The United Kingdom will train Turkish Air Force pilots and ground crew to fly and support the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets under a new agreement. The UK Ministry of Defence said Wednesday that 10 Turkish pilots and nearly 100 mechanical, avionics, weapons and mission systems technicians will train alongside the Royal Air Force to ensure...
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Lockheed Martin’s SPY-7 Radar Demonstrates Live Target Tracking for Japan Aegis Vessel Program
Lockheed Martin’s SPY-7 radar demonstrated its ability to search, detect, identify, track and discriminate against targets during an exercise the company conducted with the Department of War, the Missile Defense Agency and Japan’s Ministry of Defense. The Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered defense company said Sunday that the system also carried out virtual target engagements. The exercise marks...
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Leonardo Acquires IDV, ASTRA From Iveco Group for $2.3B
Leonardo has completed its acquisition of Iveco Group’s defense business for $2.25 billion to strengthen its position as a fully-integrated original equipment manufacturer of land defense capabilities. The acquisition includes Iveco Defence Vehicles and ASTRA brands, Leonardo said Wednesday. The transaction follows the separation of Iveco’s defense unit as part of a broader corporate move tied...
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Canada, Norway Discuss Cooperation in AI Innovation, Sovereign Technology Alliance
Canada and Norway agreed to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies at the India AI Action Summit in February. The Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada said Saturday that the nations will also explore Norway’s addition to the Sovereign Technology Alliance to reduce Oslo’s technology dependencies across key sectors. Canada established the...
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Thales Unveils AI-Powered SkyDefender to Counter Drone & Hypersonic Missile Threats
Thales has introduced SkyDefender, a multi-layer, multi-domain integrated air and missile defense architecture designed to protect against aerial threats on land, at sea and in space. The aerospace and defense company said Wednesday that the system can rapidly respond to increasingly complex and unpredictable attacks, ranging from drone swarms to hypersonic missile threats. SkyDefender leverages...
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US Approves $151.8M FMS of BLU-110 Bomb Bodies to Israel
The Department of State has approved a possible $151.8 million foreign military sale of munitions and related support services to the Government of Israel. According to a congressional notification issued by the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Friday, Israel has requested to purchase 12,000 BLU-110A/B general-purpose 1,000-pound bomb bodies along with U.S. government and...
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Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi Electric Team Up to Deliver Jamming-Resistant Defense Satcom for Japan
Lockheed Martin has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mitsubishi Electric to provide an anti-jamming payload for Japan’s Next-Generation Defense Satellite Communication System. Lockheed Martin said Tuesday that its payload will provide interoperability with allies and partner nations to strengthen the satcom systems’ resistance to interference. “We look forward to collaborating with Mitsubishi Electric to...
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Poland to Utilize $51.6B SAFE Funding for Artillery, Missile Defense, Drones Anti-UAS Acquisition
Poland intends to purchase weapons and munitions, anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense technology, unmanned aircraft systems and anti-UAS platforms, and other defense equipment using the $51.6 billion funding the nation will receive under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, program, Breaking Defense reported Friday. The Sejm passed a bill in February that would...
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EDGE Group, EM&E to Establish UAE Joint Venture to Develop Advanced Defense Technologies
EDGE Group, an Emirati technology and defense company, has teamed up with EM&E Group, a Spanish provider of defense and security systems, to form a joint venture in the United Arab Emirates. The companies recently signed an agreement to jointly develop defense technologies for the UAE and international markets, EDGE said Wednesday. EM&E Group is...
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Canada’s New Defense Industrial Strategy to Strengthen Domestic DIB, Says Minister
Canada has launched its first Defense Industrial Strategy as part of a whole-of-government effort to strengthen national security, economic resilience and industrial capacity. On Friday, Maninder Sidhu, Canada’s minister of international trade, said in a press release from Global Affairs Canada the strategy is expected to create an additional 125,000 high-paying jobs and increase the...