Austal, a global shipbuilding company and defense prime contractor based in Australia, has rejected a $2.82-per-share acquisition offer from Hanwha Ocean. According to Austal, it considered the proposal with its advisers and concluded that Hanwha may encounter difficulties securing regulatory approvals as part of the acquisition process. In a press release, Austal explained that the...
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US Army Infrared Aircraft Survivability System Gaining Interest From Foreign Militaries
The U.S. Army intends to sell the Common Infrared Countermeasures system to international allies and partners. According to Col. Brock Zimmerman, program manager for aircraft survivability equipment at the Army, countries have expressed interest in acquiring the CIRCM system. All the service needs to begin offering the technology to foreign militaries is approval from the appropriate...
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Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket to Deliver US, S. Korean Satellites Into Separate Orbits
Rocket Lab has scheduled a 14-day launch window starting on April 24 to deploy two satellites from U.S. and South Korean space agencies. The “Beginning Of The Swarm” mission in Mahia, New Zealand, will send Electron into space for the 47th time to deliver payloads from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology’s Satellite...
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Thales Launches New AI Accelerator for Defense
Thales has launched a new initiative to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence for aircraft, armed forces and critical infrastructures. The new cortAIx is an accelerator that brings together experts from industry and academia. The accelerator has three core elements: the cortAIx Lab, cortAIx Factory and cortAIx Sensors. According to Thales, cortAIx Lab is the...
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US, UK Sign Agreement to Collaborate on AI Safety Testing; Gina Raimondo Quoted
Artificial intelligence safety institutes in the United States and the United Kingdom will work together to develop tests designed to mitigate safety risks associated with AI models, systems and agents, including those related to national security. The partnership was established with the signing of a memorandum of agreement on Monday by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina...
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US, Japan Conduct Joint Exercise on Shipboard Cruise Missile Operations
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Self-Defense Force have conducted tomahawk land attack missile training aboard the USS McCampbell destroyer and a naval facility in Yokosuka, Japan. The Surface Combat Systems Training Command hosted the JSDF for the four-day exercise that trained Japanese naval officers to coordinate shipboard cruise missile operations. The event provided a...
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Denmark to Sell 24 F-16 Fighter Jets to Argentina
Denmark has agreed to sell 24 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighters to Argentina. The two countries signed a letter of intent on March 26 in Buenos Aires, with Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Argentine Defence Minister Luis Alfonso Petri representing their respective sides. In a statement, Lund Poulsen confirmed the “possible sale,” noting that...
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Royal Air Force Unveils Autonomous Collaborative Platforms Strategy
The U.K. Royal Air Force has released a new strategy aiming to speed up the adoption of disposable, attritable and survivable autonomous collaborative platforms. One goal of the RAF Autonomous Collaborative Platforms strategy is to integrate the three ACP tiers into the service’s force structure by 2030 and deploy them along with crewed platforms as...
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Australia Passes Bill Eliminating Licensing Requirements for AUKUS Tech Transfers; Richard Marles Quoted
Australia has removed the requirement for the local defense industry to secure export licenses for delivering technology and information to the United Kingdom and the United States. The Australian Parliament on Wednesday passed the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Act 2024, which amends the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012, to reduce technology transfer, collaboration, research and...
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Dutch Government Sends Patriot Defense System to Lithuania Ahead of Bilateral Military Exercise
The Netherlands is sending Patriot long-range air defense systems to Lithuania to take part in a bilateral military exercise. For several weeks, the Lithuanian Armed Forces will train alongside Dutch service members to uphold peace in the Baltic. “We are thankful to the Netherlands for consistently contributing to the Baltic and especially Lithuania’s security,” said...