Saab and German startup Helsing have completed the first three test flights of its Gripen E fighter jet with Helsing’s artificial intelligence agent Centaur. The trials are part of Saab’s Project Beyond and mark a significant step toward integrating AI in air combat. The three flights, conducted between May 28 and June 3, examined the...
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Canada Unveils Plan to Diversify, Develop Defense Sector Relations Amid Armed Forces Modernization
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of National Defence David McGuinty have unveiled a $2 billion allocation to diversify the country’s defense sector partnerships as part of efforts to modernize the Canadian Armed Forces. A $2.1 billion budget will also be set aside to support the local defense sector in laying the nation’s Defense...
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NATO Calls for Increased Lethality, Greater Defense Spending Amid Russian Aggression
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has highlighted the military alliance’s need to become stronger and more effective amid waning support from the United States and an increasing threat from Russia. “There is no longer East or West – there is just NATO,” Rutte said in a speech at Chatham House on Monday. “It is vital that...
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Infleqtion Secures UK Grant to Boost UK Quantum Computing
Infleqtion has received a $2.7 million grant from the U.K. government to enhance the performance of its neutral atom quantum computing platform, Sqale. The 12-month project, called SQALE2, also aims to increase the speed of quantum gate operations at the National Quantum Computing Centre in Oxfordshire by up to a hundredfold. The company said the...
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UK Taps GA-ASI to Sustain Royal Air Force’s Protector Drone Fleet
The U.K. Ministry of Defence has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. a contract to support and sustain the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 drone fleet. The agreement, known as the U.K. Protector Availability and Support Solution, covers the remotely piloted aircraft, ground control stations and synthetic training systems. According to GA-ASI, the U.K....
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New Zealand Eyes Japan as Space Partner, Defense Chief Says
New Zealand and Japan could collaborate on a bilateral space satellite while plans are firmed up for the two countries to join the Pillar II advanced capabilities program of the AUKUS alliance. New Zealand Minister of Defence Judith Collins told reporters on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue that technological expertise in space and drones is among...
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UK Unveils $116B Science and Tech Funding Package to Boost Economy
The United Kingdom has announced a $117 billion science and technology funding package to accelerate economic growth. Chancellor of Exchequer Rachel Reeves is set to discuss the details of the funding in the upcoming Spending Review. According to a government press release, the commitment includes over $30.5 billion annually in research and innovation funding by...
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Azerbaijan Seeks to Strengthen Education of Armed Forces to Align With NATO Standards
Officials from NATO’s Defence and Security Cooperation Directorate met with Azerbaijan’s National Defence University in Baku last May to review ongoing reforms under NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme, or DEEP. During the two-day event, Maj. Gen. Arif Hasanov, deputy director of the university and head of the Military Research Institute, updated NATO officials on the...
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Hanwha Bid for Greater Austal Shares Under FIRB, CFIUS Review
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group’s bid to acquire a significant stake in shipbuilder Austal is currently being reviewed by Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board, ChosunBiz reported. Under its acquisition plan, Hanwha seeks to purchase 19.9 percent of Austal shares. The potential transaction builds on the 9.91 percent equity the Korean company secured through an over-the-counter...
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US Treasury’s OFAC Sanctions Iran Businesses Over Alleged Ties to Revolutionary Guards
The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on several businesses owned by three Iranian citizens over their alleged links with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. OFAC said in a statement Friday that the companies headed by brothers Mansour, Nasser and Fazlolah Zarringhalam allegedly launder billions of dollars through...