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Lockheed Martin eyes cyber-security acquisitions
Lockheed Martin will focus its acquisition efforts on cyber assets during 2010 as it seeks to meet the pressing strategic needs of Western governments, according...
15-Mar-2010
TKMS completes sale of commercial marine construction business
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) Blohm+Voss Nordseewerke has completed the sale of its commercial marine construction business at Emden in Germany to SIAG Schaaf Industrie. ...
10-Mar-2010
IBM completes NISC takeover
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has completed its acquisition of United States IT solutions specialist National Interest Security Company (NISC), thus increasing the group's ...
08-Mar-2010
Teledyne buys stake in Optical Alchemy
Teledyne Technologies' Scientific & Imaging subsidiary has acquired a minority interest in United States company Optical Alchemy, which designs and manufactures ultra-light electro-optical gimbal ...
03-Mar-2010
Proposed Hellenic Shipyard sale gets green light from Greek government
Thyssenkrupp's proposed sale of a majority holding in Hellenic Shipyards (HYS) to the Abu Dhabi MAR (ADM) Group appears to have received the blessing ...
02-Mar-2010
Triumph continues on acquisition trail with Fabritech takeover
Triumph Group, the fast-growing US aerospace componts and repair and overhaul specialist, has announced the acquisition of Fabritech: its six purchase since the start ...
02-Mar-2010
Babcock given ultimatum over VT Group bid
Babcock International has been given until 1700 hours (GMT) on 12 April to make a firm offer for VT Group or to back away. ...
01-Mar-2010
L-3 ends acquisitions drought with Insight takeover
L-3 Communications has broken its year-long break from the acquisitions with the announcement of the intention to purchase of Insight Technology, a manufacturer of night...
23-Feb-2010
Raytheon boosts Australian cyber security capacity with Compucat deal
Raytheon Australia has acquired the business assets previously owned by Canberra-based Compucat Research, a company that specialises in providing information security for defence and ...
22-Feb-2010
Link Microtek announces Azdec purchase
UK microwave components and radio frequency products supplier Link Microtek announced on 17 February that it has agreed to purchase Azdec Limited: a designer ...
17-Feb-2010
HEICO subsidiary snaps up dB Control
US aerospace and defence technologies firm HEICO has announced that its Electronic Technologies Group (ETG) subsidiary has acquired dB Control, the producer of traveling ...
17-Feb-2010
Diehl snaps up EVB Energie
Diehl Group, the parent company of Diehl Aerosystems, has acquired German energy provider EVB Energie. Diehl announced on 9 February that EVB Energie, which ...
10-Feb-2010
TenCate acquires UK armour company
Dutch textiles and ballistic protection technologies group TenCate announced during the International Armoured Vehicles Conference in London that it has agreed to purchase AML ...
09-Feb-2010
Singapore Air Show 2010: KAI 'too sensitive' to sell
The sale of a major stake in Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is unlikely to take place in the foreseeable future despite interest from several ...
04-Feb-2010
Harris acquires OSI Geospatial's technology assets
United States-based communications and IT specialist Harris Corporation has acquired the technology assets of Canadian company OSI Geospatial's land-based, situational awareness business for USD6.5 ...
02-Feb-2010
CACI finalises SystemWare purchase
US information technology (IT) contractor CACI International has completed its acquisition of cybersecurity firm SystemWare. CACI reported the finalisation of the deal on 1 ...
02-Feb-2010
Rolls-Royce acquires final stake in EMA
Rolls-Royce has acquired the remaining 49 per cent share in the Europea Microfusioni Aerospaziali (EMA) joint-venture from fellow stake holder Finmeccanica for an undisclosed ...
29-Jan-2010
HDT acquires parachute maker Airborne Systems
Parachute specialist Airborne Systems Group has been acquired by HDT International Holdings, the latter announced on 27 January. A subsidiary of New York-based private ...
28-Jan-2010
South Korea looks to 2010 sale of KAI
The main creditor of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has indicated that a majority stake in the South Korean military aviation specialist will be sold later...
28-Jan-2010
SAIC completes acquisition of SET
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced on 25 January that it has completed the purchase of Science, Engineering and Technology Associates Corporation (SET). SET...
25-Jan-2010
Elbit Systems buys remaining stake in Azimuth Technologies
Israel-based Elbit Systems' push for consolidation within the electronics sectors of its domestic market has continued with the announcement that it will purchase the ...
25-Jan-2010
API acquires Kuchera Group
API Technologies Corporation, a United States provider of secure communications, electronic components and subsystems to the defence and aerospace industries, has acquired the Kuchera ...
22-Jan-2010
IBM to acquire National Interest Security Company
United States IT solutions specialist National Interest Security Company (NISC), a portfolio company of private equity firm DC Capital Partners, is to be acquired by...
21-Jan-2010
CACI agrees to purchase SystemWare
US IT contractor CACI International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US company SystemWare, which develops signals acquisition and analysis systems for the ...
20-Jan-2010
Cobham snaps up SafeLife Systems
Cobham has acquired satellite self-test detection service SafeLife Systems for an undisclosed sum. SafeLife will become part of the ACR Products line in Cobham's ...
20-Jan-2010
Altran launches new company to deliver embedded and critical systems
French consultancy firm Altran Technologies has merged its subsidiaries, UK-based systems engineering firm Praxis and France's software research centre SC2, to form a new ...
19-Jan-2010
Chemring strengthens US presence with ADG acquisition
UK countermeasures specialist Chemring Group is to acquire United States-based Allied Defense Group (ADG) for USD59 million, Chemring's sixth US purchase since January 2008. ...
19-Jan-2010
SAIC signs accord to acquire CloudShield Technologies
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire cyber-security solutions provider CloudShield Technologies, the latest in a series of purchases ...
14-Jan-2010
Acquisition Solutions buys federal government consultancy firm
US government consulting company Acquisition Solutions Inc (ASI) has purchased ICOR Partners, which provides strategy, transformation and business improvement consulting to the federal government. ...
13-Jan-2010
Rheinmetall and MAN launch wheeled vehicle joint venture
Rheinmetall and truck manufacturer MAN Nutzfahrzeuge are forming a joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of wheeled military vehicles, it was announced on...
12-Jan-2010
General Kinetics Engineering snaps up Active Shock
Canada-based military vehicle suspension specialist General Kinetics Engineering (GKE) has completed its acquisition of US company Active Shock Inc (ASI), which develops damper technology ...
12-Jan-2010
TKMS close to securing Abu Dhabi deal
Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) is close to concluding the sale of stakes in its mega-yachts, ship repairs and components businesses to shipbuilding group Abu...
11-Jan-2010
Singapore's CWT buys majority stake in Force 21
Singapore-based engineering and logistics specialist CWT has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Force 21, a local supplier of military, security and safety ...
11-Jan-2010
Marshall Aerospace buys Slingsby Advanced Composites
UK-based Marshall Aerospace has acquired Slingsby Advanced Composites in a move that builds on its position in the aircraft components sector. The deal was ...
07-Jan-2010
GE sets timescale for conclusion of Security sale
General Electric (GE) expects the USD1.82 billion sale of its Security business to US conglomerate United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to conclude during the first ...
07-Jan-2010
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