General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has upgraded its Predator Mission Trainer simulator for its customers operating MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft fleets. GA-ASI installed the latest version of operational flight program software developed with CAE-USA and automatic takeoff and landing capabilities into the PMT simulator for enhanced mission training. The PMT Plus software is designed to...
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DHS, DG Connect Aligning Cyber Incident Reporting Processes; Robert Silvers Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security and the European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications, Networks, Content and Technology have agreed to collaborate on streamlining cyber incident reporting for victim organizations, particularly multinational companies. In a joint report, DHS and DG CONNECT assessed recommendations from the 2023 DHS Harmonization of Cyber Incident Reporting document and the incident...
Carahsoft to Expand Public Sector Access to Blackberry’s Cyber Solutions
BlackBerry has entered into a distribution partnership with Carahsoft to increase public sector access to its cybersecurity solutions portfolio. Brandi Hiebert, the sales director leading the BlackBerry team at Carahsoft, said the collaboration reflects a joint commitment to provide organizations with tools to combat cyberthreats. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will offer BlackBerry products to state...
US Designates Procurement Networks Supporting Iranian Defense Sector; Brian Nelson Quoted
The United States has imposed sanctions on three procurement networks for supplying designated Iranian entities with materials for the production of military weapons under Iran’s ballistic missile, nuclear and defense programs. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Iranian-German national Maziar Karim, his companies Mazixon GmbH and Co KG and...
Carahsoft to Deliver Qmulos Risk Management Automation Solutions to Canada; Matt Coose Quoted
Carahsoft will offer Qmulos compliance, security and risk management automation solutions to the Canadian government as part of an expanded partnership. Qmulos products and services include the Q-Compliance platform, which analyzes data to identify compliance gaps and security weaknesses, and the Q-Audit platform for insider threat management. Both applications are powered by Splunk and are...
European Commission Funds Nammo Sweden’s Artillery Production Project
Nammo Sweden has secured $13.22 million in funding from the European Commission to increase the production of artillery shells by threefold in the coming year. Earlier, the Swedish government had expressed intent to co-finance Nammo Sweden’s artillery production project if the commission supports the program. With the EC confirming the grant under the Act in...
GE Vernova to Supply Electric Propulsion Systems for Singaporean Vessels
ST Engineering Marine, a Singaporean shipbuilder, has awarded GE Vernova’s power conversion business a contract to deliver Ship’s Electric Grid electric propulsion systems for the Singapore Navy’s six new multirole combat vessels over the next 10 years. The MRCVs will replace the navy’s existing Victory-class missile corvettes, which have been operating since 1989. ST Engineering...
US Sanctions Iran-Based Al-Ashtar Brigades Members
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, in coordination with Bahrain, has designated four Iran-based Al-Ashtar Brigades members. Sanctions were imposed on Hussein Ahmad ‘Abdallah Ahmad Hussein Al-Dammami, Ali Abdulnabi Ahmed Ebrahim M Alshofa, Hasan Ahmed Radhi Husain Sarhan and Isa Saleh Isa Mohamed Salman for supporting AAB, including by facilitating lethal,...
GDMS Appoints Chris Burrows as Tactical Communication, Information Systems VP for UK
General Dynamics Mission Systems has named Chris Burrows as vice president of tactical communication and information systems in the United Kingdom. Burrows announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post. He was promoted to the role after more than two years of serving GDMS as a senior commercial director. Before joining GDMS in November 2021, he...
UK Invests $1.4B in Doctoral Training to Boost Critical Technology Applications
The United Kingdom will fund 65 centers for doctoral training in various universities to support students pursuing doctorate degrees in engineering and physical science. An investment package worth more than $1.4 billion from the British government, businesses, charities and academia will be provided to the CDTs in the coming years to train over 4,000 talented...










