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Paramount and IGG Sign Joint Venture
2011-03-03 Read More...
At IDEX 2011, South Africa’s Paramount Group announced a new joint venture with UAE’s International Golden Group (IGG), signed in response to increasing interest in Paramount’s IED and mine protected armored vehicles from Gulf State countries.

Larsen & Toubro-CASSIDIAN Form Indian JV
2011-02-14 Read More...
Cassidian and Indian engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Mumbai, joined forces in the field of defence

Thales Avionics in JV with India’s Samtel
2011-02-11 Read More...
Thales Avionics SA (France) and Samtel Display Systems Ltd. (India) announced the official incorporation of their new Joint Venture Company, Samtel Thales Avionics

Environics Oy in Joint Venture with IUT GmbH
2011-01-31 Read More...
Environics Oy, a world leader in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection systems for government and security markets recently announced its joint venture with IUT Institut fuer Umwelttechnologien GmbH based in Berlin

Lockheed Martin: Shareholder of Abu Dhabi’s AMMROC
2011-01-17 Read More...
Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC) announced the closing of a transaction where Lockheed Martin acquired an equity stake in AMMROC, joining shareholders Sikorsky Aerospace Services, which owns an equivalent share,

Rheinmetall Acquires Verseidag Ballistic Protection
2011-01-12 Read More...
The Rheinmetall Group announced it is now the sole owner of Verseidag Ballistic Protection GmbH of Krefeld, Germany, a leading producer of advanced civilian and military protection equipment. Rheinmetall had already acquired a 51% stake in the

Curtiss-Wright Acquires Predator Systems
2011-01-11 Read More...
Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that it has acquired Predator Systems Incorporated (PSI) for $13.25 million. PSI designs and manufactures motion control components and subsystems for ground defense, ordnance guidance and aerospace

UAE’s Burkan Munitions Gets $272m Loan
2011-01-06 Read More...
Abu Dhabi's Burkan Munitions Systems said it has received a Dh1 billion ($272 million) credit facility to expand its production lines and upgrade its ammunition testing

Raytheon to Acquire Applied Signal Technology
2010-12-24 Read More...
Raytheon announced it has signed a definitive acquisition agreement with Applied Signal Technology, a leader in the collection and processing of communications signals to support tactical and strategic intelligence

Kaman Acquires Global Aerosystems
2010-12-15 Read More...
Kaman Corporation announced that its subsidiary Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of Global Aerosystems, LLC (Global) of Everett,

Saab and Systematic Sign Cooperation Agreement
2010-11-26 Read More...
Defense and Security Company Saab and Systematic signed a non-exclusive cooperation agreement within the high echelon Command, Control and Information System (CCIS) market

Sage & Kazakhstan Engineering: JV for Drones
2010-11-06 Read More...
Sage (Safran group) and Kazakhstan Engineering, a Kazakh state-owned company, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation concerning tactical drone

Rheinmetall Acquires Laingsdale Engineering
2010-10-14 Read More...
The Defence arm of the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group continues to expand its foothold in South Africa. Rheinmetall has agreed to buy Laingsdale Engineering (Pty) Ltd of Maitland from the South African company Tellumat (Pty) Ltd of Cape Town.

FLIR Acquires ICx Technologies
2010-10-07 Read More...
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of ICx Technologies, Inc. for $7.55 per share, representing an aggregate purchase price of $268 million, or an enterprise value of $232 million including

Harris in JV with Atlas Telecom
2010-10-01 Read More...
Harris Corporation and leading Middle East telecommunication systems and security provider Atlas Telecom announced the launch of a new joint

L-3 Acquires 3Di Technologies
2010-09-26 Read More...
L-3 Communications acquired 3Di Technologies, LLC (3Di). 3Di provides highly specialized end-to-end secure satellite communications utilized by forward-deployed United States special operations and in-theater

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