - Political, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Thales, Warfare - Trends
Thales graphic(click to view full) Thales recently announced a 3-year, $460 million contract from Mexico City to install pervasive surveillance and monitoring systems, coupled to centralized control and rapid response. The system will process information from 8,080...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 11, 2009 | Issues - International, Issues - Political, Outer Space, Satellites & Sensors, Think Tanks
(click to visit) The proliferation of micro-satellites is just the start. USAF journals like High Frontier [5/1, PDF] are already talking about nano-satellites, or in civilian parlance “CubeSats.” Their effects could be profound, and will be felt in many...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 11, 2009 | C4ISR, Canada, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, General Dynamics, IT - Software & Integration, Signals Radio & Wireless, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Thales
LCSS Screen, w. ranges(click to view full) The Government of Canada recently announced 2 major contracts to support the Canadian Forces’ Land Command Support System (LCSS), worth C$ 525 million (currently about US$ 409 million). LCSS is is a full battlefield...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 11, 2009 | Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Contracts - Awards, Engines - Aircraft, Lockheed Martin, Logistics Innovations, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Transport & Utility
RAAF C-130J, Afghanistan(click to view full) In March 2009, Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) awarded a contract to EADS Eurocopter subsidiary Australian Aerospace to provide Through Life Support services for the RAAF’s fleet of 12 C-130J and...
