The United Kingdom is adding six additional units of the H145 helicopter to its original order from Airbus. According to the aircraft maker, the British Ministry of Defence will deploy the choppers to replace the Airbus Pumas used for emergency response and military training activities carried out by British forces in Cyprus and Brunei. Lenny...
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United Kingdom’s Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank Moves Closer to Full Production
The United Kingdom’s Challenger 3 armored vehicle is almost ready for battle. According to an update from the Ministry of Defence, the latest of the eight Challenger 3 main battle tank prototypes have rolled off from the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land factory production line. “This tank will be at the heart of the British Army’s...
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European Commission Signs Agreement With European Space Agency to Cooperate on Actions Addressing Critical Global Challenges
The European Commission is joining forces with the European Space Agency to address global challenges with innovative technologies. Timo Pesonen, director-general for defense industry and space, for the EC and Josef Aschbacher, director general of the ESA, signed a collaboration agreement to combine resources and competence to enhance the European capacity to protect critical infrastructure,...
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US Cuts Back Licensing Requirements for Australia, UK to Promote Trade, Innovation
The United States has scaled down its export control rules for Australia and the United Kingdom to advance defense trade and innovation among the three countries. The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which released the interim final rule Thursday to govern trade flow for the AUKUS partners, estimated that the change would...
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US Treasury Designates Entities, Individuals Involved in Iranian Drone, Missile Production
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated 16 individuals and several entities for enabling Iran’s production of unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missiles used in a weekend attack against Israel. Companies and individuals subject to assets and trade restrictions include Oje Parvaz Mado Nafar Co. and its CEO Mohammad Sadegh...
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Jacobs to Provide UK MoD With Advanced Cybersecurity Solutions; Steve Arnette Quoted
The U.K. Ministry of Defence has awarded Jacobs Solutions a contract to deliver advanced cybersecurity solutions. Awarded under the Digital and IT Professional Services framework, the agreement calls for the company to provide cyber technology expertise for the UK Strategic Command’s Defence Digital organization. According to Jacobs, the DIPS framework has a potential value of...
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NATO Meets With Industry Leaders to Discuss Ways to Enhance Maritime Surveillance
NATO met with company leaders in Belgium this week to explore potential collaboration in maritime surveillance. Over 200 representatives from government and industry convened at NATO Headquarters in Belgium to discuss how to better protect vital communications in sea lanes and other infrastructures. The event is part of the military alliance’s Digital Ocean initiative, launched...
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US Collaborates With Italy in Fight Against Foreign State Disinformation
The United States has bared plans to boost its cooperation with Italy to neutralize foreign state disinformation and propaganda. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Italian Vice President of the Council of Ministers Antonio Tajani formalized the agreement by signing a memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Capri,...
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Rheinmetall Signs Agreement to Build Ammunition Factory in Lithuania
Rheinmetall intends to build a 155 mm ammunition factory in Lithuania to support the country’s security partnership with Germany. On Tuesday, Maximilian Froch, coordinator for strategic program management at Rheinmetall, signed a memorandum of understanding with Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovations Ausrine Armonaite and Minister of National Defense Laurynas Kasciunas to begin the processes...
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QinetiQ Appoints Former BAE Systems Exec Martin Cooper as Group CFO
QinetiQ has named Martin Cooper as the new group chief financial officer, replacing Carol Borg, who stepped down on Tuesday. Cooper, who has nearly three decades of finance leadership experience, will also join the company’s board by October. He assumed the group CFO role after holding various positions at BAE Systems, including as U.K. and...