Juliette Wilcox, former cybersecurity ambassador of the U.K. Department for Business and Trade’s U.K. Defence and Security Exports, has been appointed president of Ultra Intelligence & Communications’ U.K. Cyber division. In her new position, Wilcox heads more than 200 employees in the division’s locations in Maidenhead, Farnborough and Gloucester. The company said the new cyber...
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Lockheed Martin Lists F-16 Pilot Training Center in European Expansion Plans
Lockheed Martin plans to double the instructional capability of the F-16 pilot training center opened in November at the Romanian Air Force 86th Air Base to meet the demand from the United States and its allies. Frank St. John, chief operating officer at Lockheed, told Defense One that expanding the training facility, which graduated its...
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Indonesia-US Super Garuda Shield Military Exercise Focuses on Improving Interoperability, Multilateral Relations
The United States and Indonesia have opened a two-week joint military exercise to build trust and interoperability and strengthen bilateral and multilateral relations amid China’s efforts to increase its influence in the South China Sea. The annual exercise, called Super Garuda Shield, began on Monday in East Java, Indonesia, with over 4,500 personnel from Australia,...
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Unmanned Transport Vehicle Receives Ukrainian Defense Ministry Approval for Military Use
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has approved the use of the BoarTAC unmanned multipurpose transport vehicle for military operations. According to the defense ministry, BoarTAC’s design took into consideration the Ukrainian armed forces’ needs while on the battlefield. The multifunctional solution comes with wide tracks, large ground grippers and a protective bumper, enabling its use in...
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $200M Contract to Develop Second DARC Site in Wales
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman a $200 million contract to develop the second of the three Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability sites. The project for the second site involves site design, integration and testing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in collaboration with the U.K. government. The work is expected to...
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State Department Approves Norway’s $405M Request to Procure RTX’s AMRAAM-ER Missiles
The U.S. Department of State has cleared a Norwegian government request to purchase Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles–Extended Range and related equipment for $405 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. RTX will be the principal contractor for the potential foreign military sale of 100 AMRAAM-ER units, four AMRAAM AIM-120C-8 guidance sections, weapons software,...
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UK Appoints Adviser to Harness AUKUS Partnership Benefits
The United Kingdom has appointed Stephen Lovegrove as an adviser to the government, focusing on the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the U.K., and the United States. As AUKUS adviser, Lovegrove will work with partners from the three countries and help the British government harness the partnership’s defense and economic benefits. By the end of...
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US, Allies Publish Cyber Information Sheet on Best Practices for Event Logging
The United States and its allies have released a joint cybersecurity information sheet that provides best practices for event logging and threat detection in cloud services, enterprise networks, mobile devices and operational technology networks. The National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the cybersecurity centers in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New...
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US Approves Netherlands’ $305M Helicopter Training FMS
The Dutch government has secured the U.S. Department of State’s approval of its $305 million foreign military sale request for CH-47 and AH-64 helicopter training and related equipment. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the proposed sale will enable the Netherlands to maintain CH-47 and AH-64 training activities at Fort Cavazos in Texas. The...
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UK Taps QinetiQ to Build Anti-Jamming Facility
The British government has awarded QinetiQ a contract to build a radio frequency anti-jamming test facility. The facility would be used to develop solutions that would help the armed forces operate in GPS-denied environments. “[The] cutting-edge test facility will help us eliminate vulnerabilities from our platforms, protect our national security and keep our armed forces...