Christopher Miller, acting secretary of the Department of Defense, has designated senior adviser Anthony Tata as the new senior official performing the duties of DoD undersecretary for policy.
Read More »Pacific Defense Seeks to Grow Military Tech Offerings Through Spear Research Buy
Electromagnetic spectrum technology maker Pacific Defense has acquired Nashua, New Hampshire-based Spear Research for an undisclosed sum as part of the former’s push to expand its military open-systems portfolio.
Read More »Avon Rubber Closes $130M Buy of Helmet Supplier Team Wendy
Avon Rubber has completed its acquisition of Cleveland, Ohio-based helmet manufacturer Team Wendy for $130M to help drive the former’s efforts in the protective equipment industry.
Read More »Curtiss-Wright Closes $400M PacStar Buy
Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) has wrapped up its $400M cash acquisition of Portland, Oregon-based Pacific Star Communications, a rugged communications technology provider to the military sector.
Read More »Belcan Buys Federal IT Services Contractor Telesis; Lance Kwasniewski Quoted
Belcan, a portfolio company of private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, has acquired federal information technology services provider Telesis for an undisclosed sum. "The acquisition of Telesis is transformational for Belcan's Government IT Solutions business, immediately adding complementary capabilities and greater scale," said Belcan CEO Lance Kwasniewski.
Read More »Arlington Capital Forms Defense Firm via AEgis-ATA-Brilligent Combination; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted
Arlington Capital Partners has combined AEgis Technologies, Brilligent Solutions and Applied Technology Associates to establish a new company that will offer engineering services and tech platforms to the national security community. BlueHalo will focus on providing research and development, deployment and other technical support across the areas of missile defense and C4ISR, cyber and intelligence, space and directed energy, Arlington Capital said Thursday.
Read More »DC Capital Aims to Help HTSI Grow Gov’t Footprint via Strategic Partnership
Private equity firm DC Capital Partners has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Huntsville, Alabama-based system engineering company Hill Technical Solutions Inc. aimed at helping expand the latter's customer base and support work in the government sector.
Read More »Redwire Buys Smallsat Tech Supplier Roccor
Private equity firm-backed space company Redwire has bought Longmont, Colorado-based small satellite hardware manufacturer Roccor for an undisclosed sum.
Read More »Scott Forney: General Atomics Expands Laser Tech Portfolio With Guidestar Buy
General Atomics has acquired Longmont, Colorado-based adaptive optics technology developer Guidestar Optical Systems as part of efforts to introduce “groundbreaking” platforms in both the defense and space sectors.
Read More »FCC OKs OneWeb Sale to UK Government, Bharti Global
The Federal Communications Commission has cleared the sale of satellite company OneWeb to the U.K. government and Bharti Global, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
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