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Motorola Solutions: Ma Activity
Motorola Solutions agreed to acquire D-Fend Solutions, an Israel-based counter-drone and RF systems provider, for $1.5 billion
Source: Defense Daily
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Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in defence technology.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 98.6 (Neutral) (down 1.4 month-on-month), EMEA is at steady (-1.1pts) on signal share.
Motorola Solutions: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Defence Technology median of 1 across 43 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.
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