Rheinmetall has received a contract from the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Defence to deliver extensive service and maintenance support to its Leopard 2A4 main battle tank and Bergepanzer 3 “Buffel” armored recovery vehicle. Under the seven-year, $292.1 million award, the German automotive and arms manufacturer will work on 42 Leopards and two Buffels, providing several...
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Lithuania to Develop Allied Military Training Area With Long-Term US Support
Lithuania and the United States have formed a partnership to implement a 20-year plan for developing the military facilities at the Pabradė Training Area, northeast of Vilnius. The long-term effort calls for systematic infrastructure development that will integrate solutions for the future needs of Lithuanian, NATO and U.S. forces stationed at the site. The plan...
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Former NATO Head: Public Support Needed for European Defense Spending Hike
George Robertson, former NATO secretary general, said government leaders in NATO countries have to convince their constituents that defense spending must increase to 5 percent of the gross domestic product by 2032, as alliance members have pledged recently. He told Politico on Tuesday that such an increase will be difficult for some NATO members, including the...
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Elbit Secures $1.6B European Supply Contract on Advanced Defense Systems
Elbit Systems has booked a $1.6 billion contract to supply an unnamed European customer with two lineups of advanced defense platforms with embedded artificial intelligence technology. The award provides a potential five-year implementation, the Israeli defense technology company said Wednesday. The first batch of the contract’s deliverables covers long-range precision strike artillery-rocket systems. The group...
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Guidehouse Offers Government Services Via UK Management Consultancy Framework
Global artificial intelligence company Guidehouse announced on Tuesday that eight of its service offerings have been pre-approved under Management Consultancy Framework Four, or MCF4, of the Crown Commercial Service, the U.K.’s central procurement agency. The framework allows British government agencies to procure support services across 10 specializations. The offerings include consultancy services in business, finance,...
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Cubic Partners With ShootHouse, Digimation for Middle East, Singapore Training Solutions
Cubic Defense has teamed up with simulation firms ShootHouse and Digimation to supply a family of integrated firearms training systems to customers in the Middle East and Singapore. Under the agreement, Cubic will hold exclusive rights to ShootHouse’s VIPER and Digimation’s DART MAX platforms for those markets and will provide tailored in-country operations and maintenance...
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Inaugural Five Power Defence Arrangements Roundtable Focuses on Challenges, Future
Australia hosted the inaugural Five Power Defence Arrangements roundtable discussion, which provided a chance to discuss the challenges each force faces and future training opportunities. The FPDA roundtable, held near the end of the three-week Talisman Sabre 2025 military exercise, was attended by chiefs of joint operations from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United...
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Curtiss-Wright to Supply Turret Drive Stabilization System for Rheinmetall Panther Tanks
North Carolina-based Curtiss-Wright will deliver its turret drive stabilization system to Rheinmetall Landsysteme Germany for integration into the KF51 Panther main battle tank. Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions is carrying out the work under the agreement, which took effect in December 2024. The contract covers the stabilization system and associated hand controllers from Curtiss-Wright’s facility in Neuhausen...
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UK Report Flags Cyber Risks in Cloud-Based Space Ground Segments
Implementing cloud-based ground station/segment as a service effectively can enhance cybersecurity against malicious actors, according to a recent report from the U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. In a statement announcing the release of the report titled “Cyber Risks of Cloud Computing in the Ground Segment of the Space Sector,” DSIT emphasized that proper...
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US B-1B Bombers Arrive in Norway for NATO-Led Training Missions
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, landed at Ørland Air Base in Norway on Saturday to join NATO-led training operations under the latest Bomber Task Force Europe mission. Join the Potomac Officers Club as it hosts the second iteration of the GovCon International Summit on Oct. 16, where discussions about the...