Sweden has asked the Swedish Armed Forces to study and report on the conditions for a planned shipment of JAS 39 Gripen combat planes to Ukraine. The order to assess the issue of sending spare fighter jets to Ukraine follows Sweden’s announcement of its 14th military aid package, worth $155 million, to the war-torn country....
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NATO Experts Group to Review Engagement Strategies With Mideast, North Africa, Sahel Regions
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed a group of independent experts to study the alliance’s relationship with countries and stakeholders in the Middle East, North Africa and Sahel regions. Stoltenberg selected Ana Santos Pinto of Portugal to lead the group. The organization designated the following as members: Katja Lindskov Jacobsen (Denmark) D. Elie Tenenbaum...
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BIS Blacklists 49 Companies Supplying US-Sourced Integrated Circuits to Russia
The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security said Friday that it has added 49 companies to its Entity List for supplying U.S.-origin integrated circuits to Russian consignees with links to Russia’s defense sector. Listed entities need to secure a licensing requirement for any export, reexport or in-country transfer of all items. China-based companies...
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AUKUS Team Completes Second Tour to Boost Australian Submarine Maintenance Capability
The Advance Verification Team of the AUKUS trilateral security alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States has completed a two-week tour of the British Royal Navy’s Faslane, Scotland, nuclear submarine base to support Australian nuclear submarine maintenance capability buildup. According to the UK government, the AVT’s Faslane familiarization followed a similar visit...
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UK Strategic Command Highlights Digital Tech Role in Enhancing NATO’s Cyber Defense
Lt. Gen. Tom Copinger-Symes, deputy commander of the U.K. Strategic Command, discussed the importance of harnessing the power of the latest digital technologies to strengthen NATO’s cyber defense at Cybersec Summit 2023. The military alliance has been facing cyber threats, most recently from a hacktivist group, SiegedSec, which claimed that it breached NATO’s websites and...
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US, France to Fund Collaborative Research on Quantum Information Science
The National Science Foundation is seeking quantum information science and engineering research proposals from teams of American and French researchers as part of a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the French National Research Agency. Researchers should submit their proposals to the NSF Directorates for Biological Sciences; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Engineering; and...
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UK Monitoring Russian Activities in Black Sea Over Potential Attacks on Civilian Ships
The United Kingdom has deployed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to monitor activities in the Black Sea where, according to an intelligence report, Russia plans to place mines targeting civilian shipping to prevent exports of Ukrainian grain. According to Britain, the ISR capabilities will enable determining whether Russia launches such an attack, noting that Moscow...
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Sweden to Deploy More Military Units in Arctic Region to Counter Russian Threat
Sweden is increasing its military presence in the country’s northern areas in response to Russia’s growing defense footprint in the Arctic region, according to Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson. At the Warsaw Security Forum on Wednesday, Jonson bared that his country is also expanding on existing defense collaborations with Norway and Finland to bolster response...
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French Company Delta Drone Rebrands As It Shifts Focus on Military UAS
The French unmanned aircraft systems company Delta Drone announced Wednesday that it has rebranded to Tonner Drones, reflecting a new strategy with military drone design and development as a key component. The new name, approved by company shareholders during their Sept. 29 general meeting, was chosen in honor of World War II French Resistance fighter...
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Cybersecurity Leaders Urge Europe to Reconsider CRA Vulnerability Disclosure Requirement
Cybersecurity experts from Google, Trend Micro, i2Coalition and other companies, nonprofits and academic institutions around the world have published an open letter calling on policymakers from the European Commission to reconsider a portion of the Cyber Resilience Act. In 2022, the EC proposed the CRA to require technology manufacturers to take responsibility for a product’s...