The Department of Defense attended the Combined Space Operations Initiative Principals Board meeting in Berlin, Germany, where participants discussed opportunities to advance operational cooperation and information sharing in space. The event brought together top defense officials from the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. For the 2023 edition, CSpO...
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US, Mexico Agree to Intensify Sharing of Foreign Investment Information
The United States and Mexico have agreed to increase the exchange of information on matters related to foreign investments to protect national security. On Thursday, Janet Yellen, the U.S. secretary of the treasury, signed a memorandum of intent with Rogelio Ramirez de la O, Mexico’s secretary of finance and public credit, to establish a bilateral...
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UK Agency Working on Secret Technology Launches Initiative to Collaborate With Industry
A secretive U.K. government organization and the former workplace of computing pioneer Alan Turing is opening its doors to collaborate with the private sector. On Wednesday, His Majesty’s Government Communications Centre launched an initiative to work closely with technology companies and academic institutions on innovations that support national security. HMGCC Co-Creation, launched in partnership with the...
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NorthStar Secures Funding to Launch Space Situational Awareness Services
Canadian space company NorthStar Earth & Space has secured $14.7 million in funding from Telesystem Space, the Luxembourg Future Fund and the government of Quebec for its satellite constellation operations. The investment will fund the company’s mission to launch four satellites that would be part of the world’s first space-based commercial space situational awareness services,...
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Saab To Research New Tech for Sweden’s Future Underwater Capabilities
Saab said it will study new submarine technology under an agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration. The deal requires the defense company to conduct concept development studies for future underwater capabilities. According to Saab, the preparatory studies will center on advancing existing underwater technologies and exploring new submarines and submarine-related capabilities for Sweden. In...
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US Imposes New Round of Sanctions on Russian Federation Procurement Agent
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed new sanctions on a Belgian businessman and his companies for the export of electronics in support of the Russian military. According to OFAC, Hans De Geetere serves as a director of several companies in Belgium, Cyprus and the Netherlands. He is a long-time...
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AUKUS Security Alliance Launches Investor Network to Accelerate Advanced Military Technology Development
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have launched a new initiative that promotes the development of new advanced military technologies. The AUKUS Defense Investor Network is comprised of private capital investors from about 300 institutional venture capital firms, corporate venture capital groups and family offices from the three nations. Together, the network represents over...
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Australia Developing Intel Cloud Interoperable With US, UK Spy Networks
Australia is working on a top secret intelligence cloud system that would be interoperable with the United States and the United Kingdom. According to Andrew Shearer, director general of the Office of National Intelligence, the upcoming cloud infrastructure would function with the spy networks operated by Australia’s AUKUS partners. At an event hosted by the...
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Irish Air Corps’ New Spy Planes Get Viasat’s Dual-Band Satcom System
Viasat has incorporated its dual-band broadband satellite communication terminal GAT-5530 into the Irish Air Corps’ new Airbus C295 maritime surveillance aircraft. The company said the terminal’s Ku and Ka band airborne technology provides secure and flexible satcom connectivity that will enhance the aircraft’s military capability. Ireland ordered two C295 MSA planes in 2019, with Airbus...
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Poland Adds $2.6B Worth of K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers From Hanwha
Poland is acquiring over 150 more K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers from South Korea. On Friday, Poland’s State Armament Agency said it signed a contract valued at $2.6 billion with South Korean defense company Hanwha Aerospace for the 155 mm artillery. The agreement includes six self-propelled K9 howitzers that Hanwha Defense is scheduled to deliver in 2025 and 146...