The United States will shoulder half of Croatia’s $500 million purchase of eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters that Washington approved in January. Zagreb made the announcement after it signed the procurement’s letter of acceptance on Wednesday. The remainder that Croatia will cover, which amounts to over $273.8 million, will be disbursed from 2025 to 2027,...
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Rheinmetall Secures $226M Contract to Provide Spain With Artillery Ammunition
Spain has ordered 94,200 rounds of 155 mm artillery shells from Rheinmetall under a $226.3 million contract. The ammunition will be delivered to the Spanish Army between late 2024 and late 2025, the German company said, adding that the deal includes a two-year extension option. According to Rheinmetall, the Spanish government ordered the ER02A1 high-explosive...
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GDMS Appoints Chris Burrows as Tactical Communication, Information Systems VP for UK
General Dynamics Mission Systems has named Chris Burrows as vice president of tactical communication and information systems in the United Kingdom. Burrows announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post. He was promoted to the role after more than two years of serving GDMS as a senior commercial director. Before joining GDMS in November 2021, he...
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NATO’s DIANA Trans-Atlantic Network Expands With New Accelerator, Test Sites
NATO has expanded its network of accelerators and test centers across 28 allied countries. On Thursday, the alliance revealed that the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic now has 23 accelerator sites and 182 test centers. Before the announcement, there were only 11 accelerator sites and 90 test centers under the initiative. DIANA was...
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UK Invests $1.4B in Doctoral Training to Boost Critical Technology Applications
The United Kingdom will fund 65 centers for doctoral training in various universities to support students pursuing doctorate degrees in engineering and physical science. An investment package worth more than $1.4 billion from the British government, businesses, charities and academia will be provided to the CDTs in the coming years to train over 4,000 talented...
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UK Extends Armed Forces Chief’s Term to Sustain Ukraine Efforts
The United Kingdom has extended the term of Adm. Sir Tony Radakin as chief of defense staff until autumn 2025. According to a report from The Telegraph, Radakin was set to retire in November, but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asked him to remain in his post for another year to continue his efforts in supporting...
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NATO Allies Gather in Sweden to Boost Security Cooperation on Critical Supplies
More than 320 representatives from NATO countries and their allies, including Ukraine and Switzerland, attended the NATO Civil Protection Group Seminar from March 5 to 6 in Stockholm, Sweden, to exchange views and share best practices for securing critical supplies. NATO said representatives from the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development...
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Northrop Grumman to Work With Diehl Defence to Enhance Germany’s Missile Defense Systems; Rebecca Torzone Quoted
Northrop Grumman said it will collaborate with Diehl Defence to provide Germany with advanced air and missile defense systems. The collaboration, which was formalized with the signing of a memorandum of understanding that Northrop Grumman announced on Tuesday, will enable the two companies to combine their expertise in exploring innovative solutions that would perfectly integrate...
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US Approves Sale of RTX, Lockheed Martin Missiles to Poland’s Military
The United States has approved Poland’s request to purchase American-made missiles. On Tuesday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the Department of State has given the green light to sell 745 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-range Air-to-Air Missiles and 821 AGM-158B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range all-up-rounds to the government of Poland. The potential acquisition costs about $1.69 billion...
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US, Moldova Sign Deal to Bolster Cyber, Information Security Collaboration
The United States has signed an agreement with Moldova to strengthen the two countries’ partnership in cyber defense and information security. Under a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. nonprofit Civilian Research and Development Foundation and Moldova’s Ministry of Energy, the two parties will step up their cybersecurity standards and promote the development and implementation...