defense

NEW YORK (June 10): United Technologies Corp. agreed to buy Raytheon Co. in an all-stock deal, forming an aerospace and defense giant with US$74 billion ($100.9 billion) in sales in one of the industry’s biggest transactions ever.

SINGAPORE (Feb 18): The Singapore government has committed to invest some $15.5 billion – which is equivalent to about 30% of its total expenditure this year – to support the city state’s defence, security and diplomacy efforts.