President Donald Trump announced Wednesday several deals made during his visit to Qatar, including at least $1.2 trillion in economic exchange and an economic deal amounting to over $243.5 billion. The deals align with the Trump administration’s goal of ushering in a new Golden Age of American manufacturing. According to the White House, one key...
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Poland to Acquire ICEYE SAR Satellites Under $224M Sales Contract to Boost Defense Capabilities
Poland is strengthening its space-based defense capabilities with the acquisition of three ICEYE synthetic aperture radar, or SAR, satellites under a purchase contract valued at about $224 million. ICEYE said the purchase agreement provides an option for three additional satellites and ground facilities in the next 12 months. The deal also calls for ICEYE to...
Belgium Plans Acquisition of Polish MANPADS Weapon
Belgium intends to acquire 200 to 300 Polish-made Piorun man-portable air defense systems. Belgian Minister of Defense Theo Franken finalized the agreement with a statement of intent he co-signed with his Polish counterpart, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, during a recent visit to the weapons manufacturer, Mesko. According to a Breaking Defense report, the MANPADS agreement also aims...
Nokia Recruits Markus Holz as EMEA Space, Defense VP
Nokia has appointed security and aeronautics specialist Markus Holz as vice president of operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. in a LinkedIn post Tuesday, Holz said he will serve as the company’s head of space and defense business in the region. The role includes overseeing the integration of Nokia’s 5G next-generation connectivity with...
Bechtel Joins Saudi International Airport Expansion Project
Global engineering and construction company Bechtel will build three new terminals for Saudi Arabia’s King Salman International Airport under a newly signed agreement with the facility’s developer. Bechtel said Tuesday that the partnership agreement with King Salman International Airport Development Co. calls for integrating or replacing existing KSIA facilities. Its work will involve designing and...
Saudi Arabia Taps Parsons to Lead New Riyadh Airport Construction
Parsons has secured two delivery partner contracts from the King Salman International Airport Development Company. The deal was announced Tuesday on the sidelines of the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh. The first order involves the delivery of airfield assets, including air traffic control towers, aircraft parking areas, runways and taxiways. The second award covers bridges,...
Carahsoft Brings Informatica AI-Powered Solutions to Canada’s Public Sector Data Managers
Carahsoft Technology now offers Informatica’s artificial intelligence-powered data management solutions to Canadian public sector organizations. The arrangement is part of an expanded agreement that grants Carahsoft the role of Informatica Public Sector distributor for the United States and Canada. This partnership aims to provide Canadian government agencies with AI-driven tools to streamline their data processes,...
US Navy’s Richard Seif to Lead AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Office
Rear Adm. Richard Seif has assumed command of the U.S. Navy’s AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Direct Reporting Program Management Office as of April 21, according to Naval Sea Systems Command. Seif most recently led the Submarine Force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and Task Force-34 in Pearl Harbor. A 1992 graduate of the U.S. Naval...
BlackSky Offers Gen-3 Early Access to International Defense Clients
BlackSky Technology has entered several Gen-3 early access agreements to enable international defense sector customers to integrate very high-resolution images into their intelligence operations. Gen-3 is the company’s next-generation satellite. It combines hourly revisit with very high-resolution imagery and artificial intelligence-enabled outputs, offering the opportunity to track assets and detect changes faster. It has several...
Serco, Prodigy Partner on Transportable Nuclear Power Plant Tests
Quebec-based Prodigy Clean Energy and Serco have partnered on a test program to validate the safety and resilience of Prodigy’s transportable nuclear power plants. Partly funded by a $2 million award from the Canadian government, the project is underway as Prodigy prepares to commercialize the technology by 2030. Built at maritime facilities, the TNPPs are...










