The U.S. Department of State has approved the Netherlands’ potential $2.19 billion acquisition of Tomahawk cruise missiles. RTX will be the principal contractor of the possible sale. The proposed Foreign Military Sales transaction covers the delivery of up to 163 Tomahawk Block V all-up rounds, 12 Tomahawk Block IV AURs, up to 10 Tactical Tomahawk...
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UK-Made Satellite to Provide 3D Maps of Earth’s Tropical Forests
The United Kingdom has developed a satellite that would be the first to map the Earth’s forests from space. The spacecraft will offer a glimpse of the changes happening in the planet’s tropical forests, giving proper information needed to develop steps to tackle the issue. Set to launch on April 29, the Biomass satellite will...
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Airbus Digitalization Taps Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
Airbus will use Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE virtual twins platform to support all new development and life cycle management programs for its civil and military aircraft, including helicopters, under an extended partnership agreement between the two companies. Dassault said the digital platform’s deployment will enable collaboration of over 20,000 Airbus employees and suppliers, either on-premise or...
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Dutch Marines Joining Allies in Oshkosh JLTV Deployment With 150 Vehicle Purchase
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has ordered 150 of Oshkosh Defense’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV, for the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. The Wisconsin-based defense contractor said it will fill the order for the DXPVs, short for Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles, in partnership with its sister unit, Oshkosh Defense Europe. The DXPVs are designed...
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US Approves Ireland’s Proposed Acquisition of Lockheed-RTX Missiles, Launchers
Ireland’s proposed $46 million acquisition of FGM-148 Javelin missiles and lightweight command launch units and related services has received approval from the U.S. Department of State. Lockheed Martin and RTX’s Javelin Joint Venture will be the primary contractor for both orders. The order was originally divided into two Foreign Military Sales transactions, with the acquisition...
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Filtronic to Supply Feeder Link Technology for Viasat’s Direct-to-Device Network
Filtronic, a provider of high-power RF and mmWave solutions, will contribute its advanced feeder link technology to a low Earth orbit satellite network Viasat is developing to enable direct-to-device connectivity under the European Space Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems 4.0 program. As one of Viasat’s European partners, Filtronics is involved in forming the network...
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Bechtel Appoints Director for Poland Nuclear Power Project
Bechtel has named Ed Gore as project director for the Poland AP1000 Nuclear Power Project. A senior vice president at Bechtel, Gore brings 30 years of engineering, procurement and construction experience. Since joining the company in 1988, the executive has held various leadership positions within its Energy and Mining & Metals sectors, most recently serving...
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Dutch Intelligence Reports an Increase in Russian Hybrid Attacks Across Europe
Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD has warned of increased hybrid attacks in Europe, noting that Russian hackers have been targeting the Dutch public service and critical infrastructure. MIVD Director Peter Reesink said the Netherlands saw the first Russian cyberattack on an undisclosed public service aimed at gaining control of its system. In an annual report,...
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IBM Partners With ESA on Earth Observation Model TerraMind
IBM Research Europe has partnered with the European Space Agency to develop TerraMind, a new Earth observation model accessible on IBM’s open-source library Hugging Face. Through pretraining on TerraMesh geospatial data, the artificial intelligence-based model combines insights from nine classes of Earth observation data, providing an intuitive knowledge of the planet Earth, IBM said Tuesday....
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Lithuanian Official: US Remains a Vital Contributor to European Stability
The United States remains a vital ally for Lithuania and Europe, Lithuanian Vice Minister for National Defence Karolis Aleksa told a delegation of U.S. politicians visiting the Baltic nation. In a meeting with Reps. Keith Self, Timothy Kennedy and Derek Tran, Aleksa expressed his government’s continued willingness to host U.S. forces stationed in the region,...