Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and BAE Systems have signed a new cooperation agreement to strengthen long-term industrial collaboration. According to Kongsberg, the agreement, signed aboard HMS St Albans in Oslo on Friday, aims to support the defense needs of Norway, the United Kingdom and allied nations. The two companies aim to expand their partnership in...
Ran Tavor, vice president and head of naval warfare systems at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, said global interest is rising in the company’s multi-layered naval defense platforms, such as the Iron Dome and Iron Beam. The executive said the platforms are increasingly drawing the attention of navies from Asia Pacific and Europe. With those regions’...
Advancements and challenges affecting the Global Combat Ship program were front and center at a Royal Australian Navy-hosted event attended by naval representatives from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Held in St Kilda, Adelaide, the weeklong 2025 GCS User Group meeting brought together several naval leaders to discuss the initiative’s progress, including shipbuilding practices,...
The NATO Aviation Committee is working with organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation and EUROCONTROL to mitigate the increasing threat of electromagnetic interference, including jamming and spoofing, to civil aviation. In a Thursday statement, NATO said deliberate jamming and false Global Navigation Satellite Systems signals can disrupt global trade, transport and tourism. The...
A report from the United Kingdom’s Public Accounts Committee has revealed that the nation’s cybersecurity strategy is no longer effective against the capabilities of malicious actors and foreign adversaries. The committee, appointed by the House of Commons, reviews government spending to ensure that taxpayers’ money is used to enhance public services. The report highlights that...
Thales Defense & Security is set to supply the NATO Support and Procurement Agency with Scorpion helmet-mounted display retrofit kits to aid the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 HMD modernization initiative. The order marks the first of several anticipated procurements for the HMDs. The kits, a replacement for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, will give...
ICEYE, a Finland-based synthetic aperture radar satellite manufacturer and operator, has announced that it will work with the Spanish government to help boost Spain’s defense intelligence and national security. The company made the announcement during the inauguration of a new research and development facility in Valencia on Wednesday. Rafal Modrzewski, ICEYE co-founder and CEO, said...
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has ordered additional lightweight torpedoes and torpedo tubes from Saab in a $135.4 million deal to enhance the country’s naval defense. Designated Torped 47 by the Swedish Armed Forces, the Saab Lightweight Torpedo is designed for deployment from submarines, ships and helicopters. Saab said it features a fully digital homing...
Leonardo has set up an aeronautics division, naming Stefano Bortoli as managing director. The Italian defense firm said the move supports its industrial plan introduced in March 2024 and aims to strengthen its competitiveness in military and civil aeronautics. The new division, which will consolidate Leonardo’s aerostructures and aircraft divisions and bring together over 11,000...
Germany’s Ministry of the Interior and Community and Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, or BKG, are tapping Planet Labs’ Earth data products under a one-year contract with a two-year renewal option. The deal, which the Berlin-based software company said was a “seven-figure” award, provides a fixed rate for all Planet Labs’ data covering the whole of...
