GE Fanuc Embedded Systems is building up its military and defence business through the £130m acquisition of Radstone Technology
GE Fanuc Embedded Systems is building up its military and defence business through the £130m acquisition of UK-based Radstone Technology that will also boost Radstone’s moves into the industrial market in Europe.
“Radstone is known as a strategic supplier in the defense industry. Together we will have ability to provide a higher level of service to this segment.” said Maryrose Sylvester, president and CEO of GE Fanuc. “Radstone also brings valuable technical capabilities, expertise and industry knowledge. We are very excited about this acquisition as both companies share similar values around quality, service and reliability, innovation and operational excellence.”
Radstone this week signed a deal with RST Industrie Automation in Germany to supply hardware that will run the LynuxWorks real time Linux and RST’s Gamma COTS (commercial off the shelf) open architecture middleware to develop complete customer solutions in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
GE Fanuc last year acquired SBS Technologies, which was another mil/aero equipment maker that was aiming at industrial as well.
GE Fanuc Embedded Systems is part of GE Fanuc Automation, a joint venture between GE and FANUC of Japan and provides Intel and PowerPC-based Single Board Computers, sensor processing, networking products, avionics interfaces, rugged flat panel monitors and complete computer systems.
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