US approves sale of F-16 air combat training centre to Jordan
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of the potential foreign military sale (FMS) of an F-16…
03 Feb 2021
Cobham aerial refuelling wing sold to Eaton
Cobham’s aerial refuelling wing Cobham Mission Systems (CMS) has been sold to US-headquartered diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton for $2.8bn, 14 times the company’s 2020 earnings. US private equity fund Advent…
22 Dec 2020
Raytheon Technologies acquires small satellite maker Blue Canyon
US aerospace and defence company Raytheon Technologies has acquired small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT). The acquisition follows the announcement of a definitive agreement reached…
21 Dec 2020
Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in $4.4bn deal
Headquartered in California, Aerojet Rocketdyne focuses on manufacturing aerospace and defence rocket engines. The company has 15 primary operations sites across the US. Last year, Aerojet Rocketdyne posted annual revenue…
26 Nov 2020
Lockheed Martin acquires Hypersonics portfolio of i3
Lockheed Martin has completed the acquisition of software and systems engineering company Integration Innovation Inc’s (i3) Hypersonics portfolio. The transaction was announced last month by Lockheed Martin. This deal is…
11 Nov 2020
US State Department OKs $23bn sale of F-35s and MQ-9s to UAE
The US State Department has formally approved the potential $23bn sale of 50 F-35As and 18 MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft along with munitions and a support package to the United…
10 Nov 2020
Civil aerospace decline cuts into Meggitt’s finances
BAE Systems has awarded Meggitt a £4.2m contract to supply nose radome technology for the Eurofighter Typhoon’s Multi-Function Array radar system. The radome developed by Meggitt protects instrumentation from environmental…