Honeywell to buy aerospace and defense firm CAES Systems for $1.9 billion

(Reuters) -Honeywell has agreed to buy aerospace and defense technology company CAES Systems for $1.9 billion from private equity firm Advent International, the company said on Thursday. The all-cash deal marks Honeywell’s second acquisition in recent months to strengthen its aerospace technologies unit, amidst a realignment of its business to focus on megatrends such as…

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Putin remarks about possible weapons for North Korea ‘incredibly concerning’-US

By Simon Lewis, Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russia may supply weapons for North Korea after signing a defense pact with Pyongyang are “incredibly concerning,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. Putin suggested after a visit to North Korea this week that such…

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