Monthly Archive: Gennaio 2022

FTC Sues to Block Lockheed’s Takeover of Aerojet

FTC Sues to Block Lockheed’s Takeover of Aerojet

Today, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Lockheed Martin Corporation’s $4.4 billion proposed vertical acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc, the last independent U.S. supplier of missile propulsion systems. Aerojet supplies advanced power, propulsion, and armament systems, which ar…
New Problems Reported by DOT&E for US Navy’s $13 Bn Carrier

New Problems Reported by DOT&E for US Navy’s $13 Bn Carrier

The combat system for the Navy’s newest and costliest warship, the $13 billion Gerald R. Ford, “has yet to demonstrate that it can effectively” defend the aircraft carrier from anti-ship missiles and other threats, according to a new assessment by the Pentagon’s testing office.

Mixed performance …

NATO Will Continue to Increase Ukraine’s Cyber Defenses: DSG

NATO Will Continue to Increase Ukraine’s Cyber Defenses: DSG

Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană participated virtually at the Cybersec Global 2022 event today (25 January 2022). Focusing on the tensions between Russia and Ukraine during his keynote speech, the Deputy Secretary General stressed that NATO has been working with Ukraine for years to increase …
KNDS Looks to Expand into Italy Following Restructuring

KNDS Looks to Expand into Italy Following Restructuring

European military vehicle producer KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems) completed its restructuring in 2021, with a new streamlined governance structure put into place. The new structure aligns the firm in a more traditional corporate pattern with a single board of directors and a traditional execut…
Ukraine Says UK Trains its Troops to Use New Anti-Tank Weapons

Ukraine Says UK Trains its Troops to Use New Anti-Tank Weapons

KIEV — British military advisers are training the Ukrainian army to use the recently-delivered advanced anti-tank missile systems NLAW, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s information agency Armiya Inform said on Tuesday.

On January 17, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK will deliver a n…

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