deals

deals

2020 was a tough year, but not for the defense industry. Defense giants still struck multiple billion and million dollar deals. Even in December the sums of deals remained huge. Moreover, at the end of the year lots of countries revealed their plans to increase defense spending for 2021.
Pentagon awards $2.5 billion Spectrum Forward contract
Source: c4isrnet.com
Date: December 24, 2020
Honeywell buys Sparta Systems for $1.3B to move into life sciences
Source: siliconangle.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Lidar startup Ouster to go public in $1.9B SPAC merger
Source: siliconangle.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Honeywell wins US$1.1 billion deal for M1 Abrams tank support
Source: asiapacificdefencereporter.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Sikorsky awarded $507M contract for UH-60M HH-60M aircraft
Source: helihub.com
Date: December 18, 2020
Elbit Awarded a $338M Contract to Supply the E-LynX Mobile Radio Network Solution for the Swiss Armed Forces
Source: asdnews.com
Date: December 17, 2020
Elbit Awarded $50M Contract to Supply Additional Digital Soldier Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army
Source: asdnews.com
Date: December 16, 2020
XTEK gets US$2.1 million in orders, secures export license
Source: asiapacificdefencereporter.com
Date: December 15, 2020
USMC Awards $184M Contract for FRP of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Following IOC Declaration
Source: asdnews.com
Date: December 15, 2020
DynCorp Awarded Seat on $835M Rotary Wing Maintenance Consolidation IDIQ
Source: helihub.com
Date: December 11, 2020
L3Harris Receives $57M Order From US Army for Two-Channel Handheld Radios
Source: satellitetoday.com
Date: December 11, 2020
Kratos Gets $37.7M USAF Skyborg Program Contract
Source: dronernation.com
Date: December 10, 2020
Northrop sells IT business to Veritas Capital for $3.4B
Source: c4isrnet.com
Date: December 08, 2020
Drone Spraying Platform Rantizo Gets $7.5M Series A Funding
Source: uasvision.com
Date: December 07, 2020
The Pentagon plans to release details on an $11B IT contract soon
Source: c4isrnet.com
Date: December 03, 2020
aerospace

aerospace

While civil aviation suffered from travel restrictions related to the pandemic, military aerospace companies continued to implement innovations and sign contracts.
Boeing extends support for Singapore air forces F-15SG combat aircraft
Source: asianmilitaryreview.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Raytheon offers multiple-intelligence aircraft solution to meet RoKAFs ISTAR requirement
Source: janes.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Pierce Aerospace and the University of Notre Dame Awarded US Air Force Agility Prime Contract for Remote ID for Air Vehicles
Source: suasnews.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Boeing signs Asia Pacific Aerospace agreement on helicopter engine spare parts
Source: asiapacificdefencereporter.com
Date: December 22, 2020
RTAF Makes Progress in Procuring Light Attack Aircraft AT-6E Wolverine
Source: blogspot.com
Date: December 22, 2020
Textron Aviation Special Missions Delivers Beechcraft King Air 350CER Aircraft to Aid in Aerial Survey and Emergency Response Missions
Source: asdnews.com
Date: December 22, 2020
Whats Trending in Aerospace – December 20, 2020
Source: aviationtoday.com
Date: December 20, 2020
Japan selects Lockheed Martin to support MHI in developing next-generation fighter aircraft
Source: janes.com
Date: December 18, 2020
Rosoboronexport to Start Exporting Stealth Aircraft-Detecting Radars to SE Asia, Middle East
Source: defenseworld.net
Date: December 17, 2020
Collins Aerospace Successfully Completes Modernization of Legacy E-6B Block I Aircraft
Source: asdnews.com
Date: December 10, 2020
unmanned

