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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The RAF deployment in Romania is supporting the NATO air policing mission on the alliance’s eastern flank The British and Romanian forces maintain integrated quick reaction alert operations under NATO command Operation Biloxi reinforces allied air defense readiness and interoperability in the region Royal Air Force personnel deployed to Romania under Operation Biloxi are supporting...
The Philippines and Vietnam elevate ties through new strategic partnership agreements The countries expand cooperation in digital transformation, defense, tourism and education The technology pact focuses on AI, cybersecurity and emerging digital capabilities The Philippines and Vietnam have signed four cooperation agreements spanning defense, digital transformation, tourism and education after formally elevating bilateral relations to...
