U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said interoperability with allies is key to addressing the logistics and connectivity challenges that hinder efforts to maintain stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking on a panel during the Indo-Pacific Air Chiefs Conference in Japan on Tuesday, Allvin highlighted the need to strengthen alliances...
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New Bill Paves Way for NZ’s Membership to European Convention on Cybercrime
The New Zealand Parliament has approved the first reading of a bill to align the country’s laws with the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. The Budapest Convention, also known as the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, provides guidelines for international cooperation in investigating various criminal activities carried out online. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced the...
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France, Germany Join US-Led Operation Olympic Defender
France and Germany have accepted an invitation from U.S. Space Command to join Multi-National Force-Operation Olympic Defender, a collaboration of allies that aims to strengthen defenses and deter aggression in the space domain. Gen. Stephen Whiting, USSPACECOM and MNF-OOD commander, and other military officials from OOD members Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand...
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Report Lays Down Recommendations to Improve Tech Innovation Within AUKUS
The AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States must adopt several strategies to advance innovation within the partnership, according to a report by MITRE and Oxford University’s Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group. The document said that to achieve AUKUS Pillar 2 goals, there is a need to emphasize...
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Airbus Leads Five European Partners in Helicopter–Drone Interoperability Tests
Airbus Helicopters and its five European partners have demonstrated a manned–unmanned teaming, or MUM-T, system between helicopters and drones. The 10-day demo in France and Italy, which concluded on Sept. 9, was led by Airbus as part of a European Union-funded project called Musher that seeks to develop a MUM-T system that can deliver maximum...
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US, Indo-Pacific Partners Commit to Improving Defense Industrial Resilience
Attendees of the inaugural Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience plenary meeting have taken steps to strengthen defense industrial resilience between the United States, its allies and partners. William LaPlante, U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, chaired the meeting, held from Oct. 7 to 8 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and attended by PIPIR member nations...
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US, NATO Allies Enhance IED Disposal Skills at Northern Challenge 2024
Military units from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Army improved their skills in detecting and neutralizing improvised explosive devices on the battlefield during the two-week Exercise Northern Challenge hosted by the Icelandic Coast Guard. The U.S. soldiers trained with military personnel from 17 NATO allies, including Germany, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The...
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Canadian Delegation Visits UK to Better Understand AI Policymaking
Science and Innovation Network Canada brought leaders from various organizations to the United Kingdom to learn more about London’s policy development strategy in investing in artificial intelligence and exascale computing. The delegation also aimed to deepen collaboration with the United Kingdom after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a $1.5 billion investment to form the...
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US Approves Potential $680M Sale of BAE Electronic Attack Mission System to Italy
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential sale of the EA-37B electronic attack mission system to Italy valued at $680 million. In addition to the core EA-37B system, the proposed sale includes critical components such as Network Centric Collaborative Targeting systems, radio frequency receiver subsystems and software-defined radio subsystems, and secure communication and...
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Romania Secures US Approval for $110M Purchase of RTX Sentinel Radar Systems
The U.S. Department of State has approved Romania’s request to purchase four AN/MPQ-64 F1 Sentinel radar systems and related support equipment and services valued at a potential $110 million. According to a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Tucson, Arizona-based defense contractor RTX is the principal contractor of the foreign military sale to Bucharest....