CACI Ltd has promoted Dan Parr to senior vice president for consumer and market intelligence in the United Kingdom. Parr, who announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post on Monday, was previously a company vice president responsible for leading a team of data and analytics experts who provide data services, software and consultancy to meet...
The U.S. Army deployed its 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to the Paladin Strike field exercise in Latvia from Aug. 5 to 8 to demonstrate coordinated land combat tactics with NATO allies. Warfighters from Canada, Latvia, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom also participated in the exercise...
British Forces Cyprus has received solar charging kits for electric vehicles from Beam Global, allowing it to maximize the Mediterranean country’s natural resources. Under the deal, Beam Global delivered 10 EV ARC systems for installation and an accompanying trailer to move the chargers across the military base. The EV charging solution generates and stores clean...
The trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States continued to advance the development of resilient and autonomous artificial intelligence technology through a new round of testing during Project Convergence Capstone Four. The U.S. Army-hosted project, a two-phase multinational experiment held in Austin, Texas, in February and March, was designed to...
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential $580 million arms package for Norway. Norway’s request includes 16 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, 15 M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead pods, 15 M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary high explosive pods and 100 M57 Army Tactical Missile System pods. Lockheed...
Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, director of the Defense Logistics Agency, highlighted the United States’s commitment to ensuring nations in Europe and Africa possess the necessary technologies to address conflicts in remarks during a visit to Europe that ended Wednesday. Simerly met with DLA Europe & Africa senior officials to discuss the teams’ unique logistics...
BAE Systems Hägglunds has placed a $130 million order for Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist active protection systems for installation on a European country’s CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. According to Elbit, the Iron Fist APS is an advanced “hard kill” system designed to provide armored platforms with 360-degree self-defense capabilities against the latest battlefield threats —...
The British Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Royal Marines participated in recent multinational Indo-Pacific military exercises as part of U.K. support for the region’s security and stability. The U.K. government said it sent forces to operate alongside close to 30 international allies in their deployments, which included participation in Exercise Predators Run held from...
Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from Space Systems Command to build the U.S. base of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability project for tracking satellites and debris in geosynchronous orbits. Under the AUKUS trilateral partnership, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia agreed to host and operate a DARC site to enable allied...
Richard Marles, Australian deputy prime minister and defense minister, has acknowledged challenges in Australia’s trilateral partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom but remains optimistic about its progress. One of the issues Marles raised in an interview with Breaking Defense was the delay in the production of Virginia-class submarines, which represents the...
