The U.K. Cabinet Office has extended its contract with Serco working on resilience learning development until 2028. The extension supports the transition of the Emergency Planning College into the U.K. Resilience Academy, which is set to launch in the spring. EPC serves as the national center for resilience learning and development in the United Kingdom....
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Diehl Defence to Develop New Variant of IRIS-T Missile for Germany, Spain, Sweden and Italy
Germany’s military procurement office, BAAINBw, has partnered with Diehl Defence to develop and produce the next variant of the IRIS-T missile system. The IRIS-T Block II program agreement was finalized in late December, with BAAINBw signing the contract on behalf of a four-nation development program that also includes Sweden, Spain and Italy. The IRIS-T, short...
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Saab Announces Group Management Team Changes
Saab has appointed Eva Karlsson as senior vice president and chief operating officer, effective Aug. 1. A new member of the company’s Group Management team, Karlsson will now lead Saab’s Group Operational Excellence organization. She joins Saab from Dometic, where she served as president of Segment Land Vehicles for Europe, the Middle East and Africa....
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US OKs $900M Potential Sale of SM-6 Missiles to Japan
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential sale of up to 150 Standard Missile 6 Block I missiles to Japan for an estimated $900 million. RTX will build the missiles at its Camden facility in Arizona as the primary contractor for the deal, which also includes MK 21 Mod 3 Vertical Launch System...
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Trellix Partners With NEXTGEN to Expand Reach in Australia, New Zealand
Trellix has partnered with tech provider NEXTGEN to distribute its artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity platform in Australia and New Zealand. Under the partnership, Trellix will use NEXTGEN’s distribution network and its NEXTGEN Connect business model, allowing partners to provide its cybersecurity solutions to new customers. Apart from expanding its customer base, Trellix said NEXTGEN Connect will...
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BlackSky Secures $100M Contract for Space-Based Monitoring
BlackSky Technology announced that it has secured a seven-year contract exceeding $100 million with an undisclosed international defense sector customer for real-time, space-based monitoring capabilities. Under the agreement, BlackSky will provide a minimum annual capacity for high-resolution, low-latency imagery, encompassing current Gen-2 and future Gen-3 products, and artificial intelligence-powered analytics services. According to BlackSky CEO...
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Thales Alenia Space to Build Payload for Third Copernicus CO2M Satellite
Thales Alenia Space and space segment prime contractor OHB System have agreed to develop the payload for the third Copernicus CO2 Monitoring mission satellite, building on their 2020 contract for the first two. The two parties signed an amendment to their $91.7 million CO2M contract in Brussels. The CO2M mission, co-funded by the European Space...
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Ericsson Appoints New Regional Lead for Mission Critical Networks and Enterprise
Ericsson has appointed Enrique Garcia as the new head of mission critical networks and enterprise for its market area in Southeast Asia, Oceania and India. Starting March 1, Garcia will report to MOAI Head Andreas Vicente and will be responsible for leading Ericsson’s MCN performance across the region and developing new business opportunities. Garcia brings...
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SkyAlyne Taps Textron Aviation for RCAF Pilot Training Aircraft, Simulation Hardware
SkyAlyne and its subcontractors, KF Aerospace and CAE, have finalized purchase agreements with Textron Aviation to support the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training program. SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace tapped Textron Aviation to supply seven Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft. Concurrently, Textron will supply SkyAlyne and CAE with components for a full flight simulator...
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KNDS, Rheinmetall, Thales Ink MGCS Project Company Shareholder Agreement
KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Thales have finalized the shareholder agreement for the Main Ground Combat System armaments project. The signing took place Thursday in Paris before French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius. The agreement establishes MGCS Project Company GmbH in Cologne, Germany, to manage the next phase...