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  • Research and Markets: Military Airlift Market to See Challenge in Acquisition, Operation Costs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Military Airlift Market to See Challenge in Acquisition, Operation Costs

    A new Research and Markets report states that the global military airlift market will decline at a 0.43-percent compound annual growth rate through 2019 due to high acquisition and operations costs for military transport aircraft. The company said Wednesday current trends in the market include the development of smaller aircraft for carrying supplies or military personnel or supporting […] More

  • DRS Launches Small Signals Intell Sensors; Stephen Robillard Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS Launches Small Signals Intell Sensors; Stephen Robillard Comments

    DRS Technologies has introduced a new small signals intelligence sensor system, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Colin Clark writes the Finmeccanica subsidiary designed the ruggedized sensor to fulfill the combat requirements of U.S. troops. Stephen Robillard, DRS vice president for SIGINT business development, told Breaking Defense that he sees the the SIGINT market to grow by tens of millions […] More

  • Thales, Selex ES Partner for Anglo-French Combat Drone Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales, Selex ES Partner for Anglo-French Combat Drone Program

    Thales and Finmeccanica‘s Selex ES subsidiary will collaborate on the sensor and communications requirements of the Future Combat Air System program that the French and British defense ministries have recently signed an agreement for. Selex ES said July 15 that the partner companies will design and develop the sensing and communications systems for a future unmanned combat air […] More

  • Study: North America's Security, Surveillance Radar Market to Hit $2B in 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Study: North America’s Security, Surveillance Radar Market to Hit $2B in 2019

    A MicroMarket Monitor report forecasts the North American security and surveillance radar market to be worth up to $2.03 billion in 2019, a compound annual growth rate of 4.64 percent over the next five years. The market research firm said Sunday that the region would keep its status as the top spender on security and surveillance radar systems, […] More

  • Finmeccanica Launches Cyber Defense Center in Central Italy; Andrea Biraghi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finmeccanica Launches Cyber Defense Center in Central Italy; Andrea Biraghi Comments

    Finmeccanica’s Selex ES business unit has opened a cyber defense center in central Italy in a move to expand its cybersecurity offerings for government and commercial clients, Defense News reported Sunday. Tom Kington writes Selex ES managers are expecting the cyber monitoring center to help increase Finmeccanica’s annual cyber revenue by 12-13 percent. Selex ES […] More

  • Airbus, Finmeccanica JV Names Patrick de Castelbajac CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus, Finmeccanica JV Names Patrick de Castelbajac CEO

    Patrick de Castelbajac has been appointed CEO of French aviation firm ATR, a joint venture of Airbus Group and Finmeccanica‘s Alenia Aermacchi. Airbus said Monday the appointment follows the end of Filippo Bagnato’s four-year mandate as CEO in May. De Castelbajac has experience in both legal and aeronautical fields, previously working with MBDA before joining Baker & McKenzie as a lawyer. He […] More