SpaceRISE, a consortium comprising Eutelsat, Hispasat and SES, has secured a concession contract offer on the European Union’s multi-orbit satellite connectivity system. The European Commission said the consortium’s contract tasks for the EU’s Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite, or IRIS², will tap the services of a core team of subcontractors composed of Thales...
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Italy Eyes Fincantieri Blueprint for Drone-Armed Fleet
The Italian Navy has assigned its mainstay shipbuilder Fincantieri to design warships that can adapt to deploy airborne, surface and undersea drones. “It means looking at how best to handle storage, maintenance and loading ammunition,” Capt. Gianluca Marcilli, head of technology innovation within the Navy General Staff’s General Space and Innovation Office, told Defense News....
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Lockheed Books $113M Anti-Ship Missile Defense System Deal
Lockheed Martin has announced a contract modification worth $113 million from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for the full-rate production of anti-ship missile defense systems, including a first delivery to Japan. The Japanese procurement is a U.S. foreign military sales deal combined with Lockheed deliveries to the U.S. Navy under the service branch’s Surface...
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Israel to Expand Iron Beam Laser System Under $500M Deal
Israel’s Ministry of Defense is accelerating the development of the country’s laser air defense system called Iron Beam through a $530 million contract that the ministry signed with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems, Breaking Defense reported on Monday. The contract, which Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on X as a “landmark deal,” positions...
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Report: German Defense Chief Eyes $2.3B Taurus Missile Purchase
The German government’s ruling coalition is supporting Defence Minister Boris Pistorius’ plan for the development and purchase of 600 advanced Taurus Neo cruise missiles valued at $2.3 billion, an anonymous source told Reuters. Der Spiegel magazine, which broke the story on the minister’s plan, reported that the project’s initial allocation of about $378.4 million had...
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US, Canada Grow Military Interoperability Through MUOS Satcom System
The Canadian Armed Forces has secured access to the U.S. Space Force’s narrowband satellite communications technology called Mobile User Objective System, or MUOS, under a six-year operation and sustainment contract valued at $126.2 million. Space Systems Command and CAF conducted an initial operational capability exercise on the system in June after several demonstrations that began...
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Germany’s Disaster Assistance Office Taps NSSLGlobal Satcom Services
U.K.-based NSSLGlobal said it has secured a contract to supply satellite communications services and technology to Germany‘s Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance. The contract calls for the delivery of portable satcom to enable 24/7 connectivity for the office, known as BBK for short. NSSLGlobal said it will also provide voice and data...
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Microsoft Names Andrew Allen as Chief Digital and Technology Officer for UK
Microsoft has appointed Andrew Allen as its chief digital and technology officer for U.K. government accounts from his former position as chief technology officer for public transport. Allen said his new role focuses on the company’s public sector services in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and advanced digital solutions to help enhance efficiencies in government service delivery...
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Australia Bares $4.7B Plan to Purchase Long-Range US Missiles
The Australian government plans to procure Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC and Standard Missile 6 missiles from the United States for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart‑class destroyers and Hunter‑class frigates. Canberra said Tuesday that the acquisition, valued at about $4.7 billion, will boost the layered strike and missile defense capability of RAN’s surface combatant fleet,...
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Australia Expects Apache Deliveries to Commence in Q4 2025
The first batch of 29 AH-64 Apache helicopters Australia ordered from Boeing in 2022 is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2015, kicking off the phaseout of the Tiger ARH, Australian Army Maj. Gen. Richard Vagg told Breaking Defense. According to the general, the military service will operate the Apaches from the...