The United States has issued a new round of sanctions targeting an organization involved in shipping commodities on behalf of Iran‘s General Staff of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. According to a press release, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is blocking the use of 13...
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Tetra Tech to Assist Ukrainian Government Under $438.7M SPARC Contract
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded Tetra Tech a potential $438.7 million contract to support the government of Ukraine. Under the five-year deal, the California-based company will provide Kyiv with strategic technical and procurement assistance to build the reliability and resilience of the European nation’s electricity, natural gas and district heating sectors. USAID’s Securing Power,...
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Lockheed Martin Conducts Spy-7 Radar Live Track Test for Japan’s Aegis-Equipped Ships
Lockheed Martin detected space objects using its AN/Spy-7(v)1 radar for Aegis system-equipped vessels during the technology’s first live track demonstration. From the company’s facility in Moorestown, New Jersey, the solid-state radar transmitted data to Amazon Web Services for processing. “The Spy-7 radar product line uses technology from the long-range discrimination radar program to enhance overall strength against evolving threats,” said Chandra...
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BAE Systems Selects Airspeed to Supply Critical Component for Hunter-Class Frigate
BAE Systems has selected South Australian company Airspeed to supply a critical component of the U.K. Royal Navy’ Hunter-class frigates. Under the subcontract, Airspeed, provider of composite materials for the aerospace, maritime and energy sectors, will build the replenishment at sea stump masts for the first batch of the upcoming frigates. The stump masts enable the...
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NATO Adopts Dataminr’s AI-Powered Breaking News Platform; Ted Bailey Quoted
Dataminr is providing its First Alert artificial intelligence platform to NATO. “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with NATO and to support their critical global mission,” said Ted Bailey, founder and CEO of the New York-based technology company. First Alert is Dataminr’s product for the public sector. It collects and analyzes publicly available information worldwide to deliver...
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US Army Infrared Aircraft Survivability System Gaining Interest From Foreign Militaries
The U.S. Army intends to sell the Common Infrared Countermeasures system to international allies and partners. According to Col. Brock Zimmerman, program manager for aircraft survivability equipment at the Army, countries have expressed interest in acquiring the CIRCM system. All the service needs to begin offering the technology to foreign militaries is approval from the appropriate...
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Thales Launches New AI Accelerator for Defense
Thales has launched a new initiative to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence for aircraft, armed forces and critical infrastructures. The new cortAIx is an accelerator that brings together experts from industry and academia. The accelerator has three core elements: the cortAIx Lab, cortAIx Factory and cortAIx Sensors. According to Thales, cortAIx Lab is the...
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Dutch Government Sends Patriot Defense System to Lithuania Ahead of Bilateral Military Exercise
The Netherlands is sending Patriot long-range air defense systems to Lithuania to take part in a bilateral military exercise. For several weeks, the Lithuanian Armed Forces will train alongside Dutch service members to uphold peace in the Baltic. “We are thankful to the Netherlands for consistently contributing to the Baltic and especially Lithuania’s security,” said...
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US, Australian Navies Intercept Missile Target During Aegis Weapon System Test
The U.S. Navy has partnered with the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force to test a ballistic missile defense system in the Pacific. On March 28, the armed forces intercepted an advanced medium-range ballistic missile type 3 configuration 2 using the Standard Missile-6 Dual II as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test Aegis Weapon System...
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Raytheon Secures Contract to Upgrade Taiwan’s Decade-Old Missile, Aircraft Surveillance Radar
Raytheon Technologies has secured a contract to update Taiwan’s surveillance radar. A spokesperson for the U.S. Air Force told Breaking Defense that the upgrade will enhance the air surveillance capability of the decade-old technology. The Taiwan early warning radar was built in 2013 to allow Taipei to monitor its airspace and detect incoming ballistic and cruise missiles or...