Jean-Brice Dumont will lead MBDA as its new CEO starting Nov. 1 Dumont brings 14 years of Airbus leadership and defense industry experience to MBDA The incoming CEO has supported major aerospace programs including Tiger, NH90, A400M and Eurofighter MBDA has appointed Jean-Brice Dumont as its next chief executive officer. Dumont will officially succeed Eric Béranger on Nov....
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Accenture Develops AI Assistant for European Commission’s DG INTPA
Accenture’s AI initiative with DG INTPA has grown to more than 2,000 active users since its March 2026 launch Staff have logged over 400,000 AI queries, reflecting broad adoption across daily operations The collaboration began in September 2025 to help modernize DG INTPA’s operations with AI Accenture and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships,...
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BAE Systems Lands Boeing EPAWSS Contract for South Korea F-15Ks
BAE Systems will provide EPAWSS electronic warfare systems for South Korea’s F-15K modernization program The system delivers 360-degree threat detection and countermeasures in contested electromagnetic environments The modernization effort is intended to strengthen the F-15K fleet’s survivability and interoperability with U.S. forces BAE Systems has secured a contract from Boeing to supply AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning...
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Netherlands Approves BigBear.ai’s Pangiam Threat Detection Platform for Airport Screening
Dutch authorities have approved BigBear.ai’s Pangiam Threat Detection for aviation security screening The AI platform analyzes CT baggage scans and flags potential prohibited items in near real time The approval confirmed compliance with APIDS Standard 1 and additional Dutch detection requirements BigBear.ai has announced that its Pangiam Threat Detection platform has earned national approval from the...
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Raytheon UK-Led Omnia Training Wins $2.7B Contract to Modernize British Army Training With AI
Raytheon UK-led Omnia Training secured a $2.7 billion contract to deliver the British Army’s Collective Training Service over the next 15 years. The program introduces an AI-enabled Combat Laboratory capable of training up to 60,000 soldiers annually using virtual environments, advanced analytics and simulation technologies. The award is expected to support approximately 400 UK jobs,...
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Nokia, NestAI Advance Technology Partnership With AI-Enabled Defense Capabilities
Nokia and NestAI are developing three integrated capabilities for operations in contested environments The technologies combine 5G, AI mission planning and sensing to support battlefield connectivity and awareness The effort targets communications disruptions, electronic attacks and evolving drone threats Nokia Defense and NestAI are developing initial operational capabilities under a technology partnership launched in November 2025, alongside Nokia...
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Japan, Singapore Sign Landmark Bilateral Agreement on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
The agreement marks the first deal for Singapore’s newly established National Space Agency It opens the door to collaboration in quantum satellite communications and other cutting-edge space technologies The deal, signed at SPACETIDE 2026, stems from a bilateral summit in Tokyo in March Japan and Singapore have locked in a landmark agreement to jointly develop...
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Arlington Capital Partners Launches Highwater to Bolster Naval Preservation Across US, Australian, Allied Fleets
The naval services platform combining Eptec Defence and AMP United will serve U.S., Australian and allied fleets The platform brings together over 600 employees across six locations to support vessel preservation, repair and specialist services The launch comes as AUKUS and other allied security partnerships are deepening demand for shared naval sustainment capacity across the...
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NATO Unveils Space, Strike & Air Defense Initiatives at Ankara Industry Forum
Eight allies launched HALO, a project exploring a networked megaconstellation of military satellites Allies pledged more than $40 billion for counter-drone capabilities over five years NSPA will buy 700 PAC-2 and 200 PAC-3 missiles amid a broader air defense and strike push NATO rolled out a slate of capability initiatives Tuesday at its Summit Defense...
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Former Public Sector VP Ayman AlGhamdi Named Microsoft Arabia President
Ayman AlGhamdi has been appointed president of Microsoft Arabia He will lead Microsoft’s cloud, AI and digital transformation strategy across Saudi Arabia AlGhamdi brings 14 years at Microsoft, most recently leading the company’s public sector business in the Kingdom Ayman AlGhamdi has been named president of Microsoft Arabia, effective July 5. He will lead the company’s...