Category: Merging & Acquisition

Al-Qaida Bombs Too Sophisticated For X-Rays, Say Officials

Al-Qaida Bombs Too Sophisticated For X-Rays, Say Officials

Standard X-ray is not enough Senior counter-terrorism officials warned that al-Qaida has exposed a blind spot in international aviation security by successfully smuggling bombs onto commercial cargo planes bound for the US. One official...

DRS: $24 M for IT Support Services in Afghanistan

DRS Technical Services Inc., a DRS Defense Solutions business unit, has received a contract to perform information technology support services and provide network service personnel for U.S. forces located on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan....

IAI: $9 M for ELM-2105 Radar Based Border Protection Systems

download the ELM-2105 brochure here – Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract worth $9 million (USD) to provide a foreign customer with its ELM-2105 radar-based border protection system. The radar, which...

BAE Proposals for Brazilian Navy fleet renewal programme

BAE Systems has submitted a detailed proposal to the Brazilian Navy to supply a package of naval vessels to meet its ambitious fleet renewal programme through a full technology transfer agreement, with the ships...

Net-centric consortium proves 66 percent cost, time reduction in integrating industry labs

Net-centric consortium proves 66 percent cost, time reduction in integrating industry labs

During three transatlantic laboratory demonstrations conducted earlier this year, eight Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) member companies validated their team’s ability to cut, by 66 percent, the time and cost of integrating their...

IAI MF- STAR Multi Function Surveillance & Threat Alert Radar delivered

IAI MF- STAR Multi Function Surveillance & Threat Alert Radar delivered

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) delivered it’s first multi function surveillance and threat alert radar (MF- STAR) to a foreign customer. The MF- STAR is an advanced all-weather, day/night radar capable of performing various missions...

NGC Introduces New Coherent Doppler Radar System For Patrol Vessels and Small Combatants

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the introduction of a new family of X-Band Coherent Radar (XBCR) systems designed primarily for offshore patrol vessels (OPV) and other smaller combat ship platforms. The SeaGuard XBCR systems are...

Danish pullout hits NATO AGS

Danish pullout hits NATO AGS

Concern about  “RIPPLE EFFECT” “There could be a ripple effect in the current financial climate with budgets being cut,” one alliance source said. The NATO sources said the system had broad possible uses, including...