Elbit Systems will provide its UT30 MK2 unmanned turret systems to General Dynamics’ ASCOD armored fighting vehicles. General Dynamics European Land Systems is supplying the AFVs to an unidentified European NATO customer. The systems will be installed on the vehicles under a contract valued at about $100 million, Elbit said Wednesday. Firepower and Survivability According...
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Australia, Philippines to Intensify Joint Training Exercises in 2025
The Australian Defence Force and the Armed Forces of the Philippines will perform 20 exercises under this year’s Joint Australian Training Team-Philippines. The 2025 JATT-P program will cover a range of skill sets, doubling the number of JATT-P exercises in 2024. Canberra said its Mobile Training Teams’ engagement in the Philippines will involve AFP personnel...
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Amentum to Study Environmental Impact of Czech Small Modular Reactor Program
Czech power firm CEZ has tapped Amentum to conduct environmental impact assessments on two proposed sites for Rolls-Royce small modular reactors in the Czech Republic. The Chantilly, Virginia-based contractor said it secured the EIA deal in public bidding after it completed initial studies on the sites: one in Temelin, already home to a nuclear station,...
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Stephen Lovegrove Resumes AUKUS Watch as UK PM’s Representative
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Stephen Lovegrove as his special representative to the AUKUS security alliance. Lovegrove, who started in his new role on Tuesday, previously served as the national security adviser. He also served as a defense industrial adviser to the prime minister and permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. In...
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NATO Tests Cyber Defense Capabilities in Exercise Dynamic Mariner
NATO’s Communications and Information Agency supported the first cyber readiness test at Exercise Dynamic Mariner 25. During the two-week event, NCIA cyber experts and NATO’s Rapid Reaction Team defended exercise networks against simulated cyber threats in real time. Cyberattack Simulation NATO said the agency fielded personnel from its Communications and Information Systems services support unit...
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Hanwha Aerospace to Invest $205M in UAV Partnership With GA-ASI
Hanwha Aerospace has committed $205 million in funding for its partnership with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to develop and manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles in South Korea. The Korean defense company aims to promote local employment opportunities and use the country’s supply chain for UAV components through the collaboration, the Korea Economic Daily reported. The...
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UK-Australia Partnership Seeks to Cut Weapons Development Cost
The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group have agreed to synthesize their capabilities in modular technology to jointly develop advanced subsystems for weapons at reduced costs. Under the partnership, the two organizations will integrate Dstl’s Modular Weapons Testbed concept with the plug-and-launch modular technology of DSTG’s SHARKTOOTH small...
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US OKs FMS to Upgrade, Recertify Kuwaiti Patriot Missiles
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale to upgrade Kuwait’s Patriot missiles and supply related equipment and support services. Valued an estimated $400 million, the request involves the upgrade and recertification for the Patriot PAC-2 Guidance Enhancement Missiles and recertification for the Patriot Guidance Enhancement Missiles-Tactical. According to the Defense...
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US, Canada, ANZ Publish Joint Cybersecurity Guidance to Deter ‘Fast Flux’ Threat
The United States and three other countries have announced a joint cybersecurity advisory on a cyberthreat called “fast flux” that hides malicious actors by rapidly changing IP addresses. The National Security Agency partnered with the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the cybersecurity agencies of Canada, Australia and New Zealand to publish the...
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Sweden Debuts in NATO Air Patrol With UK’s RAF
Six Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from the British Royal Air Force have joined Gripen jet fighters from the Swedish Air Force for their first NATO enhanced air policing mission since Sweden joined the alliance in 2024. The U.K. government said the RAF jets arrived in Poland on Wednesday to team up with their Swedish counterparts in...