The number of novel malware used in cyberattacks has increased by as much as 40 percent per minute, according to a new report. The data is from Canadian cybersecurity solutions company BlackBerry, which published its latest Global Threat Intelligence Report to examine the cyberthreat landscape during the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The report revealed...
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Lockheed’s PZL Mielec to Supply Romania With Additional Black Hawk Aircraft
Romania has awarded PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company, a contract to acquire an additional S-70M Black Hawk utility helicopter. The Poland-based company’s latest agreement with the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs will increase the European country’s existing fleet of Black Hawk aircraft following the delivery of seven units in the last quarter of 2023....
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BAE Systems Expects Increased AMPV Orders From Army, Foreign Governments; Bill Sheehy Quoted
BAE Systems is looking to expand Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle production capabilities as it expects new orders from the United States and potential new customers. At Eurosatory 2024 in June, William “Bill” Sheehy, program director for AMPV at BAE Systems, told reporters that the company already plans to produce 220 AMPVs at its York factory annually....
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US, Canada Host Joint Exercise on Supply Chain Disruption Management
The United States and Canada showed commitment to ensuring seamless movement of goods along their borders with the staging of an exercise on supply chain disruption. Held in early June and hosted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Supply Chain and Resilience Center, the Department of Transportation and Transport Canada, the joint drill featured a...
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Irving Shipbuilding Selects L3Harris to Provide Integrated Platform Management System for New Canadian Warships
L3Harris has secured two contracts to deliver and install its Integrated Platform Management System on new Royal Canadian Navy warships built under the Canadian Surface Combatant program. Irving Shipbuilding, which awarded the contracts, leads a consortium working on the shipbuilding project along with Lockheed Martin Canada. According to L3Harris, IPMS provides automation capabilities for monitoring...
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Leonardo’s Southern Italy Facility to Pause Boeing 787 Production, Begin AW609 Tiltrotor Assembly
Leonardo has selected the site for the final assembly of its AW609 tiltrotor aircraft in Italy. On Monday, the company met with trade union representatives to share the next steps in its Grottaglie production site diversification plan. The Grottaglie plant located near Taranto, Puglia, in southern Italy was originally built for the production of Boeing...
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US, UK Ships Start Mine Countermeasure Training With Ukrainian Navy
The U.S. Navy said it has started Exercise Sea Breeze 2024, a joint mine countermeasure naval training with the British Royal Navy and the Ukrainian Navy. Sea Breeze aims to address the challenges that mines pose to maritime safety and security, global food security and commerce, the military service said. The latest edition, which runs...
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Bell Seeks to Deliver Canada’s First Modified Griffon Helicopter in 2026
Bell Textron Canada targets a 2026 delivery for the first modernized CH-146 Griffon of the Royal Canadian Air Force, pending military certification. The company is upgrading RCAF’s fleet of Bell 412EP variant helicopters under a $2.28 billion in-service support contract awarded in January to support the Griffon Limited Life Extension project through 2039. The first...
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DOD Forum Tackles Innovation, Collaboration Role in Developing Battle Technologies; Liz Young McNally Quoted
Defense leaders agree that collaboration and innovation are key factors that will influence the future of the battlefield. Speaking at a multi-stakeholder forum organized by the Defense Innovation Unit in collaboration with NATO, Poland and Ukraine, Liz Young McNally, deputy director of commercial operations at DIU, said the agency fosters innovation through collaborations with businesses...
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Treasury Seeking Comments on Proposal to Prohibit Tech-Related Deals in Countries of Concern
The Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments on its proposed regulations addressing potential national security issues posed by U.S. investments in locations deemed countries of concern under an executive order on national security technologies and products. The Treasury issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in compliance with Executive Order 14105, under which the department...