NATO and the Italian Defence General Staff have launched Task Force X-Central Mediterranean The initiative aims to test emerging technologies across five operational domains along NATO’s Southern Flank The exercise brings together five allied nations and more than 100 uncrewed systems in southern Italy The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Allied Command Transformation, or ACT, and...
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Planet, Isar Aerospace Plan First All-German Satellite Launch
Planet Labs Germany has struck a launch deal with Isar Aerospace Isar will fly one of Planet’s next-generation Pelican imaging satellites on its Spectrum rocket The Pelican will be assembled at a new Berlin facility Planet Labs Germany has signed a launch agreement with Isar Aerospace that would put a German-built satellite on a German-built...
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Japan Explores State Ownership of Defense Production Facilities Under GOCO Model
Japan is considering policy changes to allow government ownership of defense production facilities The Japanese government plans to shift to a GOCO model that would combine state-owned factories with private-sector operations The draft would expand the government’s role in securing ammunition and defense equipment production Japan is evaluating policy revisions that would allow the government to...
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Weststar, Rocket Technologies International to Form Defense Joint Ventures in Malaysia, Australia
Malaysia’s Weststar Defence Industries and Australia’s RTI have agreed to form joint ventures in each other’s countries to build satellites, test rockets and eventually launch payloads The companies see more than $10 billion in long-term commercial potential across aerospace, defense and satellite programs The ventures will produce civilian spacecraft, government satellite capabilities and integrated defense...
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Canada, Germany Sign Joint Declaration to Deepen Semiconductor Cooperation
Canada and Germany have signed a joint declaration of intent to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on shared priorities in the semiconductor sector The declaration was signed on the margins of the IEA Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency by senior officials from both countries The partnership builds on a growing bilateral framework that includes the...
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Strengthen Allied Supply Chains
Bipartisan senators have introduced the Securing Partner Supply Chains Act to counter China’s influence over critical industries The bill aims to establish a State Department-led foreign investment screening initiative modeled on CFIUS The partner nations would receive training, technical assistance and regulatory support to strengthen investment oversight Sens. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Tim Kaine, D-Va.,...
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Samsung, SK Hynix to Pour $520B Into New South Korean Chip Hub
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest more than $500 billion in a new chip manufacturing hub in southwestern South Korea The government-backed initiative calls for four new memory chip plants to diversify production beyond the Seoul region The project is part of South Korea’s broader megaproject agenda covering semiconductors, AI data centers and...
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Nokia Joins Finnish Border Guard Consortium to Develop Next-Generation Counter-Drone Capabilities
Nokia’s Defense unit has joined an industrial consortium led by the Finnish Border Guard to develop next-generation counter-drone systems for patrol vehicles and boats The initiative aims to build a sovereign, integrated counter-UAS capability deployed nationwide across land and maritime environments Solutions will be evaluated in 2027 through early 2028 Nokia has joined a Finnish...
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MDA Space to Deliver Next-Generation SAR Satellite for Canada’s RADARSAT Program
MDA Space was awarded a Canadian Space Agency contract to deliver a new RADARSAT replenishment satellite The award includes satellite delivery, launch services and ground control and data management systems upgrade The new spacecraft will help maintain Canada’s Earth observation capabilities under the RADARSAT+ program MDA Space has received a contract from the Canadian Space...
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Thales, Dutch Defense Ministry Partner to Expand Radar Production Capacity
Thales has signed a strategic partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to expand radar production, development and testing capacity in Hengelo The company plans to invest in a near-field test site, expanded printed circuit board manufacturing and an additional radar test tower The agreement is expected to boost Thales’ radar antenna production capacity by...