US defence manufacturers look to buy British companies for contracts
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US defence manufacturers Boeing and Lockheed Martin are interested in acquiring British defence companies with the aim of winning more defence contracts from the British government, media have reported.
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With a growing economy and closer ties with the U.S., India has a growing military appetite which is attracting contractors seeking big arms deals.
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BAE Systems PLC  and Northrop Grumman Corp. won $45 million contracts yesterday to develop prototypes of anti-missile technology that could protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.
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Defence giant EADS is interested in buying parts of UK's BAE Systems, in addition to seeking a merger with Thales, a report says.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is lobbying the United States to consider locating part of its anti-missile system in Britain, his office said Friday.
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LONDON  - British defence contractor BAE Systems PLC said Monday it is buying DigitalNet Holdings Inc., a U.S. maker of secure computer networks and a leading information-technology supplier to the Pentagon.
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Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC.N and  BAE Systems PLC BA.L were tapped by the Bush administration  on Wednesday to develop competing systems to protect U.S.  commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles, a potential  multibillion-dollar market.
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Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and BAE Systems PLC (BA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) were tapped by the Bush administration on Wednesday to develop
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A US company has received more than $1bn in funding to build prototype unmanned fighter aircraft for the American military.
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As India and the United States gradually relax policies on military collaboration between the two countries, American companies hope to compete for contracts worth billions of dollars..
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The five top U.S. defense  contractors, communications companies joined on Tuesday with  some European rivals to develop technology standards that will  allow better communication among future weapons systems.
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Britain and the United States signed a treaty Thursday to cut red tape on arms deals and improve the compatibility of military equipment.
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EUROPEâS biggest defence contractors will have the chance to bid for a $23 billion (Â£12 billion) air refuelling contract for the US Air Force that has been withdrawn from Boeing.
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Britain is holding talks with the United  States about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense  shield, the government said on Friday.
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European aerospace firm EADS says it is ready to tender for a bid to supply refuelling planes to the US air force.
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A new contract proposal put forward last week by the Joint Contracting Command-Iraq shows that the U.S. military believes there is going to be a continuing need for private, armed, security services such as Blackwater USA in that country for years to come.
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British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings Plc (ARM.L: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy US chip components firm Artisan (ARTI.