The U.S. government has sanctioned five entities and two individuals from Iran, China, Hong Kong, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates for their involvement in supplying parts Iran requires for its one-way attack drones. In its announcement Wednesday, the Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control identified the designated organizations as: Pishgam Electronic...
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Cobham Ultra Highlights Performance Milestones of Key Business Segments
Cobham Ultra SeniorCo has released an update for the first half of 2023, highlighting performance milestones and other key developments across the company’s five main divisions and subsidiaries, catering markets in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Europe and Australia. According to its half-year update report on its operations, the defense electronics solutions provider reported a...
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Army Seeks Industry Partners to Prototype Software, Applications for FMS-ACES Program
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems recently hosted an industry day for its ongoing Foreign Military Sales–Army Case Execution System solicitation. During the Sept. 7 event, the program office received feedback and recommendations from potential industry partners and answered questions from participants. The Army said the solicited input would inform the government’s...
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Bulgaria Advances $1.3B Plan to Purchase Stryker Combat Vehicles From General Dynamics
The Bulgarian government has approved the planned purchase of Stryker combat vehicles from U.S. company General Dynamics Land Systems for approximately $1.3 billion. At a military event on Friday, Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said following ratification by the unicameral parliament, the contract with GDLS will take effect once the country makes its initial payment. He...
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US To Provide $2B Direct Loan for Poland’s Defense Modernization Program
The United States has announced a $2 billion direct loan agreement to advance Poland’s defense modernization efforts. The Foreign Military Financing loan will support the country’s upgrade plans for its military forces, according to the Department of State. The deal will also bolster NATO’s defense and deterrence in Europe’s eastern flank, the department said, adding...
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Serco Books $125M Deal to Develop Navy’s Force Architecture Concept, Shipbuilding Programs
Serco has secured a $125 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide naval ship design and integration support for the Naval Systems Engineering and Logistics Directorate. The IT service management company will assist the directorate’s Surface Ship Design and Systems Engineering Group in executing combatant ship integration efforts to fulfill the contract’s requirements. In...
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RAF Wing Commander Completes Course to Qualify as E-7 Wedgetail Operator
The Royal Air Force’s Wing Commander Sarah McDonnell recently completed a qualifying course in Australia to operate the E-7 Wedgetail. Administered by the Royal Australian Air Force and Boeing Australia under the RAF’s E-7 Wedgetail AEW1 Programme, the course provided class-based instruction and simulator training to McDonnell and allowed her to fly Australia’s E-7A. The...
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AUKUS Partnership Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are making significant progress in artificial intelligence and autonomy under Pillar 2 of the AUKUS security partnership, according to Tanya Monro, Australia’s chief defense scientist. Media coverage has focused chiefly on Pillar 1 of AUKUS, which involves providing Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, but Pillar 2 activities are...
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Australia Beefs Up MQ-4C Triton UAS Order From Northrop
The Australian government has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to add a fourth MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system to the Royal Australian Air Force’s UAS fleet. The company said production of the three aircraft that were ordered initially is progressing as scheduled. According to Christine Zeitz, CEO and general manager of Northrop’s Australia and New...
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NATO Conducts Twin Exercises on Use of Maritime Unmanned Systems in Military Operations
NATO is conducting two exercises in Portugal’s Troia Peninsula to train participants on integrating new maritime technologies into joint military operations and operating autonomous underwater vehicles. The Dynamic Messenger 23 drills commenced training activities on Monday under the joint leadership of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation in the United States and Allied Maritime Command in the...