NATO has announced two new multinational projects to enhance the military alliance’s airspace defense and deterrence capabilities. Air Threat and Passive Surveillance At NATO Headquarters in Brussels, representatives from 15 countries – Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom – committed to developing...
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Thales Secures 10-Year Royal Navy Contract for Communications Maintenance
United Kingdom’s Defence Equipment & Support has awarded Thales UK a 10-year contract to maintain the Royal Navy’s internal and external communications systems. The Maritime Communications Capability Support contract aims to sustain the Royal Navy’s combat capabilities. Thales’ responsibilities include obsolescence recovery, inventory management, defect repairs and round-the-clock support operations. Thales UK CEO Phil Siveter...
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Austal Awarded $171M Contract for Swedish Hydrogen-Ready Ferry
Austal Australasia has secured a contract worth approximately $171.1 million from Gotlandsbolaget of Sweden to design and construct Horizon X, a 130-meter, hydrogen-ready, high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry. The catamaran, part of Gotlandsbolaget’s Horizon program, will be Austal’s largest vessel ever, with a capacity of 1,500 passengers, 400 vehicles and cargo. It will feature a unique combined...
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Safran Forms Partnership With Bharat Electronics for Weapons Manufacture in India
French company Safran Electronics & Defense and Bharat Electronics Ltd, an Indian government-owned company, have announced a joint venture to manufacture Safran’s smart precision-guided air-to-ground weapon in India. According to their memorandum of understanding announced Tuesday, the partnership will cover the sale, maintenance and customization of the French firm’s HAMMER weapon. HAMMER, which stands for Highly...
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BAE System Orders $65M Saab Targeting System for CV90
BAE Systems Hagglunds will equip its Combat Vehicle 90, or CV90, with Saab’s sighting and fire control system under a supply contract valued at about $65 million. In its announcement of the deal with BAE Systems’ Swedish unit on Tuesday, Saab said the equipment called UTAAS, short for Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft System, is a...
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Redwire to Help Design Spacecraft for ESA’s Next Space Exploration Mission
Redwire Space NV has secured a contract with the European Space Agency to assist in developing a spacecraft for the ARRAKIHS mission, which aims to study dark matter in the universe. The company plans to design a solution using its Hammerhead small satellite platform and established avionics capabilities. If selected for implementation, Redwire will integrate...
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Northrop Grumman Lands $1.4B in Contracts to Boost US, Poland Air Defense
Northrop Grumman has secured two contracts worth $1.4 billion to enhance air and missile defense for the U.S. Army and Poland. The first deal is a $481 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Army’s Aviation Missile Technology Consortium to improve software for the Integrated Battle Command System. Of the total, $347.6 million supports Poland’s defense...
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General Atomics to Continue Logistics Support Contract for UK MQ-9A Program
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has received a $26.6 million modification from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center exercising an option in a previously awarded sole-source contract for the United Kingdom’s MQ-9A Contractor Logistics Support Phase IV Program. GA-ASI will continue to deliver support services for the Royal Air Force MQ-9 Reaper program...
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Report: Investors Lining Up Billions in Funding for French AI Projects
France has received $112.6 billion worth of investments for its artificial intelligence sector, CNBC reported ahead of the two-day Paris AI Action Summit. According to the report, the investments are expected to come from United Arab Emirates, U.S. and Canadian investment funds, and commitments from French firms, such as telecommunication company Orange and global technology...
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Airbus to Develop New ISR Satellites for UK Defense
Airbus has secured a $157.2 million contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defence to design and build two synthetic aperture radar satellites. According to Airbus, the satellite system, to be called Oberon, will provide British and allied forces with day-and-night, all-weather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, as well as ultra-high-resolution images. Airbus will design, build...