Lockheed Martin detected space objects using its AN/Spy-7(v)1 radar for Aegis system-equipped vessels during the technology’s first live track demonstration. From the company’s facility in Moorestown, New Jersey, the solid-state radar transmitted data to Amazon Web Services for processing. “The Spy-7 radar product line uses technology from the long-range discrimination radar program to enhance overall strength against evolving threats,” said Chandra...
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US, 4 Other Countries to Lead Work on Global Military AI Guardrails
The United States, Canada, Portugal, Bahrain and Austria will spearhead a one-year program to seek new safety standards for military use of artificial intelligence and automated systems. Breaking Defense reported that the countries were chosen during the inaugural plenary meeting of delegates from 46 out of the 53 countries that endorsed the U.S. Political Declaration...
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US, Japan Conduct Joint Exercise on Shipboard Cruise Missile Operations
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Self-Defense Force have conducted tomahawk land attack missile training aboard the USS McCampbell destroyer and a naval facility in Yokosuka, Japan. The Surface Combat Systems Training Command hosted the JSDF for the four-day exercise that trained Japanese naval officers to coordinate shipboard cruise missile operations. The event provided a...
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Raytheon Secures Contract to Upgrade Taiwan’s Decade-Old Missile, Aircraft Surveillance Radar
Raytheon Technologies has secured a contract to update Taiwan’s surveillance radar. A spokesperson for the U.S. Air Force told Breaking Defense that the upgrade will enhance the air surveillance capability of the decade-old technology. The Taiwan early warning radar was built in 2013 to allow Taipei to monitor its airspace and detect incoming ballistic and cruise missiles or...
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BlackBerry Seeks to Grow Asia-Pacific Footprint With Malaysian Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Debut; John Giamatteo Quoted
BlackBerry has announced the inauguration of its Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Kuala Lumpur to support Malaysia and Indo-Pacific countries in strengthening their cyberthreat response. The CCoE, which officially opened on Tuesday, is the Canadian software company’s first such facility in Asia Pacific and will provide training under the new BlackBerry Cybersecurity Curriculum. The curriculum...
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Biden to Meet With Japanese PM on Strengthening Defense Cooperation Amid Growing Tension With China
President Joe Biden is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington to upgrade a decades-old security alliance in response to China’s growing threat in the Pacific. The two leaders are expected to unveil a plan to restructure the U.S. military command in Japan on April 10, during Kishida’s state visit in Washington. People...
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Japan Plans to Export Future Next-Generation Fighters to Third Countries; Fumio Kishida Quoted
Japan has approved a plan to export its upcoming next-generation fighter jets to other countries. The government’s chief executive body greenlighted the proposed international arms sales on Tuesday and supported revising the country’s arms equipment and technology transfer guidelines, the Associated Press reported. The decision paves the way for Tokyo to supply partner nations and...
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Leidos to Enhance Regional Partnership With New Singapore Air Traffic Management Office; Ed Sayadian Quoted
Leidos has set up an air traffic management research and collaboration center in Singapore to deliver safe and efficient air navigation solutions in the Indo-Pacific region. Ed Sayadian, senior vice president of transportation solutions at Leidos, said the center will facilitate the company’s engagement with international air transportation stakeholders to advance critical air traffic management...
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HII Secures $305M Contract to Support United States Forces Korea Intelligence Activities; Todd Gentry Quoted
McLean, Virginia-based defense company HII announced that its Mission Technologies division has booked a $305 million contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency for intelligence analysis services to support United States Forces Korea in determining enemy capabilities, threats and activities in the Korean Peninsula region. The DIA award, a recompeted with a five-year term, is an...
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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...