French multinational Thales’ U.K. subsidiary has delivered the first of several autonomous mine-hunting systems to the Royal Navy under a $239.3 million contract with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence. The deal also forms part of a $468.2 million joint U.K.-France initiative managed by the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation. Delivered under the Defence Equipment...
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UK Allocates Additional Funding to Boost Defense Exports
Rachel Reeves, the United Kingdom’s chancellor of the exchequer, has unveiled a $2.6 billion boost to UK Export Finance’s Direct Lending program, which will support efforts to improve the nation’s defense exports. According to a statement from His Majesty’s Treasury issued Friday, UKEF, with $13 billion in total funding, will help the country’s defense sector...
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US Navy Orders Triton Drone Spare Parts for Australia Under $267M Modification
Defense and aerospace company Northrop Grumman has secured a $267.2 million modification from the U.S. Department of Defense exercising an option to acquire two new Navy MQ-4C Triton unmanned air systems, a Navy main operating base and MQ-4C spare parts for Australia’s fleet. The new deal, a modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, fixed-price...
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Isar Aerospace to Launch Norway’s Maritime Surveillance Satellites
European launch service provider Isar Aerospace has secured a contract with the Norwegian Space Agency to launch satellites into orbit for the Arctic Ocean Surveillance program. Isar will use its Spectrum launch vehicle for the mission, which aims to position two spacecraft — AOS-Demo and AOS-Precursor — in sun-synchronous orbit. The AOS-Demo, developed by EIDEL,...
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Canada Rolls Out Phase 1 of Defense Supply Chain Cybersecurity Program
Canadian Public Services and Procurement Minister and Quebec Lieutenant Jean-Yves Duclos has announced the start of the initial phase of the Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification, a move to secure the nation’s defense supply chain. “Cybersecurity is national security and threats are ever more intricate and in a state of constant change. In defense...
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Clavister, BAE Systems Partner to Integrate AI-Powered Firewall on CV90
European cybersecurity firm Clavister is set to integrate CyberArmour products into BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 infantry fighting vehicle platform for delivery to a Nordic nation. The effort is part of a contract with a ceiling of $9.5 million and a three-year performance period. Under the deal, Clavister will install the CyberArmour RSG-400 and RSW-400 models,...
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Quantum Systems Expands Drone Portfolio With AirRobot Acquisition
German advanced multi-sensor unmanned aerial systems maker Quantum Systems has acquired aerospace component manufacturer AirRobot, expanding the products and services it offers to the Bundeswehr and other armed forces in Europe. Integrating AirRobot into its operations allows the German drone company to gain a helicopter drone offering, among other unmanned systems. “This acquisition strengthens our...
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QinetiQ, Australian Defense Technology Unit Demonstrate Counter-Drone Laser
Global defense and security company QinetiQ and Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group have demonstrated the capability of a scalable high-power laser optical chain prototype from QinetiQ Laboratories in Adelaide, South Australia. The test paves the way for developing sovereign Directed Energy Defensive Systems to counter drone threats. Designed by DSTG and manufactured by QinetiQ,...
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V2X Receives $100M Deal to Support US Navy Missile Defense Site in Poland
Virginia-based defense company V2X has received a $100 million contract to deliver support services for NATO’s missile defense site in Redzikowo, Poland. The award comes with a one-year base period, seven one-year options and an additional six-month extension. The U.S. Navy’s Aegis Ashore complex in Poland supports NATO’s missile defense system, extending detecting, tracking and...
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Lithuania Assures Continued Partnership With US Defense Vendors
Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene recently visited the United States to engage with executives from defense companies, aiming to reinforce their ongoing defense partnership. During a roundtable discussion with reporters at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sakaliene emphasized that her conversations with Northrop Grumman, RTX and Lockheed Martin align with her government’s...