Texas-based IT and cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has recruited former ServiceNow executive Tim Clemens to its Horizon Business Unit. Clemens said in a LinkedIn post Friday that he will serve as the unit’s vice president for Asia Pacific and Japan. The executive described Horizon as “CrowdStrike’s most dynamic innovation engine,” with significant opportunities in the cybersecurity...
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Airbus-Babcock-CAE Partnership Eyes Polish Helicopter Training Package
Airbus Helicopters plans to deploy its H145M twin-engine light helicopter under a partnership with Babcock and CAE for a proposal to modernize rotary-wing training for the Polish Air Force. The three companies signed a memorandum of understanding combining their expertise to offer Poland a complete package of military helicopters and associated training support. Under the...
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Poland to Acquire ICEYE SAR Satellites Under $224M Sales Contract to Boost Defense Capabilities
Poland is strengthening its space-based defense capabilities with the acquisition of three ICEYE synthetic aperture radar, or SAR, satellites under a purchase contract valued at about $224 million. ICEYE said the purchase agreement provides an option for three additional satellites and ground facilities in the next 12 months. The deal also calls for ICEYE to...
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Belgium Plans Acquisition of Polish MANPADS Weapon
Belgium intends to acquire 200 to 300 Polish-made Piorun man-portable air defense systems. Belgian Minister of Defense Theo Franken finalized the agreement with a statement of intent he co-signed with his Polish counterpart, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, during a recent visit to the weapons manufacturer, Mesko. According to a Breaking Defense report, the MANPADS agreement also aims...
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Nokia Recruits Markus Holz as EMEA Space, Defense VP
Nokia has appointed security and aeronautics specialist Markus Holz as vice president of operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. in a LinkedIn post Tuesday, Holz said he will serve as the company’s head of space and defense business in the region. The role includes overseeing the integration of Nokia’s 5G next-generation connectivity with...
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Bechtel Joins Saudi International Airport Expansion Project
Global engineering and construction company Bechtel will build three new terminals for Saudi Arabia’s King Salman International Airport under a newly signed agreement with the facility’s developer. Bechtel said Tuesday that the partnership agreement with King Salman International Airport Development Co. calls for integrating or replacing existing KSIA facilities. Its work will involve designing and...
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Lockheed Martin Advances Radar Production for Spain’s Frigate
Lockheed Martin plans to start prototype builds of the SPY-7(V)2 radar in mid-2025 for Spain’s F-110 multi-mission frigate program. Production of the radar is earmarked for early 2026. According to a company statement Monday, its radar parts suppliers, Escribano and Integral de Conexión y Montajes, have delivered more than 10,000 components for installation and integration...
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Rafael Sees Asia Pacific, Europe as Growth Markets
Ran Tavor, vice president and head of naval warfare systems at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, said global interest is rising in the company’s multi-layered naval defense platforms, such as the Iron Dome and Iron Beam. The executive said the platforms are increasingly drawing the attention of navies from Asia Pacific and Europe. With those regions’...
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Australian Government Seeks Industry Proposals to Counter Small Drones
The Australian government is soliciting industry proposals for counter-drone measures through a project under its Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator program. Called Mission Syracuse, the project focuses on the rapid development of advanced technologies for intercepting uncrewed aerial systems that the Australian Defence Force can integrate into its existing counter-small uncrewed aerial systems, or CsUAS. The...
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US Seeks Contractors for Military Shipments to Australian Defence Force
The U.S. Department of Defense is soliciting contractor proposals for handling and transporting American military cargo shipped through four Australian ports. According to ABC News, a Yokohama-based U.S. transportation battalion in Japan issued the solicitation as part of an expanded U.S. government contract. The shipment – which includes hazardous items such as gases, explosives and...