General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has announced a new investment in Arceon, a Dutch company developing ceramic composites, following its participation in the inaugural Blue Magic Netherlands event in November 2024. The move continues General Atomics’ expansion in the Dutch market and builds on previous investments in other local tech firms. According to General Atomics,...
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Dutch Defense Ministry Finalizes Order for Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
The Netherlands has finalized its order of 150 Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles, or DXPV, from Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense and its sister European unit under a procurement agreement signed on Wednesday. The value of the deal was not disclosed. The Dutch Ministry of Defence’s order of DXPV, known as “Kaaiman,” is patterned after Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical...
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Germany to Buy Long-Range Strike Missiles From Norway
Germany has agreed to acquire Joint Strike Missiles from Norway under a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement signed on Wednesday. The deal paves the way for the Norwegian government to enter into a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to deliver the precision-guided missiles, which are estimated to cost $646.1 million. Oslo said the advanced...
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Rocket Lab to Launch ESA’s First Low Earth Orbit Navigation Satellites
Rocket Lab has secured a contract to launch the European Space Agency’s first satellites for its Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing demonstrator mission. The California-based space firm said this marks the first time ESA will use the company’s Electron rocket for a dedicated mission. The mission, scheduled to launch in December from Rocket...
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Sweden Orders Additional Gripen E Equipment Under $307M Saab Contract
Saab has signed a $307.1 million contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for additional equipment to support Sweden’s Gripen E fighter aircraft production. According to Saab, the new order will allow the country to maintain full operational capability of its current Gripen C/D fighters while also preparing to deploy the next-generation Gripen Es. Sweden...
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US OKs Export of Space Launchers to Swedish Esrange Center
The United States and Sweden have signed a five-year technology safeguards agreement that allows American space satellite launchers to be exported to Sweden’s Esrange Space Center. The agreement seeks to boost information exchange and cooperation with U.S. launcher manufacturers and protect advanced space technology, Stockholm announced Monday. Expand your space industry network at the Potomac...
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Calian Appoints Former Thales Exec as President of Defence & Space
Calian Group has appointed Chris Pogue of Thales Canada as the president of its newly established Defence & Space unit, a role he will officially take on starting July 7. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Canadian services and solutions company announced that Pogue will lead a high-performance organization that merges its Advanced...
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Keegan Caldwell: US Companies Must Rethink China IP Strategy
Keegan Caldwell, global managing partner and founder of law firm Caldwell and a 4×24 member, has urged U.S. businesses to realign their intellectual property strategies in China following significant amendments to Beijing’s IP policy in March. His comments come in light of the Chinese State Council’s release of March Order No. 801, titled “Provisions of...
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Raytheon Awarded $250M Contract to Boost Japan’s Domestic Missile Production
RTX company Raytheon has secured a $250 million direct commercial sale contract with Japan‘s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to support the licensed production of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Block 2 at MELCO’s local facility. The deal covers missile kits, components and technical support, marking a new phase in the companies’ defense cooperation that stretches back over 50 years....
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SRC’s Counter-Drone Technology Gains Foothold Under $1B Qatar FMS
Nonprofit defense research and development firm SRC ie set to mark the first international sale of its counter-unmanned aircraft technologies through the $1 billion foreign military sale approved by Washington for Qatar. Under the FMS, the Syracuse, New York-based company will supply its detection technologies to the Fixed Site-LIDS, which is part of the U.S....