European defence companies asked to merge
In an effort to compete against US defence companies, the UK, French and German governments have called on European defence companies to merge into a single company
New sites for Oxford Instruments
Oxford Instruments opened two new buildings last month
Euro defence giant born
Alcatel Alsthom and Dassault have become strategic partners in Thomson CSF
New horizons for R&D
The globalization of industrial research and development is now a fact of life. R&D was once a corporate function, performed on a single site near a company’s headquarters. But now the incre...
