The French Space Agency has awarded Airbus a contract to build and design two microwave radiometers for the Atmosphere Observing System: Convective Core Observations through MicrOwave Derivatives in the trOpics mission. AOS, a component of NASA’s Earth System Observatory, is a collaborative project between the United States and partner organizations in Canada, Japan, Italy and...
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Capgemini to Support UK Defense and Security Executive Agency’s Digital Transformation
The United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has tapped Capgemini to support its digital transformation. Under a three-year contract worth about $168 million, the French information technology services and consulting firm will help advance Dstl’s high-impact science and technology capabilities with a focus on end user, application and data management. Matt Howell, head of...
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QinetiQ Wins $307M Aerial Training Services Contract With Bundeswehr; Steve Wadey Quoted
U.K. defense technology company QinetiQ will provide the German Armed Forces with aerial training services under a 10-year contract valued at $307 million, with a two-year extension option. QinetiQ said the procurement from the Bundeswehr, which covers Germany’s Air Force, Army, Navy and Special Forces, is the largest and longest service contract for the company’s...
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Accenture to Enhance Fiber, Mobile 5G Network Engineering Services With FiberMind Acquisition
Accenture has acquired Italian network services company Fibermind in a bid to enhance its fiber and mobile 5G network engineering services for customers. The acquisition was completed six weeks after Accenture announced its intent to buy Fibermind, which has over two decades of experience serving customers in the public and private sectors and established client...
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BlackBerry Names New Chief Financial Officer; John Giamatteo Quoted
BlackBerry has named Tim Foote as chief financial officer, reporting directly to CEO John J. Giamatteo. In a press release on Monday, the company announced that Foote and two other executives are joining the finance team. Foote has been with the company since it acquired Good Technology in 2015. Before his new role, he held...
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Israeli Ministry of Defense Awards Elbit Systems $190M Contract to Acquire Laser-Guided Iron Sting Mortar System
Elbit Systems has secured a $190 million contract to deliver its Iron Sting mortar munition to Israel. The agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense requires the Haifa-based defense contractor to complete the weapons delivery over the next two years. Elbit Systems Land General Manager Yehuda Vered said Iron Sting meets the international armed forces’...
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QinetiQ to Continue Managing UK’s Classified Military Data System; James Willis Quoted
QinetiQ has secured a $19.3 million contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence to continue managing the Thundercloud system. The defense technology company, which has overseen Thundercloud since 2001, said it will focus on Agile system upgrades to advance the data management platform for the next two years. Since the 1980s, Thundercloud has been providing...
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Airbus CEO: New UK Government Will Enable EU Defense Cooperation Opportunities
Airbus expects the new British government to bring defense cooperation opportunities with European countries, particularly those involved in two major projects on future combat aircraft. The Labour Party won the U.K. national elections on July 4, ending 14 years of a Conservative-led government. According to the ruling party, London will seek a new security treaty...
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Collins Aerospace Marks Milestone in Europe’s Sustainable Aircraft Program HECATE
The European Union’s Clean Aviation HECATE program has reached a new milestone after completing its preliminary design review for the electric aircraft, Collins Aerospace announced on Monday. Collins is one of the aerospace industry leaders working on HECATE, short for Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft Distribution Technologies. The RTX business leads the project’s steering committee, while...
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UK-Japan-Italy Partnership Unveils Concept Model of Next-Generation Combat Aircraft; Herman Claesen Quoted
BAE Systems has unveiled a new concept model of its next-generation combat aircraft under the Global Combat Air Program at the Farnborough International Airshow. The new aircraft, which the U.K. contractor developed with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Leonardo of Italy, features a larger wingspan than previous concepts for enhanced aerodynamics, a more intelligent weapons...