Canada’s newly appointed Defence Minister David McGuinty has pledged to rebuild the Canadian Armed Forces, modernize procurement and increase investment in the country’s defense industry. The longtime Ottawa South member of Parliament was appointed last week as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet, taking over from Bill Blair amid pressure to strengthen Canada’s...
British multinational Serco has secured three contracts with a total value of over $1.3 billion from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to deliver critical services in support of the Royal Navy, continuing over three decades of collaboration that ensures the service meets its unique maritime requirements. The Potomac Officers Club is hosting the 2025...
Thales has signed a contract with the Republic of Singapore Navy to supply a cyber-secure, artificial intelligence-enabled mine countermeasures system through ST Engineering. Named Pathmaster, the system will include the M-Cube mission management system, towed synthetic aperture sonars and the MiMap sonar data analysis tool. The French contractor said the system, which will be deployed...
The United Kingdom has selected Jacobs to deliver multidisciplinary consultancy and advisory services in support of an initiative that aims to secure the country’s energy security and net zero objectives. Under the Energy and Net Zero Professional Services Framework, Jacobs will work on four key areas: strategic and technical support for nuclear energy projects, development...
The United States and the United Arab Emirates have established the US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership framework, an initiative that aims to improve collaboration on advancing artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. The agreement also improves the process of UAE-based funds’ inward investments into the North American country. Under the framework, the U.S. will launch several...
Airbus Helicopters plans to deploy its H145M twin-engine light helicopter under a partnership with Babcock and CAE for a proposal to modernize rotary-wing training for the Polish Air Force. The three companies signed a memorandum of understanding combining their expertise to offer Poland a complete package of military helicopters and associated training support. Under the...
Lockheed Martin has signed a new agreement with the Spanish Ministry of Defence to expand Spain’s role in producing the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement system. The industrial cooperation agreement, announced Wednesday during FEINDEF 25 international defense and security conference in Madrid, allows Spanish companies Sener and Oesía Tecnobit to participate in the PAC-3...
Finland’s Patria Group has signed a cooperation agreement with Sweden’s ACC Innovation to produce military versions of a wide range of unmanned aerial systems for a NATO member state. The partnership’s initial phase will focus on transforming ACC Innovation’s Thunder Wasp GT quadcopter drone for defense applications. The Thunder Wasp GT UAS is designed for...
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...
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...
