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Rapid Fire 2010-05-06: Cross-Atlantic Acquisitions

Rapid Fire 2010-05-06: Cross-Atlantic Acquisitions

by | May 5, 2010 | Asia - Other, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Europe - Other, Industry & Trends, Leadership & People, Materials Innovations, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Surface-Air, Satellites & Sensors, Sensors & Guidance, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA

* Syria provided Lebanese militants with M-600 missiles – a Syrian version of the Iranian Fateh-110 – over the past year, according to Israeli defense officials. * In 2009, European firms shelled out $800 million to acquire US defense firms, while US firms...