Top 100 Federal Contractors FY18
The General Services Administration’s U.S. Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation released its annual Top 100 Federal Contractors report – Fiscal Year 2018. The top 100 federal contractors …
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Thales Benefits from Increased Defense Spending as it Wraps Gemalto Deal
The anger of the Trump administration over European allies NATO expenditures appears to have had an effect, helping to push Thales results higher. After years of reduced defense spending …
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L3 Harris Merger Moves Toward Completion
It seems mergers and acquisitions are a key part of L3 Technologies‘ DNA. The long-storied firm has a dynamic history of changing its portfolio over the decades through numerous acquisitions …
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Rostec Official Discusses Russia’s Defense Export Outlook
Russia’s main defense conglomerate, Rostec, is working to adjust to a “rapidly changing world” in the defense market. In a recent interview with Defense News at the sidelines of the …
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Integrated C-UAV System Under Development at Korea’s Hanwha Systems
by C. Zachary Hofer, Defense Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. According to a February 25th report from Chosun Biz out of the Republic of Korea, Korean defense contractor Hanwha Systems has begun …
Read More IDEX Opens in the UAE
The United Arab Emirates has opened its International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, attracting defense companies from around the world.
Read More KNDS Holds Steady as Rheinmetall Looks to Join
Despite the formation of the cross-border KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems) venture, not much has changed at Nexter or Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. But things are starting to accelerate in European …
Read MoreDenel’s New Board of Directors Facing Herculean Task
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Denel is currently a mess. It appears that the company may have been overzealous in some of its recent expansion …
Read MoreLeonardo Launches New Growth Plan
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Following a difficult year into the company’s rebranding, Leonardo’s management has launched another industrial plan, dubbed Leonardo 2.0, that aims …
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