The European Defence Agency said it has partnered with the Netherlands and Austria to launch within two years a constellation of two to four satellites maneuverable within the low-Earth orbit and very low-Earth orbit space domains. Dubbed LEO2VLEO: Military Crisis-Response Satellite Constellation, the $10.9 million project seeks to design, develop, launch and operate space capabilities...
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European Commission Unveils Defense Industrial Strategy With $1.6B Seed Program
The European Commission has recently introduced the European Union’s first-ever European Defence Industrial Strategy. The proposal suggests creating a regulatory European Defence Industry Programme that would activate a budget of $1.6 billion from the EU. The allocation is planned for 2025-2027, and it aims to continue enhancing the competitiveness of the defense technological and industrial...
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Palantir Aims to Accelerate Ukraine’s Demining Efforts Using AI Tech
Palantir Technologies has agreed to support Ukraine’s demining efforts using the company’s artificial intelligence-enabled software. Palantir’s deal with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine will see the two parties collaborate to digitize and automate humanitarian demining operations in the war-torn country. The partnership will also improve digital capabilities to coordinate better land release and assessment...
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Fortinet to Offer Free Cyber Training Through European Commission Academy
Fortinet will support the European Commission’s goal to close the cybersecurity skills gap with free cybersecurity training. The Fortinet Network Security Expert Certification program will be offered to up to 75,000 people in Europe through the EC’s Cybersecurity Skills Academy over the next three years. Fortinet said the program will increase access to cybersecurity awareness...
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Greece Joins Defense Initiatives as It Seeks to Increase Interoperability With European Nations
Greece has signed up to two European Defence Agency initiatives in a bid to increase cooperation with European neighbors. The Hellenic Republic has become the sixth member of the C-27J Spartan Cooperation. Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias signed the Statement of Accession, which formalizes the Balkan country’s inclusion in the C-27J program. Launched in 2020, the initiative encourages...
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Leidos Names Simon Hutchings as UK-Europe Logistics Managing Director
Reston, Virginia-based tech innovation company Leidos has appointed Simon Hutchings as vice president of its Logistics & Mission Support Division in the United Kingdom and Europe. Before his appointment, Hutchings served as Leidos UK’s director for strategy. Leidos said Hutchings, a retired British Army major general, takes the role of managing director for the Logistics...
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QinetiQ Wins Supply Agreement Under $1.5B UK Defense Digital Tech Structure
Multinational defense technology company QinetiQ has secured a four-year framework agreement as a supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Digital and IT Professional Services structure under the Crown Commercial Service. QinetiQ said the DIPS tasks, with an estimated value of $1.5 billion, will be supplied to Defence Digital, an MoD unit focused on effective...
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Bechtel Partners With Polish University to Shape Nuclear Power Workforce
Bechtel and Warsaw University of Technology have agreed to cooperate in developing a curriculum for students and professionals interested in joining Poland’s nuclear power workforce. The Polish government announced its plan to build its first nuclear power plant in Pomerania in November 2022. Bechtel, together with Westinghouse Electric and Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe, was...
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Nokia, STL to Develop Advanced Connectivity Solutions for Enterprise Customers
Nokia will work with India’s Sterlite Technologies Ltd to develop and deploy advanced enterprise connectivity solutions. According to Vinish Bawa, head of enterprise and webscale business in India at Nokia, the collaborative effort will redefine enterprise connectivity in India. “This partnership with STL is aligned with our commitment to accelerate digital transformation across industries and...
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Saab Breaks Ground on New Carl-Gustaf Factory in India
Saab has conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on a manufacturing facility in India that will produce the Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-rocket shoulder-launched weapon for the Indian Armed Forces. The facility will feature the latest sighting technology and advanced carbon fiber winding, Saab said. The company will use materials from Indian suppliers in manufacturing the weapons in support...