The French Defence Procurement Agency has awarded an Airbus Defence and Space-led consortium a contract to develop and maintain the third stage of France’s IP Network of the Naval Force, also known as RIFAN. The contract, potentially worth up to $504 million over 10 years, covers incremental upgrades to the RIFAN system between 2026 and...
Canadian IT and business consulting firm CGI has completed its acquisition of BJSS, a technology and engineering consultancy based in the United Kingdom. The move follows the signing of a share purchase agreement in January that formalized their commitment to the deal. The acquisition is part of CGI’s expansion to enhance its capabilities in artificial...
Tactical communications solutions provider Ultra Intelligence & Communications is set to deliver remote rekey capabilities for Crypto Modernization Link-16 to Poland under a contract from Enamor International. Under the award, Ultra I&C will deploy its Remote Tactical Data Link Management System to equip the Polish Armed Forces with the ability to perform remote cryptographic rekey,...
The NATO Support Procurement Support Agency has awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to RTX business Raytheon for the provision of ELCAN Specter DR dual-role sights to the Danish Defence Armed Forces. Manufactured by Raytheon ELCAN, the Specter DR sight is a direct-view optic that offers both close-quarters and precision aiming capabilities for infantry and vehicle-mounted use....
Lockheed Martin announced that its Australian unit has secured a one-year contract extension for sustainment support to the Aegis Combat System in the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class guided missile destroyers. The contract’s sustainment services up to the end of 2025 call for the company’s Sydney-based Aegis team to develop and coordinate the combat systems’ design...
A monograph by R. Evan Ellis of the U.S. Army War College has called for a rethink of the Department of Defense’s strategy in Latin America in light of China’s growing influence in the region. The publication, “Toward a More Effective DOD Contribution to Strategic Competition in the Western Hemisphere,” warns of the threat posed...
Aerospace and defense sector veteran Claude Castan is set to head Cognizant company Belcan’s new office in Toulouse, France. The new aerospace and defense hub was launched as part of an initiative to ensure the company can better support its global customers’ growing demand. Castan will lead a team that collaborates closely with Belcan’s global...
The United States and its European allies need to collaborate and share risks to revitalize their defense industrial sectors at a pace that can match the rising global threats, two executives wrote in an opinion piece on the New Atlanticist blog on Monday. James Hursch, a nonresident senior fellow at the Transatlantic Security Initiative of...
Saab President and CEO Micael Johannson said Saab is on track to meet its annual production target of 400,000 units for all its ground combat weapons starting in 2025. He told Breaking Defense on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that his company holds “a huge backlog” and its output is expected to increase...
British multinational Serco has secured a contract to continue providing air navigation services to the United Arab Emirates Department of Civil Aviation in Sharjah. The agreement focuses on optimizing Sharjah International Airport’s aeronautical information management and air traffic services. Serco’s partnership with the UAE dates back to 1947 when the company was first awarded the...
