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facturing capability in support of a sovereign
national guided weapons enterprise.
FTG Announces First Quarter 2021
Financial Results E
Firan Technology Group Corporation has an-
nounced financial results for the first quarter
2021. FTG's long-term market diversification
strategy enables the company to mitigate the
dramatic downturn in the commercial aero-
space market through its involvement in the
defense market and other aerospace sectors.
Absolute EMS Completes 2021 for
AS9100 Rev D SAE International
Aerospace Standard E
Absolute EMS, Inc., a leading provider of turn-
key and consignment manufacturing services,
is pleased to announce that it has completed its
2021 recertification audit for the AS9100 Rev
D SAE International Aerospace Standard.
Sensors Collect Crucial NASA Data on
Mars Environment With Perseverance
Landing E
MEDLI2 was one of the crucial technologies
onboard the rover's protective aeroshell that
helped document the entry, descent, and land-
ing of the spacecra.
UK Ministry of Defence Awards
$21M to Support Common Missile
Warning System E
BAE Systems has received a $21 million con-
tract from the United Kingdom's Ministry of
Defence to support the Common Missile Warn-
ing System over the next four-and-a-half years.
Defense Speak Interpreted: Industrial
Base Evaluation E
So, what is an "industrial base" to the Defense
Department? And wouldn't we expect a "bat-
tle plan" from Defense, not an "industrial strat-
egy"? We want to review the Defense Industri-
al Strategy in the January 2021 Report to Con-
gress from the Acquisition and Sustainment
section of the Department of Defense.
Standard of Excellence: Finding the
Right PCB Partners E
e pandemic and also recent shis in our geo-
political view of the world have changed the
way we look at offshore PCB vendor partners,
especially those in China. ese two factors
alone—increase in new technology, and an on-
shoring trend for buying more PCBs domesti-
cally—have caused a significant paradigm shi
in choosing your PCB/vendor partners.
Elbit Systems of America Completes
Acquisition of Sparton Corporation E
Elbit Systems of America, LLC has completed
the acquisition of Sparton Corporation from
an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management,
L.P., for $380 million, subject to customary
price adjustments, resulting in a significant
expansion of Elbit Systems of America in the
United States.
Lockheed Martin, Thales Australia to
Develop Sovereign Weapons
Manufacturing Capabilities in Australia E
Lockheed Martin and ales Australia have fi-
nalized a teaming agreement advancing the de-
livery of an Australian guided weapons manu-
