The Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, has awarded Rheinmetall a contract for 568 logistics vehicles valued at $342 million. The order includes 349 unprotected transport trucks in 5-ton and 15-ton models, as well as 219 trucks equipped with swap-body systems, some of which will feature protected driver cabs. Rheinmetall said deliveries of the swap-body trucks are...
Ericsson and Palo Alto Networks have partnered with IBM UK to develop the Emergency Services Network in Great Britain, which is comprised of England, Wales and Scotland. The multiyear project, led by the U.K. Home Office, aims to provide a secure communications platform for over 300,000 emergency responders, such as police, fire and ambulance services....
RTX subsidiary Raytheon has secured a $529 million contract to supply the Netherlands with a Patriot air and missile defense system fire unit and associated equipment, replenishing the unit it donated to Ukraine. The contract, executed through direct commercial sales, includes a fire unit consisting of radar, launchers, command and control stations, and additional support...
The New Zealand government has allocated funding to enhance critical communication networks for Maritime New Zealand and Coastguard New Zealand. Transport Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Transport Minister Matt Doocey announced the funding, emphasizing its importance in improving search and rescue operations and overall maritime safety. Brown said the funding will upgrade the National Maritime...
The United States has implemented two new regulations aimed at tightening export controls on advanced computing semiconductors and restricting additional entities from China and Singapore. The Bureau of Industry and Security said the measures build on previous actions and limit China’s access to crucial high-end chips for military applications. The updates include broader licensing requirements...
The Italian Army has signed a contract valued at $75.2 million with Rheinmetall to acquire the Skynex air defense system. Additionally, there are plans to purchase three more systems worth over $210 million. Rheinmetall expects to deliver the first system by the second quarter of 2026, with the possibility of contracting the optional systems by...
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has partnered with South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute to advance research in silicon sensors. Argonne Director Paul Kearns and ETRI President Bang Seung Chan signed a five-year memorandum of understanding on Jan. 6 at the lab’s Illinois campus to formalize the partnership. The two research...
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated live tracking with the AN/SPY-7(V)2 radar for Spain’s F-110 multi-mission frigate. The test took place at Lockheed Martin’s Aegis SCOMBA Integration Center in New Jersey in collaboration with Navantia, Spain’s national shipbuilder. Chandra Marshall, Lockheed Martin’s vice president of Multi-Domain Combat Solutions, said the radar system’s hardware and software effectively tracked...
Ireland’s National Transport Authority has tapped Jacobs to manage a decade-long mega-project designed to upgrade the walking, cycling and bus infrastructure in Dublin and surrounding areas. Jacobs said it will work with consultancy firms Arup, SYSTRA and Chandler KBS to form an oversight team on the BusConnects Dublin Core Bus Corridors Infrastructure Works Program, which...
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from BAE Systems Maritime Australia to supply its Integrated Platform Management System for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates. According to L3Harris, the IPMS solution will be modeled after the system used in the British Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates, which serve as the basis for the Hunter class....
