U.S. defense company Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Aegis System Equipped Vessel shipset to Japan. Mitsubishi helped ensure that the Japanese Ministry of Defense received the equipment through a direct commercial sale arrangement. After the initial delivery, Lockheed is set to hand over a second ASEV before the Japanese defense ministry’s plans to have...
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Saab CEO: Europe Needs Its Own Golden Dome
Europe needs its own version of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome project to allow the region to gain a sovereign integrated enemy cell defense system with short-, medium- and long-range capabilities, said Saab CEO and President Micael Johansson. In an interview with Time during the recently concluded Shangri-La Security Dialogue in Singapore, Johansson expressed his...
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US, South Korea, Japan, Belgium Participate in Red Flag-Alaska 25-2
Airmen from Belgium, Japan, South Korea and the United States participated in a recently concluded multinational flight operations exercise to improve interoperability and ensure combat readiness. Held for two weeks at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, the Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 military exercise involved over 1,500 service members and about 70 aircraft. Throughout the training,...
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UN Set to Form Space Situational Awareness Expert Group
The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space has approved a proposal from the United Arab Emirates to create an expert group on space situational awareness. The UAE’s plan, which was submitted to the committee in February, got the green light during a COPUOS meeting in Vienna last week, according to an...
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BAE Systems Accounts for $18.6B Share in UK GDP, Report Says
BAE Systems contributed $18.6 billion to the United Kingdom’s gross domestic product in 2024, accounting for 0.5 percent of the economy, according to analysis from Oxford Economics. The 36-page report, released Wednesday, also noted that BAE invested $314 million in workforce development to support London’s efforts to drive job creation and new skills to help the...
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Australia to Acquire Additional RTX Missiles Under $2.12B Investment
Australia has committed to acquiring up to $2.12 billion in additional stocks of advanced medium-range missiles, improving the Australian Defence Force’s aerial strike and defense capabilities as laid out in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s 2024 National Defence Strategy. The purchase will be made through the United States’ Foreign Military Sales program. The Ministry of Defence...
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UK, Germany Set to Sign New Defense Treaty on July 17
The United Kingdom and Germany are set to sign a new defense treaty on July 17, right before their parliaments’ summer recess. A report by Politico on Wednesday, citing London officials, indicated that the treaty’s text is nearing completion. The Potomac Officers Club will host the 2025 GovCon International Summit, where discussions on global collaboration...
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German-Led Consortium to Develop Europe’s Main Battle Tank Technology
A European consortium of military contractors and research organizations will undertake Project MARTE, short for Main ARmoured Tank of Europe. Rheinmetall said Tuesday that the project was launched to boost the technological autonomy of the allied armed forces’ main battle tank, or MBT, system in the region. MARTE ARGE, a joint venture between German defense...
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Poland Launches First Saab-Made SIGINT Vessel
Poland has launched its first signal intelligence ship from Saab, an event that Saab President and CEO Micael Johansson said marks a significant milestone in regional cooperation. “This project exemplifies how nations around the Baltic Sea, with similar needs and experiences, can come together to develop solutions that benefit us all,” Johansson said. Acquired under...
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Kongsberg Test Bed in Norway Seeks to Boost Maritime Infrastructure Protection
Kongsberg has launched a new maritime test bed in Horten, Norway, aimed at enhancing protective solutions for critical maritime infrastructure. The Oslofjord CMI Protection Test Bed, inaugurated on Tuesday, will serve as a global hub for testing and demonstrating integrated defense solutions for subsea pipelines, energy installations, ports and other high-value maritime assets. The future...