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Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) wholly- owned Israeli subsidiary, Elbit Systems Land and C4I-Tadiran Ltd. ("ESLC-T") has acquired all of the shares of Shiron Satellite Communications (1996) Ltd. ("Shiron"), a privately-owned Israeli company, for a purchase price of $16 million.
Read MoreSPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPAB), a provider of commercial space services, announced today that it is changing its corporate name to Astrotech Corporation.
Read MoreGlobe Wireless has completed a Letter of Intent to acquire the assets of Atlantic RadioTelephone / SatPhoneStore.
Read MoreBritish satellite broadband operator Avanti Communications Group Plc (AVN.L) stated that on Tuesday, February 10th, the Company received an unsolicited preliminary offer approach for the company, but rejected the inquiry.
Read MoreThrane & Thrane has just signed an agreement to acquire Naval Electronics AB (‘Naval'). This acquisition is consistent with the company's strategy to introduce new maritime products.
Read MoreGuess working closely for 10 years must have made the next step a no-brainer when the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Universal Space Network (USN) reached an agreement in which SSC will acquire all the shares of US-based USN.
Read MoreNDS Group plc announced that at the shareholder meeting convened by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales and at the subsequent Extraordinary General Meeting, both of which took place today, the shareholders of NDS approved the proposed a plan in which all of the issued and outstanding NDS A ordinary shares would be cancelled.
Read MoreA dynamic duo has evolved as the result of EADS Astrium's acquisition of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). “This is great news that we have acquired SSTL. The UK space industry is in a strong position at present — at Astrium we have a healthy order book and we are recruiting engineers, scientists and technicians to build telecommunication and scientific satellites.
Read MoreElbit Systems Ltd. has announced the Company's wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary, Elbit Systems Land and C4I - Tadiran Ltd. ("ESLC-T"), signed a share purchase agreement with shareholders that, to the best of ESLC-T's knowledge, hold more than 90 percent of the shares of Shiron Satellite Communications (1996) Ltd. ("Shiron").
Read MoreBoeing Company has been ordered to pay former customer ICO Global Communications Ltd. US$631 million in damages, after a California court approved a jury verdict against the Chicago-based aerospace company.
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