by [email protected] | Jun 7, 2011 | Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Boeing, Coastal & Littoral, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Raytheon, Signals Radio & Wireless, Specialty Aircraft, Surface Ships - Other, Testing & Evaluation, Thales, USA
* Following last month’s confirmation that Thales and Safran were discussing proposals aimed at optimizing their business portfolios, the Financial Times reports that an agreement on asset swaps may finally be at hand. * Boeing announces that it will lead an...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 7, 2011 | Contracts - Awards
* Under Secretary of the US Navy Bob Work tells the 2011 Navy Opportunity Forum that reduced defense spending should not deter small businesses and innovators from developing new ideas. Work also emphasized that reduced budgets will mean the Navy will rely on the...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 6, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Materials Innovations, USA
Titanium May 25/11: Small disadvantaged business qualifier Universal Technical Resource Services in Cherry Hill, NJ wins a $9.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to support the Pentagon’s Titanium Extraction, Mining and Process Engineering Research Program....
by Fred Donovan | Jun 6, 2011 | Asia - Central, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Guns - 20-59 mm direct, Middle East - Other, Other Equipment - Land, Tanks & Mechanized, Trucks & Transport, USA
MCTAGS on Various Vehicles(click to view larger) US Marines deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan face numerous hazards in close-combat urban environments. Certainly, small arms fire and fragments from IED explosions are high on the list. To lessen those risks, the USMC...
by [email protected] | Jun 6, 2011 | Aircraft, Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., European Union (EU), France, Geographical Focus, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Israel, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, RAFAEL, Rolls Royce, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* The latest companiesandmarkets.com report predicts that the global aerospace and defense sector will achieve revenues of $399 billion by 2015. While the United States will retain its position as the largest aerospace and defense market, the Asia-Pacific region will...
