BAE Systems has received a $355 million contract to support the Royal Navy’s shared infrastructure, combat management systems and warship networks. Under the award, the British defense company will maintain and modernize several solutions installed on a wide range of Royal Navy ships, including Type 23 frigates, Type 45 destroyers and Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft...
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Thales Alenia Space to Build Payload for Third Copernicus CO2M Satellite
Thales Alenia Space and space segment prime contractor OHB System have agreed to develop the payload for the third Copernicus CO2 Monitoring mission satellite, building on their 2020 contract for the first two. The two parties signed an amendment to their $91.7 million CO2M contract in Brussels. The CO2M mission, co-funded by the European Space...
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Ericsson Appoints New Regional Lead for Mission Critical Networks and Enterprise
Ericsson has appointed Enrique Garcia as the new head of mission critical networks and enterprise for its market area in Southeast Asia, Oceania and India. Starting March 1, Garcia will report to MOAI Head Andreas Vicente and will be responsible for leading Ericsson’s MCN performance across the region and developing new business opportunities. Garcia brings...
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Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force to Train on Textron Aviation Defense’s Beechcraft T-6
Textron Aviation Defense said it expects to finalize a contract in 2025 to supply the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or JASDF, with its Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Integrated Training System. According to the company’s announcement of the pending deal, the system will modernize the JASDF’s training program through its T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft integrated...
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Lockheed Martin Appoints Jonathon Wells as VP of Mission Systems, Weapons
Lockheed Martin has named Jonathon Wells as vice president of the company’s mission systems and weapons unit. Wells announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post on Monday. In his new role, Wells will lead a team responsible for launching systems, airborne mission systems, counter-unmanned aerial systems and the United Kingdom integrated systems business, catering to...
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SkyAlyne Taps Textron Aviation for RCAF Pilot Training Aircraft, Simulation Hardware
SkyAlyne and its subcontractors, KF Aerospace and CAE, have finalized purchase agreements with Textron Aviation to support the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training program. SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace tapped Textron Aviation to supply seven Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft. Concurrently, Textron will supply SkyAlyne and CAE with components for a full flight simulator...
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Israel Taps Elbit Systems for F-16I Self-Protection Solution
Elbit Systems has received a contract valued at up to $80 million from Israel’s Ministry of Defence to integrate an advanced Airborne Self-Protection Suite on the Israeli Air Force’s F-16I fleet. The contract will see the Israeli defense company install an electronic warfare technology with an advanced electro-optical passive missile warning and launch detection system....
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Canada, UK Fund Quantum Technology Collaborative Research Projects
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and UK Research and Innovation has announced over $7 million in funding for 10 Canada-United Kingdom collaborative projects focused on quantum technologies. The eligible research initiatives are focused on quantum communication security, quantum internet and quantum sensors for detecting brain disorders, each eventually contributing to Canada’s...
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KNDS, Rheinmetall, Thales Ink MGCS Project Company Shareholder Agreement
KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Thales have finalized the shareholder agreement for the Main Ground Combat System armaments project. The signing took place Thursday in Paris before French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius. The agreement establishes MGCS Project Company GmbH in Cologne, Germany, to manage the next phase...
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Defense Minister: Canada to Meet NATO Minimum Defense Spending by 2027
Canada could appropriate 2 percent of its gross domestic product for defense spending by 2027 to meet a NATO requirement, Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair said. Blair, in an interview with CBC News, expressed his optimism that the target could be met five years ahead of the planned 2032 deadline announced by outgoing Prime Minister...