General Atomics Acquires Swiss Opto-electronics Manufacturer, Synopta
General Atomics (GA) announced Monday the acquisition of Swiss firm Synopta GmbH, a manufacturer of complex opto-electronic instrumentation for space and terrestrial applications. “Synoptas pioneering expertise and innovative developments in communication, beam control, pointing assemblies, and stationary and transportable optical ground systems will supplement the diverse portfolio of laser communications, sensors,...
Elbit Systems of America Acquires ‘Sparton’ Undersea Warfare Systems Manufacturer
Elbit Systems of America announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Sparton Corporation (“Sparton”) from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P
Elbit Systems Buys BAE’s Rokar GPS Solutions Business
Elbit Systems said on Thursday that it has acquired BAE Systems Rokar for $31 million. Rokar International Ltd
Russian UAC, Sukhoi, MiG to Merge Aircraft Design, Program Management
Rostec State Corporation (Rostec) will unite United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) UAC, Sukhoi and MiG companies into a single corporate aircraft manufacturing center, which will consolidate the management of aircraft programs and other UAC assets. The UAC Corporate Aircraft Center, where Sukhoi and MiG will join, will consolidate the functions of...
CAE to Acquire L3Harris Technologies' Military Training Business for $1B
CAE today announced it will acquire L3Harris Technologies' Military Training business for $1.05 billion
AeroVironment Acquires Artificial Intelligence Specialist, Intelligent Systems Group for $30M
AeroVironment said it acquired Progeny Systems Corporations Intelligent Systems Group (ISG) for $30 million earlier this week. Under the terms of the transaction, AeroVironment acquired ISG for $30 million in cash and an earnout for Progeny Systems Corporation of up to $6 million over three years, based on the achievement of specific performance targets
Chinese Investors Seek $3.6 Billion Compensation from Ukrainian Moto Sich
Chinese investors of Ukraines Motor Sich have increased the amount of arbitration lawsuit against Ukraine by $100 million, taking the total figure to $3.6 billion
Huntington Ingalls Acquires Autonomy Business of Spatial Integrated Systems
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that it has acquired the autonomy business of Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS)
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
South Korea Bolsters Space Surveillance with Fourth Military Satellite Launch
U.A.E.'s Caracal Set Up Small Arms Factory in Hyderabad With India’s ICOMM...
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
China, Indonesia Hold First Meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
