NorthStar Earth & Space’s Luxembourg-based subsidiary announced its participation in the European Commission-funded ALBATOR project, an initiative to advance new methods to mitigate the growing threat of orbital debris to satellites and critical defense infrastructure. According to the company, the effort will focus on developing ion beam shepherd technology, a plasma-based system designed to nudge...
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ARX Robotics Unveils Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Combat
German startup ARX Robotics unveiled its latest unmanned ground vehicle, the Combat Gereon, at the DSEI defense trade show in London, Defense News reported. The system is based on the company’s existing Gereon RCS platform but now incorporates artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous functions. At the exhibition, it was displayed with the LOKI remote weapon station from...
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US, Portugal Team Up in NATO Drills to Strengthen Undersea Defense
U.S. and Portuguese navies enhanced their ability to counter undersea threats while testing new unmanned technologies during NATO’s dual exercises: Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems 25 and Dynamic Messenger 25. The Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack USS New Mexico joined forces with Portugal’s Tridente-class NRP Tridente and surface combatants NRP Francisco de Almeida and...
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NVIDIA, Partners Building AI Factories in UK to Drive Innovation, Economic Growth
NVIDIA is working with partners to build artificial intelligence factories across the United Kingdom. The infrastructures, expected to be operational by the end of 2026, represent a total of $15 billion in investment in the U.K. economy. The effort supports Stargate UK, a joint initiative with OpenAI and Nscale that aims to strengthen the nation’s...
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Redwire, Thales Alenia Space Partner on ESA Skimsat Mission
Redwire has teamed up with Thales Alenia Space, with support from the European Space Agency, to lead the Skimsat mission. The ESA technology demonstration program will test a small satellite platform designed to operate in very low Earth orbit, with the goal of advancing satellite sustainability and performance while reducing mass and mission costs. The...
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Collins to Deliver EW Planning and Battle Management System to NATO
RTX’s Collins Aerospace will provide its Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management solution to NATO under a contract awarded by the NATO Communications and Information Agency. The system is designed to strengthen the alliance’s ability to plan, direct, coordinate and synchronize electronic warfare operations. “We’re equipping commanders with a critical tool to visualize electronic warfare...
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Amentum Secures Place in UK Nuclear Waste Management Framework
Amentum has been appointed as one of the suppliers on all four lots of the United Kingdom’s Integrated Waste Management Specialist Nuclear Services Framework, awarded by Nuclear Waste Services. The framework’s estimated value is $35.5 million over four years. Under the agreement, Amentum will provide a wide range of technical support to NWS’ Integrated Waste...
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Lockheed to Upgrade South Korea’s F-16 Simulators to Viper Standard
Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to modernize the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-16 Block 52 flight simulators, upgrading them to the advanced Viper configuration. The contract involves updating nine simulators located at Seosan and Chungju air bases with new equipment and systems, supported by six years of contractor logistics services. “Maximum accuracy and...
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Cloudera Expands to Saudi Arabia Amid Digital, AI Push
Cloudera, a U.S.-based provider of hybrid data and artificial intelligence platforms, will establish a local presence in Saudi Arabia to support the kingdom’s Vision 2030 digital transformation strategy. The new entity, Cloudera Arabia, will launch in early 2026, giving customers across government and key industries direct access to the company’s expertise and technology. “Saudi Arabia...
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US Updates Drone Export Policy to Match Fighter Aircraft Reviews
The Department of State will begin reviewing export requests of unmanned aerial systems in the same manner it assesses manned fighter aircraft, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved an update to the practice. In a statement issued Monday, the department said the shift aligns the practice with President Donald Trump’s goal to “maintain the...