The Hungarian Air Force will expand its existing fleet of 14 Saab Gripen aircraft with the addition of four Gripen C fighters under an amended contract with Sweden’s defense procurement agency, FMV. The initial contract signing in December 2001 enabled the Hungarian government to lease 12 JAS 39C single-seat fighters and two twin-seat JAS 39D...
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QinetiQ, UK Issue Open Source AI Tool to Accelerate Development Process
QinetiQ and the U.K Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have released an artificial intelligence tool as open source software to speed up its evolution. Giving the public access to Primary-level AI Training Environment, created under Dstl’s Autonomous Resilient Cyber Defence program, will allow the general developer community to participate in tweaking the software, QinetiQ said....
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UK to Boost Industry Partnerships to Accelerate Drone Development
The United Kingdom seeks to strengthen its partnership with the unmanned aerial system industry as part of its new strategy to provide its armed forces with drone capabilities in an accelerated manner. Under the U.K. Defence Drone Strategy, the British government will invest $5.71 billion over the next decade to speed up the experimentation, testing...
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Rheinmetall to Produce Ammunition for Ukraine Under New Joint Venture
A Ukrainian company has signed a memorandum of agreement with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall to establish a joint venture that will produce and supply ammunition to Ukraine. Called Ukrainian Competence Center for Ammunition, the new company will manufacture a six-digit number of 155 mm caliber bullets annually in an artillery ammunition plant Rheinmetall will build...
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Calls for Collaboration With Commercial Space Industry
Mircea Geoana, deputy secretary general of NATO, has emphasized the role the commercial space industry plays in the alliance’s security. At NATO’s first space reverse industry day, the Romanian leader talked to attendees about the importance of cooperation. “This is not a job for NATO alone. It is something we must do together,” he said. The...
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US Updates Advisory on Cyberthreats From Chinese-Made Port Equipment
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has added Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries to its list of Chinese government-backed logistics management companies with platforms posing cyberattack risks to maritime stakeholders. According to the new MARAD advisory effective Feb. 21 to Aug. 19, Shanghai Zhenhua’s ship-to-shore cranes are vulnerable to cyberattacks as some of their configurations...
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Austal Secures $103M Deal to Provide Royal Australian Navy With Two More Patrol Boats
Austal Australia has secured a $103 million contract extension to deliver two more Evolved Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy. The new agreement expands the company’s ongoing partnership with the Australian government to provide RAN with 10 new vessels. Under the SEA1445-1 Project, Austal has already delivered six patrol boats, the latest of...
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Westinghouse Signs Contract to Evaluate AP1000 Reactors in the Netherlands
Westinghouse will conduct a technical feasibility study on two AP1000 nuclear reactors at the Borssele Nuclear Power Station in the Netherlands in support of the Dutch government’s nuclear new-build strategy. The company signed a contract with the Dutch government to assess the deployment of the Generation III+ reactors at the only operational nuclear power plant in...
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Charles Faulkner Joins QinetiQ US as Business Development VP for National, Global Security Solutions
QinetiQ US has appointed Charles Faulkner as vice president of business development for national and global security solutions. Faulkner, previously an account executive at ICF, where he played a role in expanding company operations in federal markets and providing clients with technology, governance and cybersecurity solutions, announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post. He brings...
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Spire Global to Provide Data Support for EMSA’s Global Ship Tracking Mission
Spire Global has received two contracts from the European Maritime Safety Agency to provide satellite automatic identification system data services for ship tracking operations. Worth a total of $9.1 million, the agreements will run for four years and include the delivery of real-time and high-density backup SAT-AIS. According to John Lusk, general manager of maritime...