Accenture is set to acquire SIPAL’s Integrated Product Support unit in Italy as it bids to enhance its engineering services for Italian and European aerospace and defense customers. The IPS purchase reaffirms the company’s commitment to “investing in Italian excellence,” said Teodoro Lio, CEO of Accenture Italy and market unit lead for Italy, Central Europe...
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RAND Report Urges Stronger US Support in Poland’s Military Modernization
The nonprofit RAND research organization has recommended a temporary boost in U.S. military presence in Poland to support Warsaw’s pursuit of modernizing the Polish Armed Forces’ air, land and sea assets. The recommendation is one of the U.S. initiatives the organization suggested in a report published last week, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. Join the...
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Canadian Firm Roshel Forms Czech JV for Armored Vehicles Manufacturing
Canadian armored vehicle maker Roshel will expand production into the European market through a joint venture with Omnipol Group of the Czech Republic. The partnership agreement was signed during the IDET 2025 defense and security trade show last week in Brno, with Czechia government officials, led by President Petr Pavel, looking on. The agreement calls...
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Sweden’s Defense Acquisition Agency Orders $105M Worth of Ovzon Satcom Tech Services
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has renewed and expanded its contract with Ovzon for satellite network services. The procurement, valued at about $105 million, includes an order of satellite mobile satellite terminals and corresponding customer support from the broadband telecommunications company. Ovzon said the deal has a two-year delivery timeframe starting in June. Ovzon CEO...
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EU Eyes Black Sea Infrastructure Upgrades Under New Strategy
The European Union is planning major infrastructure upgrades around the Black Sea as part of its new strategy to strengthen regional security. The plan includes work on the Black Sea ports, surrounding roads, railways and airports to enable faster military transport, Defense News reported Thursday. “These updates will help to ensure troops can be where...
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New Guidebooks Issued on Data and Network Security Platforms
The U.S. National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have authored new guidebooks with their allied counterparts for cybersecurity executives and network defenders on implementing platforms for SIEM/SOAR, short for security information and event management/security orchestration, automation and response. SIEM tools gather and correlate log data to enable network defenders...
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RTX Invests in Gastops’ R&D on Advanced Oil Debris Monitoring
U.S. aerospace and defense contractor RTX has entered into an agreement to fund Canadian firm Gastops’ research and development program on advanced oil debris and fuel monitoring for Pratt & Whitney military engines. The agreement was initiated under Canada’s Industrial and Technology Benefits policy and calls for “a multimillion-dollar investment from RTX,” Gastops said Wednesday....
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Saab Books FMV Contract Under $166M Swedish Navy Corvette Modernization Program
Saab will install MBDA’s Sea Ceptor air defense system in the Swedish Navy’s five Visby-class corvettes under a contract award from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. The company said the contract is part of a modernization program worth about $166 million that the acquisition agency has initiated for the warships. Register now to participate in...
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US Eyes AFRICOM Integration Into European Command
Gen. Michael Langley, U.S. Africa Command combatant chief, said he has briefed several African presidents and defense ministers of Washington’s plan to merge AFRICOM with the U.S. European command as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to trim American bureaucracy. According to Langley, he has advised the African officials to relay their stand on the...
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Oklo Partners With South Korean Firm to Advance Nuclear Plant Commercialization
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power will collaborate with Oklo, a California-based nuclear technology company, on the development and global launch of the latter’s planned Aurora nuclear power plant under a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and South Korean companies. The MOU calls for KHNP to deploy its nuclear energy expertise in plant operation and...