TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 12, 2016 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) and Airbus will build a new satellite for Eutelsat Communications that will eventually serve European and North African video markets, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Eutelsat said Tuesday Orbital ATK will produce the platform for the future EUTELSAT 5 West B satellite whil...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 29, 2016 ” Canada will analyze data collected from Boeing (NYSE: BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Saab, Dassault Aviation and the consortium comprised of BAE Systems, Airbus and Leonardo-Finmeccanica as the country seeks to replace its CF-18 fleet, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Reuters repor...
September 12 – September 16 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson For those of us who follow financial markets and in particular U.S. GovCon stocks, let’s take a deep breath during this slightly slower Friday session and take a brief look at the wi...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has raised concerns about a decision of Denmark to choose the Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 over the former’s F/A-18 to serve as the next fighter aircraft platform for the Danish military, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Robert Wall and Doug Cameron write that Denmark’s defense ministry sa...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 15, 2016 ” Hughes Network Systems and Airbus‘ defense and space segment have expanded their partnership to offer the HM System satellite networking technology and Skynet satellite communications service in the defense market, ExecutiveBiz said Wednesday. The companies aim to help global military customer...
Kuwait has signed a $1.1 billion deal with Airbus Group to acquire 30 Airbus-built H225M Caracal military transport helicopters, Defense News reported Tuesday. Pierre Tran writes Kuwait’s defense minister Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah signed the contract in the presence of his French counterpart Jean-Yv...
New York City-based private equity firm Veritas CapitalĂ has emerged as the leading bidder to purchase Airbus GroupââŹâ˘s Vector AerospaceĂ aircraft maintenance and repair business, Bloomberg reported Friday. Kiel PorterĂ and Scott Deveau write Veritas might combine Vector withĂ StandardAeroĂ — an aircraft services company the inv...
Global aerospace and defense contractor Airbus Group will sell its 23.6 percent stake in Dassault Aviation and use money from the stock sales for “general corporate purposes, “ the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Robert Wall writes Airbus aims to shed 9.05 percent of its total ownership in Dassau...
Airbus‘ defense and space business has received an estimated $127 million contract to provide commercial satellite communication services to the German armed forces through 2023. The German armed forces will use C- and Ku-band transponders for voice and data applications in Germany, between main overseas bases and for Navy vessels, Airbus said...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 ” Airbus will deploy its Vesta 9-1-1 call handling platform across Fairfax County in Virginia to support the region’s Next Generation 9-1-1 program with General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Vesta 9-1-1 will be part of the county’s future emergency commun...
