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Leonardo DRS Ready To Tackle DoD Modernization Efforts

Leonardo DRS Ready To Tackle DoD Modernization Efforts
Leonardo DRS Ready To Tackle DoD Modernization Efforts

Current and near-term defense budgets in the U.S. have created a period of strong growth for the defense industry, particularly in areas such as situational awareness, survivability, secure networks and communications. 

Q&A: Protecting Yourself as a Small Business Contractor with the Department of Defense

Q&A: Protecting Yourself as a Small Business Contractor with the Department of Defense
Q&A: Protecting Yourself as a Small Business Contractor with the Department of Defense

This is a sponsored series. Frederick Lisy is president of Orbital Research Inc., which conducts research on and product development of medical devices and military weapons technology. Founded in 1991, this small company of 16 employees has been contracting with the Department of Defense for more than 20 years, mainly with the U.S. Army, U.S.…

Reaping the Benefits of a Global Defense Industry

Bellwethers of the Post-Afghan Defense-Industrial Base

Bellwethers of the Post-Afghan Defense-Industrial Base
Bellwethers of the Post-Afghan Defense-Industrial Base

After three years of the “age of austerity” in Western military spending, investors’ imperatives and corporate strategies show one indication of how the defense-industrial base will evolve over the next decade. Investors want public companies that demonstrate an attractive risk-adjusted total return, not just M&A-fueled arbitrage plays. In response, companies are husbanding or harvesting their financial…