Bombardier has appointed former Pratt & Whitney executive Caroline Maso as chief human resources officer, effective early in 2025. Reporting to Bombardier President and CEO Eric Martel, Maso will lead the company’s HR practice in all countries where it operates, taking advantage of her two-decade experience in operational and strategic HR practices, including in the...
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UK Minister Warns Against Russian Cyberattack on Countries Supporting Ukraine
Pat McFadden, British minister for intergovernmental relations, has warned NATO allies against Russian cyber criminals targeting countries supporting Ukraine, Reuters reported. In a speech at the NATO Cyber Defence Conference in London on Monday, McFadden, who as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is the highest ranking minister in Keir Stamer’s Cabinet, discussed how malicious...
Rolls-Royce Submarines Opens Glasgow Office to Support AUKUS Nuclear Attack Boat Build Programs
Rolls-Royce Submarines has opened its new Glasgow office funded by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to enhance support for the Astute- and Dreadnought-class boat build programs and other Royal Navy requirements under the AUKUS trilateral security partnership. “The opening of the new Rolls-Royce office in Glasgow is a clear demonstration of the government’s commitment to...
European Governments Urged to Procure Products, Services From Space Startups
European governments support the research and development initiatives of space startups through grants, but such a funding approach does not create a competitive environment where emerging companies are encouraged to grow, company executives and investors said at a Space Tech Expo Europe panel discussion on Wednesday. According to Sven Meyer-Brunswick, principal at Alpine Space Ventures,...
British Army Demonstrates New Howitzer at Finland-Hosted NATO Exercise
The British Army has fired its new Archer Mobile Howitzer artillery system for the first time at the ongoing NATO Exercise Dynamic Front 25 military training in Finland. Procured from Sweden in 2023, the howitzer features a fully automated gun that can fire more than eight rounds a minute at a range of 50 kilometers....
Norway Seeks Strategic Partnership With Allied Country to Procure New Anti-Submarine Frigates
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence plans to meet with government officials from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States to identify its strategic partner in replacing the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates with new anti-submarine vessels. Under a recently approved strategy for the Norwegian Armed Forces, the ministry will acquire at least...
US, Australia Publish Updated BianLian Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory
U.S. and Australian agencies have updated a joint advisory on the tactics, techniques and procedures that the BianLian ransomware uses, informing organizations about new methods malicious actors employ to compromise critical infrastructure systems. The additional TTPs were discovered through industry threat intelligence and investigations by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the...
NNSA Completes Nuclear Nonproliferation-Related Project in Japan
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has completed the conversion of the Kyoto University Critical Assembly Core C from proliferation-sensitive highly enriched uranium to high-assay low enriched uranium fuel. Switching to HALEU fuel will enable KUCA’s Core C to perform advanced research and human resource development missions with a lower proliferation risk...
Lithuania, Sweden Launch Subsea Telecommunications Cable Cut Probe
Lithuania and Sweden are investigating a damaged undersea telecommunications cable between the countries in the Baltic Sea. Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasciunas suspects that the incident, which occurred on Sunday, was an act of sabotage of critical infrastructure essential to national security. According to his office, a thorough investigation is necessary amid the...
UK Prime Minister Announces $1.2B Funding Opportunity for Aerospace Sector
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a $1.24 billion funding opportunity over five years for the aerospace industry under the extended Aerospace Technology Institute Programme. Industry players can submit funding applications beginning in January 2025, with awardees expected to start working on their proposed projects in the autumn. According to the Prime Minister’s Office,...










