Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4B in 2021
Lockheed Martin said today it plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion next year
General Atomics Acquires Guidestar Optical Systems
General Atomics announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the business of Guidestar Optical Systems. The business will be integrated into the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) group
Israel Aerospace Acquires 50% of BlueBird Aero Systems
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed today an
Mil Moscow, Kamov Merge to Build Electric and Unmanned Helicopters
Russias Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and Kamov have merged to form a joint venture- National Center for Helicopter Engineering (NCV)- to build new types of helicopters such as unmanned, high-speed and electrically powered ones. “Since April 2020, the National Center for Helicopter Engineering (NCV) began operating in Russia
BAE Systems Acquires UK Tech Firm, Techmodal
BAE Systems announced acquisition of Techmodal, a UK-based data consultancy and digital services company, on Wednesday. Techmodal, which is based in Bristol and has approximately 120 employees and 30 associates, has a number of long term contracts with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in support of the UKs armed forces,...
Embraer Buys Brazilian Cybersecurity firm, Tempest
Embraer today announced the signing of a contract for a majority investment in Brazilian Security Intelligence firm, Tempest. The largest cybersecurity company in Brazil, Tempest, positions itself as a provider of complete solutions for business protection in the digital world
Maxar to acquire Saab’s Shares in Vricon Geospatial-Intelligence Data and Software Provider...
Maxar Technologies has announced its intent to acquire Saabs shares in Vricon Inc., a fifty-fifty joint venture
Germany's Thyssenkrupp to Acquire Oceana shipyard in Brazil
Germanys Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has signed a contract to acquire the Oceana shipyard in Brazil (Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina). The seller is Aliança S
German Naval Yards, Lürssen Announce Merger
German Naval Yards Kiel and Lürssen shipyards announced plans to form a joint venture on Thursday. Earlier this week, owners of both shipyards laid the foundation for a final JV agreement
Mitsubishi to Complete Acquisition of Bombardier's Regional Jet Division on June 1
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Bombardier Inc. of Canada have agreed that all closing conditions have been met and the transaction pertaining to the acquisition of Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Program will close on June 1, 2020
Raytheon Company Registers Order Backlog of $10.2B in Q1 2020, up 25%
Raytheon Company has reported a healthy order book with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.44 and backlogs at the end of first quarter 2020 valued at $51
BAE Systems acquires Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios Division
British defense company BAE Systems completed acquisition of Raytheon Technologies Corporations Airborne Tactical Radios (Airborne Radios) business on Monday. In January, BAE Systems had said it entered into a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Collins Aerospaces Military GPS business for $1
Philippines Receives Mobile Long Range Air Surveillance Radar from Japan
MD Helicopters Develop Configurable Avionics & Weapons System for AH530 Chopper
Poland, Australia Strengthen Defense Ties in Warsaw Meeting
China Launches First Hangor-class Submarine for Pakistan Navy
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...