Airbus Helicopters and the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation have extended their partnership to support the Tiger helicopter fleets of France, Germany and Spain for another five years. The second amendment to the Global Support Contract, worth approximately $451.3 million, ensures the continued supply of spare parts, repairs and obsolescence management services. The agreement also...
Airbus has secured a contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defence to supply advanced modems for the Skynet satellite communications network. The new hardware, called Future Protected Modem-A, will replace the existing Paradigm Modem System and support both the operational Skynet 5 satellites and the upcoming Skynet 6A satellite. The modems, manufactured in the United...
Swedish firm Saab has agreed to support the long-term development and modernization of Singapore’s Air Traffic Management infrastructure in collaboration with French defense contractor Thales and Singapore company ST Engineering. The partnership will see Saab’s fully integrated automation and digital tower suite integrated into the Southeast Asian nation’s ATM system, improving all aspects of its...
Swedish defense firm Saab has expanded its collaboration with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency to include innovations in future underwater technologies. The two entities formalized the deal on Wednesday during the Sweden-Singapore Royal Business Forum, signing an expanded memorandum of understanding to develop solutions improving maritime security and resilience. The cooperation builds on a...
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has received an order worth $355 million from an unnamed European country to supply Precise and Universal Launching Systems rocket launchers and rockets and Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems. According to Elbit Systems President and CEO Bezhalel Machlis, the company’s advanced defense solutions will help enhance its customer’s operational efficiency...
Canada will work with software firm BlackBerry to train cyber professionals from Malaysia and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to improve their capabilities in defending against digital threats. Under the $2.8 million investment, the Ontario-based cybersecurity company will collaborate with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst to equip the ASEAN region’s...
German software firm SAP has started offering its sovereign cloud capabilities to customers in the United Kingdom. The new offering equips public sector organizations, critical infrastructure operators and owners, and other highly regulated sectors with a secure, localized cloud solution. “In today’s complex global environment, it is vital for our customers to understand that their...
QinetiQ has a new research facility in Australia that will support defense initiatives under the 2024 National Defence Strategy and the Integrated Investment Program. Tanya Monro, Australia’s chief defense scientist, inaugurated the facility, called QinetiQ Labs, on Wednesday. QinetiQ Chief Executive Australia Sector Gary Stewart said the facility’s establishment aims to strengthen collaborations and advance...
The Australian Submarine Agency has signed a tripartite agreement with shipbuilders ASC and BAE Systems to start the preparatory work for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines. “These mobilization arrangements provide the foundation that will underpin a generational uplift in Australia’s industrial base for the construction of this critical capability,” Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said in...
The French consortium HyGARDE expects to unveil by yearend its first prototype of a cybersecurity solution to protect connected equipment, a goal initially focused on securing technologies for the renewable energy transition. The prototype will be used to secure the equipment of Solutions Hydrogene, a company that provides renewable hydrogen storage systems for industrial and...
