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CIA fund In-Q-Tel invests in FireEye
In-Q-Tel - the not-for-profit venture capital firm established by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - has agreed to make a "strategic investment" in ...
19-Nov-2009

Elbit completes purchase of BVR Systems
Israel's Elbit Systems has completed its acquisition of BVR Systems Ltd for GBP34 million (USD57 million), it was announced on 19 November. Located in...
19-Nov-2009

Arrow Electronics agrees to buy AE Petsche
Electronic components supplier Arrow Electronics has agreed to buy AE Petsche, a US-based supplier of speciality wires, cables and relays for the aerospace and ...
18-Nov-2009

JF Lehman sells Atlantic for $235m profit
US private equity firm JF Lehman & Company has agreed to sell guidance and navigation systems specialist Atlantic Inertial Systems to Goodrich Corporation for ...
18-Nov-2009

Hewlett-Packard acquires 3Com in $2.7bn deal
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is to acquire 3Com - which provides networking solutions for the US Department of Defense - for USD2.7 billion, it was announced ...
12-Nov-2009

Rafael eyes opportunities in Brazil
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has confirmed that it is examining opportunities to expand its activities in the South American market in general and Brazil ...
11-Nov-2009

AVIC divests vehicle manufacturing subsidiaries to advance restructuring
China's Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) continued its restructuring strategy on 11 November with an announcement that it had sold the majority of shares in ...
11-Nov-2009

Northrop Grumman agrees to sell government advisory business for $1.65bn
Northrop Grumman has agreed to sell off its TASC Inc government advisory services unit for USD1.65 billion in cash to an investor group led by...
09-Nov-2009

OCC acquires Applied Optical
Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) has acquired Applied Optical Systems, it emerged on 5 November. Both companies are based in the United States and produce ...
09-Nov-2009

Bland Group buys Universal as defence presence grows
Bland Group - the Gibraltar-based shipping, tourism, advertising and hovercraft company - has made its second acquisition in the UK defence manufacturing sector with ...
06-Nov-2009

Samsung's Electronics surveillance camera business to merge with Samsung Techwin
Seoul-based defence company Samsung Techwin will merge with the surveillance camera division of its larger affiliate Samsung Electronics next year in a bid to ...
03-Nov-2009

Paramount acquires 19% stake in Aerosud
South African defence aviation company Aerosud expects to see increased access to international markets following the acquisition of a 19 per cent stake in ...
02-Nov-2009

BAE Systems completes purchase of BVT Surface Fleet
BAE Systems has completed the purchase of its partner VT Group's 45 per cent stake in the UK naval shipbuilding venture BVT Surface Fleet, ...
30-Oct-2009

Thales still 'aggressively' seeking inroads to US ISR market
Thales has "aggressively" sought acquisition targets in the United States' intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) sectors, although such efforts have so far been thwarted, ...
29-Oct-2009

Sypris Solutions sells Test & Measurement division
US manufacturing and technical services company Sypris Solutions has sold its Test & Measurement (T&M) division for USD39 million with a view to concentrating ...
28-Oct-2009

Former SAIC executive to take on strategy function at ManTech
Defence intelligence services group ManTech International Corporation has named former SAIC executive M Stuart Davis as Executive Vice President of Strategy, the company announced ...
28-Oct-2009

Raytheon completes BBN acquisition
Raytheon has completed its USD350 million acquisition of privately held BBN Technologies, a provider of defence and security mission solutions. The company announced finalisation...
27-Oct-2009

ST Engineering's US company buys remaining stake in Canada's Ximaera
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) announced on 27 October that its US company Vision Technologies Systems Inc (VT Systems) has acquired a controlling stake ...
27-Oct-2009

FLIR Systems buys OmniTech for $42m in cash
US infrared technologies specialist FLIR Systems has announced the purchase of OmniTech Partners for USD42 million in cash. OmniTech is a US-based developer and ...
22-Oct-2009

Metal Storm to sell stake to 'overseas investor'
Australian weapons developer Metal Storm has reached agreement with "an overseas investor" regarding a purchase of equity in the company. Metal Storm announced on...
21-Oct-2009

Dyncorp International completes purchase of Phoenix
Dyncorp International - the US provider of outsourced services for the country's Department of Defense (DoD) - has completed its purchase of Phoenix Consulting Group...
21-Oct-2009

Ultra boosts cyber-security business with Scytale acquisition
Fast-growing UK group Ultra Electronics has announced its fourth acquisition since the start of the year: a deal that reflects the general trend towards consolidation...
20-Oct-2009

Camber acquires Veritas Analytics as cyber-security consolidation gathers pace
Camber Corporation - a US provider of acquisitions management, training and engineering services to defence customers - has announced its second acquisition in little ...
13-Oct-2009

China's XAC agrees purchase of Austrian manufacturer FACC
China's Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group (XAC) - a subsidiary of the country's giant Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) - has reached an agreement to purchase ...
06-Oct-2009

Atlas Elektronik UK completes take-over of QinetiQ's underwater business
Atlas Elektronik UK has completed its acquisition of the Underwater Systems (UWS) business of UK defence technology group QinetiQ. The deal - which was...
01-Oct-2009

Moog completes GE Aviation unit acquisition
Moog Inc has completed the purchase of GE Aviation Systems flight control actuation business: a deal that has increased Moog's involvement in the Joint ...
29-Sep-2009

Dyncorp deal highlights private equity return to ISR
Dyncorp International - the US provider of outsourced services to the country's Department of Defense - has agreed to purchase Phoenix Consulting Group Inc, which...
29-Sep-2009

GHL Acquisition to buy satellite specialist Iridium
GHL Acquisition Corp announced on 23 September that its shareholders have voted in favour of acquiring privately-owned Iridium, a global mobile satellite communications specialist. ...
25-Sep-2009

VT's exit from Surface Fleet marks 'final step'
VT Group has now signed a legally binding contract with BAE Systems to sell its stake in the UK naval joint venture BVT Surface Fleet...
24-Sep-2009

Chemring adds Hi-Shear to US stable
UK countermeasures and energetics firm Chemring has taken a further step into the US market with its largest acquisition to date. The group -...
17-Sep-2009

Interfast buys Burwood out of receivership
UK aerospace components supplier Burwood Fastener Products Ltd has been brought out of receivership by Canadian-owned group Interfast Inc, which plans to use the ...
16-Sep-2009

Teledyne completes ODI acquisition for $19.6m
Teledyne Instruments - a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc - has acquired the remaining 11 per cent of subsea fibre-optic interconnect systems specialist Ocean ...
07-Sep-2009

Presagis acquires Seaweed Systems
Canadian modelling and simulation specialist Presagis announced on 1 September that it has acquired Seaweed Systems Inc. Seaweed Systems - based in Massachusetts, US ...
01-Sep-2009

Raytheon to expand with BBN acquisition
Raytheon has entered into an agreement to acquire BBN Technologies, a privately held defence and security missions solutions provider. The transaction is expected to...
01-Sep-2009

Lockheed Martin takes over Gyrocam Systems
Lockheed Martin has completed the acquisition of United States optical surveillance systems company Gyrocam Systems, it was announced on 31 August. The deal -...
01-Sep-2009





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