unmanned

Lots of new unmanned solutions were released during 2020 and in December - starting from delivery drones prompted by COVID to complicated unmanned systems for military use.
Volansi Set to Help the U.S. Air Force Build the Next Generation of Unmanned Aircraft
Source: dronernation.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Hermes StarLiner UAS Selected for Environmental Protection in Canada
Source: unmannedsystemstechnology.com
Date: December 22, 2020
Sagetech Avionics and Hover, Inc. Partner on Detect and Avoid Solution for Unmanned Aircraft
Source: dronernation.com
Date: December 20, 2020
Turkish Firm to Roll Out Al Support for Herd UAVs
Source: insideunmannedsystems.com
Date: December 17, 2020
Nordic Unmanned Demonstrates Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Drone
Source: dronernation.com
Date: December 16, 2020
UAVOS Tests New Heavy-Lift Unmanned Helicopter
Source: unmannedsystemstechnology.com
Date: December 15, 2020
AeroVironment Acquires Telerob, a Leader in Ground Robotic Solutions, to Expand Multi-Domain Unmanned Systems Offering and Global Presence
Source: dronernation.com
Date: December 10, 2020
Microdrones Releases Drone Surveying Equipment amp; Technology Journal
Source: unmannedsystemstechnology.com
Date: December 07, 2020
Drone Remote Identification Service Launched in Switzerland
Source: unmannedsystemstechnology.com
Date: December 04, 2020
US Navy selects L3Harris technologies for the second phase of unmanned aerial systems demonstration
Source: dronernation.com
Date: December 02, 2020
Drone Delivery Trials for COVID-19 Test Kits
Source: unmannedsystemstechnology.com
Date: December 01, 2020
cyber

cyber

Cybersecurity was a crucial issue of 2020 and will be a challenge of 2021. In December cyber attacks all over the world continued and the world community still has to do much to tackle hackers and to improve the overall cyber security in both public and private sectors.
Cybersecurity firm White Ops acquired by Goldman Sachs
Source: siliconangle.com
Date: December 24, 2020
2021 Spending Bill: Cyber, Federal Buildings Are Winners, IT Modernization Is a Loser
Source: hstoday.us
Date: December 22, 2020
Cyber Threats – What to Expect in 2021?
Source: i-hls.com
Date: December 19, 2020
2021 Cybersecurity Predictions: The Intergalactic Battle Begins
Source: darkreading.com
Date: December 18, 2020
2020 Cybersecurity Headlines in Review - Infosecurity Magazine
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
Date: December 16, 2020
Cybersecurity CEO: 5 Cybercrime Trends To Watch for in 2021
Source: cybersecurityventures.com
Date: December 16, 2020
Top 10 in-demand cybersecurity skills for 2021
Source: csoonline.com
Date: December 15, 2020
Cybercrime Will Cost The World $16.4 Billion A Day In 2021
Source: cybersecurityventures.com
Date: December 14, 2020
CISA Warns About Irans Offensive Cyber Capabilities
Source: defenseone.com
Date: December 07, 2020
DoD and Australia ink first-ever cyber training partnership
Source: c4isrnet.com
Date: December 04, 2020
Cybersecurity Trends 2021: Staying secure in uncertain times
Source: welivesecurity.com
Date: December 03, 2020
CCX Brings Cybersecurity Line to Bizav
Source: ainonline.com
Date: December 03, 2020
An iOS exploit that enables iPhone takeover is cybersecurity researchers work of art
Source: cyberscoop.com
Date: December 02, 2020
Israeli Researchers Discovered Cyber-Biological Vulnerability
Source: i-hls.com
Date: December 01, 2020
Cross-agency plans for space cybersecurity will strengthen the US in all domains
Source: c4isrnet.com
Date: December 01, 2020
biometrics

biometrics

Biometrics this year was on the rise because of the pandemic. Biometric identification solutions are forecasted to play a central role on state and international levels. The future traveling seems to be impossible without biometrics.
Unisys Announces Availability of Latest Biometric Identity Management Software
Source: hstoday.us
Date: December 23, 2020
ZKTeco plans $190M IPO in China, US factory for biometric access control devices
Source: biometricupdate.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Malaysian ministry prioritizes security for biometric national digital ID initiative
Source: biometricupdate.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Acuant Highlights Identity Theft and Money Mules in 2020 Fraud Trends Report
Source: findbiometrics.com
Date: December 23, 2020
Togo hopes to launch new biometric ID card in 2021
Source: biometricupdate.com
Date: December 22, 2020
Biometrics to play central role in CBP strategy over next five years
Source: biometricupdate.com
Date: December 21, 2020
2.5M biometric payment cards in 2021 could be first step for future ‘de facto payment type
Source: biometricupdate.com
Date: December 17, 2020
IARPA Issues Call for Long-Range Biometric Identification Solutions
Source: findbiometrics.com
Date: December 16, 2020
FacePhi secures $40M to fuel biometrics market expansion, AIStorm raises $16M for edge AI
Source: biometricupdate.com
Date: December 15, 2020
Imprivata acquires Fairwarning to upgrade digital identity solution for healthcare
Source: biometricupdate.com
Date: December 04, 2020