NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Wednesday that the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, a U.S.-NATO mechanism launched in early August, has already delivered $2 billion in urgently needed military aid to Kyiv. Additional packages are being prepared, he noted following talks with Estonian President Alar Karis in Brussels. Rutte praised Estonia’s support for Ukraine, including...
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$5B US-Israeli JV Targets Global Defense and Space Projects
U.S.-based defense firm VisionWave Holdings has formed a Nevada-incorporated joint venture with Israel’s AIPHEX, alongside minority partners GBT Tokenize and GBT Technologies, to pursue large-scale defense and space-grade projects. The JV carries an internal valuation framework of about $5 billion, with VisionWave and AIPHEX each holding 46.76 percent, Tokenize 6.08 percent and GBT 0.40 percent,...
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GE Aerospace Expands Collaboration With Poland’s Military University on F-15EX Engine Training
GE Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with Poland’s Military University of Technology to explore a potential partnership on maintenance training programs for Boeing’s F-15EX fighter jet’s F110-GE-129 engine. GE Aerospace said Tuesday that the MOU seeks to expand the company’s earlier collaboration with the university on workforce training under an offset deal involving GE Aerospace’s...
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Collins Aerospace to Boost Aircraft Landing Gear Production in Poland
Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, has begun a 4,000-square-meter expansion of its Tajęcina site in Poland to boost landing gear output for commercial and defense aircraft. The Tajęcina facility, which opened in 2012, began expanding in November 2024, with completion slated for February 2026, RTX said in its Sept. 2 release. “This expansion builds on...
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Jacobs Names Richard Sanderson General Manager for Europe and UK
Global technical professional services firm Jacobs has named Richard Sanderson as its new general manager for Europe and the United Kingdom, effective Sept. 29. Sanderson is moving from his former post as sector head for transportation in Europe, according to a company statement Friday. It added that his most recent leadership role resulted in more...
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Hensoldt Names Sven Heursch as Head of Software-Defined Defence & Digitalisation
Former German Air Force officer Sven Heursch has joined Hensoldt as head of Software-Defined Defence & Digitalisation. Hensoldt said Heursch assumes a newly created position pivotal to the company’s North Star strategy, a plan to achieve growth, innovation and market leadership by transforming into a digital, solution-oriented defense provider. As software-defined defense and digitalization chief,...
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CGI Expands Global Operations With Apside Acquisition
Canadian multinational IT company CGI has finalized its acquisition of Apside, a digital and engineering services firm headquartered in France. In addition to its French operations, Apside is present in Belgium, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and Canada. According to CGI, Apside provides technology services in various sectors, including manufacturing, finance, insurance and public services, with expertise...
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Lockheed Secures $98M Contract to Support SKorea’s F-16 Training Simulators Program
Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business unit has been awarded a $98 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide technological support to the Republic of Korea Air Force F-16 Block 52 training simulators program. The Foreign Military Sales award requires the procurement, delivery and integration of hardware and software for the ROK Air Force’s...
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$1B Rheinmetall JVs Mark First Step in Bulgaria’s Broader Defense Partnership Goals
Bulgaria is pursuing a deeper strategic relationship with Rheinmetall that extends beyond joint ventures, with President Rumen Radev underscoring ambitions for new technologies, defense modernization and expanded market access. The push comes as Rheinmetall moves forward on plans to build two production facilities in Bulgaria for gunpowder and 155 mm artillery shells under joint ventures...
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Canberra Taps Leidos Australia as Drone Project’s System Integrator
The Australian government has awarded Leidos Australia a $30 million contract to serve as the systems integration partner of Project Land 156, the Australian Defence Forces’ counter-drone program. The award is part of an $848 million investment over the next decade to protect ADF personnel and assets from the growing threat of unmanned aircraft systems,...