Lithuania and Latvia’s defense ministries have signed a $24.3 million procurement contract for Marine Alutech Oy Ab-made multipurpose attack vessels. The award also covers boosting local capabilities and securing the defense supply chain. The transaction will see the Lithuanian Navy receive two advanced multi-role jet attack craft fitted with SPIKE NLOS missile launchers and remote...
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NATO Chief Urges Allies to Enhance Indo-Pacific Cooperation Amid China’s Military Expansion
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has raised alarm over China’s military buildup and ongoing drills near Taiwan, urging allied nations to work together to secure open sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific. Speaking Tuesday at the Japanese navy port of Yokosuka, Rutte noted China’s ongoing support of Russia’s war efforts and its armed forces’ rapid expansion....
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Amentum to Study Environmental Impact of Czech Small Modular Reactor Program
Czech power firm CEZ has tapped Amentum to conduct environmental impact assessments on two proposed sites for Rolls-Royce small modular reactors in the Czech Republic. The Chantilly, Virginia-based contractor said it secured the EIA deal in public bidding after it completed initial studies on the sites: one in Temelin, already home to a nuclear station,...
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Stephen Lovegrove Resumes AUKUS Watch as UK PM’s Representative
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Stephen Lovegrove as his special representative to the AUKUS security alliance. Lovegrove, who started in his new role on Tuesday, previously served as the national security adviser. He also served as a defense industrial adviser to the prime minister and permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. In...
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NATO Tests Cyber Defense Capabilities in Exercise Dynamic Mariner
NATO’s Communications and Information Agency supported the first cyber readiness test at Exercise Dynamic Mariner 25. During the two-week event, NCIA cyber experts and NATO’s Rapid Reaction Team defended exercise networks against simulated cyber threats in real time. Cyberattack Simulation NATO said the agency fielded personnel from its Communications and Information Systems services support unit...
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Safe Pro Group Provides AI-Enabled Tool to Address Ukraine Landmine Problem
Artificial intelligence-powered defense and security solutions provider Safe Pro Group has agreed to use its SpotlightAI image processing solution to detect and clear landmines in Ukraine. The company’s AI-powered suite of tools has analyzed over a million drone images, identifying more than 23,000 explosive threats across 5,338 hectares of land. Under a recently signed multiyear...
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New Zealand Announces $7B Defense Plan to Modernize Forces
New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins has announced a $6.6 billion overhaul of the country’s military forces. Under the newly released 2025 Defence Capability Plan, the government will allocate funding over the next four years, with $5 billion earmarked for new spending. The plan aims to increase the nation’s defense spending from just over 1...
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UK Completes Hypersonic’s Future Propulsion System Trials
The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has completed testing the capability of several designs for a hypersonic’s future propulsion system. Done in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Britain’s Hypersonic Weapons Programme aims to equip warfighters with hypersonic weapon technology by 2030, providing them with an operational advantage. “This milestone represents a...
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European Commission OKs Safran’s Collins Actuation Buy With Conditions
The European Commission has approved Safran USA’s acquisition of a portion of the actuation business from RTX’s Collins Aerospace, but it has imposed specific conditions to address competition concerns. After being notified in February, the Commission investigated in collaboration with the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority and the U.S. Department of Justice. The investigation revealed...
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Norway Eyes Additional K9 Howitzers in $1.6B Defense Upgrade
Norway has proposed acquiring 24 additional K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers as part of a $1.6 billion rearmament initiative to modernize its armed forces. According to the government, the new batch of 155 mm units will form a new artillery battalion within the planned Finnmark Brigade near the Russian border. Army Recognition reports that the move...