Serco has expanded its partnership with Starburst Aerospace to provide startup space companies in the United Arab Emirates with increased access to the latest innovations in the sector to fast-track their space technology development efforts. Starburst and Serco already have a collaboration agreement focused on supporting European startups, providing them with Earth observation and space...
Cybersecurity experts from Google, Trend Micro, i2Coalition and other companies, nonprofits and academic institutions around the world have published an open letter calling on policymakers from the European Commission to reconsider a portion of the Cyber Resilience Act. In 2022, the EC proposed the CRA to require technology manufacturers to take responsibility for a product’s...
Canberra has begun accepting applications from local defense companies for inclusion in the 2024 edition of a catalog that promotes its products and services to foreign governments. The previous edition of the now-renamed Australian Defence Export Catalogue featured over 250 export-ready products and services. In 2024, renaming the publication reflects “the government’s intent not only...
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has appointed Christopher Murphy as vice president of programs and general manager of its command, control and intelligence business in the United Kingdom. Ultra I&C offers sensing, connectivity, artificial intelligence and data fusion solutions to government customers for tracking hostile forces, strategizing and executing tactical operations, and integrating personnel, intelligence, planning...
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress about a potential $70 million sale of tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided missiles to Oman. The planned foreign military sale, which the Department of State has approved, calls for the delivery of 301 TOW 2B radio frequency missiles (BGM-71F-7-RF) as well as government and contractor support on...
Government leaders have to shift focus to mission outcomes and think beyond innovation to manage government operations in the post-digital age, Software AG executives shared in a commentary on Federal News Network. Hank Bailey, Software AG Government Solutions president and board chairman, and Aaron Mazzatenta, company vice president, wrote that the digital concept remains important...
Scan Global Logistics has signed an agreement to acquire Portugal-based company Freight & Logistics Solutions. The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions SGL has made in 2023. The multinational logistics provider recently acquired Sand Road Freight, ETS Transport & Logistics, ETS Fulfillment and Belglobe. FLS, founded in 2014, specializes in defense and government...
A U.S. official revealed that China has been informed of U.S. plans to update the rules banning the export of artificial intelligence chips and chipmaking tools to Beijing, according to a Reuters report. The rules were first implemented in October 2022 as part of Washington’s effort to address national security concerns, hinder China’s efforts to...
QinetiQ US has secured an $84 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver over 700 units of Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suits to the U.S. Army. Under the five-year agreement, the company, which produces autonomous, sensing and protection solutions, will work with the service’s Project Manager Soldier Protective Equipment unit to develop the NGAB suits. In a...
The European Commission’s continuous cyberattack risk monitoring of the digital infrastructure in Europe can now be accomplished via the continent’s first cyber analysis center, U.K. aerospace, defense and security company Leonardo announced Tuesday. The facility is part of a $20 million project that the EC’s DG Connect awarded to a consortium comprising Leonardo and Spanish transport,...
