Eight allies launched HALO, a project exploring a networked megaconstellation of military satellites Allies pledged more than $40 billion for counter-drone capabilities over five years NSPA will buy 700 PAC-2 and 200 PAC-3 missiles amid a broader air defense and strike push NATO rolled out a slate of capability initiatives Tuesday at its Summit Defense...
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Planet, Isar Aerospace Plan First All-German Satellite Launch
Planet Labs Germany has struck a launch deal with Isar Aerospace Isar will fly one of Planet’s next-generation Pelican imaging satellites on its Spectrum rocket The Pelican will be assembled at a new Berlin facility Planet Labs Germany has signed a launch agreement with Isar Aerospace that would put a German-built satellite on a German-built...
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Weststar, Rocket Technologies International to Form Defense Joint Ventures in Malaysia, Australia
Malaysia’s Weststar Defence Industries and Australia’s RTI have agreed to form joint ventures in each other’s countries to build satellites, test rockets and eventually launch payloads The companies see more than $10 billion in long-term commercial potential across aerospace, defense and satellite programs The ventures will produce civilian spacecraft, government satellite capabilities and integrated defense...
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Thales, Dutch Defense Ministry Partner to Expand Radar Production Capacity
Thales has signed a strategic partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to expand radar production, development and testing capacity in Hengelo The company plans to invest in a near-field test site, expanded printed circuit board manufacturing and an additional radar test tower The agreement is expected to boost Thales’ radar antenna production capacity by...
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Renault, Thales Unveil 4 TROOP Tactical Vehicle at Eurosatory
Renault Group and Thales have unveiled 4 TROOP, a prototype multi-mission military vehicle built on a Renault civilian platform The prototype was presented at the Eurosatory defense show in Paris 4 TROOP is designed to act as a mobile command post that can direct drones, fuse sensor data and run AI tools to speed up...
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GM, Lockheed Martin Discuss Weapons Parts Manufacturing Deal
General Motors is in talks with Lockheed Martin to produce parts for weapons systems GM would make commonly used components to help Lockheed boost munitions output The discussion comes as U.S. missile and munitions stocks have thinned over the wars in Ukraine and Iran General Motors is negotiating with Lockheed Martin to manufacture parts for...
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TCS, Anthropic Partner to Scale Claude Across Regulated Industries
TCS has struck a global partnership with Anthropic to help heavily regulated enterprises move AI from pilots into production using Claude models The deal makes TCS a global premier partner in Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called the deal a deeper commitment to India, which he described as the company’s second-largest market...
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UK Launches Taskforce RAID to Speed Military AI Deployment
The U.K. has launched Taskforce RAID to bring AI tools to British forces The task force reports directly to the chief of the defense staff and is exempt from standard financial and procedural controls Early priorities include machine-augmented intelligence fusion, automated planning and AI-enabled swarms The United Kingdom has stood up a new unit charged...
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DOW Updates Chinese Military Companies List, Identifies 188 Entities Operating in US
The Pentagon has updated its list of Chinese military-linked companies operating in the United States The revised Section 1260H roster identifies 188 entities with alleged ties to China’s military and military-civil fusion efforts The update supports ongoing efforts to assess risks to the U.S. defense industrial base and national security The Department of War has...
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NAVER Taps NVIDIA Technology to Scale AI Factories, Agentic AI Services
NAVER and NVIDIA have partnered to expand sovereign AI infrastructure and AI factory capacity The collaboration will support large-scale AI services, model development and enterprise deployments The initiative strengthens NAVER’s ambitions to deliver AI capabilities tailored to regional data sovereignty requirements NAVER has entered a new artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative with NVIDIA to scale sovereign...