Splunk, a Cisco business, has announced the integration of its Splunk Enterprise Security with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing platform. This collaboration aims to streamline the sharing and reception of cyber intelligence within the ASD CTIS community. Marc Caltabiano, Splunk’s group vice president for Australia and New Zealand, emphasized the need for...
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Meta to Extend Large Language Models to Japan, More US Allies
Meta plans to extend access to its Llama large language models to more U.S. allies as part of its commitment to providing nations with the tools necessary to protect their national security. France, Japan, and several NATO and European Union institutions will gain access. “In a world where geopolitical power and national security are deeply...
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Poland Conducts First Live-Fire Exercise of IBCS-Enabled WISŁA Air Defense System
Poland has completed its first live-fire operational exercise of the Integrated Battle Command System, developed by Northrop Grumman, marking a milestone in the country’s WISŁA medium-range air and missile defense program. During the event, IBCS engaged and intercepted surrogate air-breathing targets, demonstrating its ability to integrate multiple sensors and shooters into a unified command and...
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Safran Partners With Rheinmetall to Streamline Advanced Defense Tech Offerings
Safran Electronics & Defense has signed a new framework agreement with Rheinmetall Electronics to expand collaboration on defense technologies and streamline procurement and simplify logistics and administration processes. The agreement, signed at DSEI 2025 in London, will see the two companies pool resources to offer advanced technologies, including atomic clock timeservers and navigation systems for...
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Deloitte, SaskTel Partner to Build Sovereign AI Infrastructure in Canada
Deloitte Canada and SaskTel have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the development and deployment of artificial intelligence across the country. Announced on Tuesday, the partnership focuses on enhancing Canada’s sovereign AI infrastructure and fostering the creation of new intellectual property. A key component of their initiative is establishing an “AI factory” in Saskatchewan, which...
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SNC Secures Super Tucano Aircraft Under Agreement With Embraer
Aerospace and national security firm Sierra Nevada Corp. is purchasing one A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer under a sales agreement with a foreign partner awaiting approval for a pending U.S. foreign military sale. SNC said the agreement, signed on Tuesday at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference,...
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MIT to Open New AI Research Lab in Seoul
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is set to establish a research laboratory dedicated to artificial intelligence development in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Man-ki, chairman of the Seoul AI Foundation, said in an interview with JoongAng Ilbo that MIT’s Senseable City Lab and the Seoul metropolitan government will sign a memorandum of agreement on Tuesday to...
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Dassault Aviation Unveils New Plant to Support Rafale Aircraft Production
French military aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to officially open a 100,000-square-meter aircraft parts production and outfitting facility in Cergy, located northwest of Paris. The company has been operating at the site since the summer of 2024, taking over production processes from its phased-out plant in Argenteuil. The Cergy plant...
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NATO Nations Invest $728M to Boost Space Operations Center
Sixteen NATO countries have contributed to a $728 million fund to enhance the alliance’s Space Operations Center, U.S. Space Force Col. Jonathan Whitaker, chief of staff of the Combined Forces Space Component Command at NATO, told Breaking Defense. The funding aims to provide the necessary mission systems, contractors, training and data for the operations center,...
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NVIDIA, Abu Dhabi’s TII to Set Up Joint Research Lab for AI, Robotics
NVIDIA, an artificial intelligence chip manufacturer, has chosen the United Arab Emirates to establish its first NVIDIA AI Technology Center in the Middle East. This center will partner with Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute to launch a joint lab focused on AI and robotics. The TII-NVAITC Joint Lab aims to accelerate the development of intelligent...