Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and BAE Systems have signed a new cooperation agreement to strengthen long-term industrial collaboration. According to Kongsberg, the agreement, signed aboard HMS St Albans in Oslo on Friday, aims to support the defense needs of Norway, the United Kingdom and allied nations. The two companies aim to expand their partnership in...
Ran Tavor, vice president and head of naval warfare systems at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, said global interest is rising in the company’s multi-layered naval defense platforms, such as the Iron Dome and Iron Beam. The executive said the platforms are increasingly drawing the attention of navies from Asia Pacific and Europe. With those regions’...
The Australian government is soliciting industry proposals for counter-drone measures through a project under its Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator program. Called Mission Syracuse, the project focuses on the rapid development of advanced technologies for intercepting uncrewed aerial systems that the Australian Defence Force can integrate into its existing counter-small uncrewed aerial systems, or CsUAS. The...
Advancements and challenges affecting the Global Combat Ship program were front and center at a Royal Australian Navy-hosted event attended by naval representatives from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Held in St Kilda, Adelaide, the weeklong 2025 GCS User Group meeting brought together several naval leaders to discuss the initiative’s progress, including shipbuilding practices,...
The NATO Aviation Committee is working with organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation and EUROCONTROL to mitigate the increasing threat of electromagnetic interference, including jamming and spoofing, to civil aviation. In a Thursday statement, NATO said deliberate jamming and false Global Navigation Satellite Systems signals can disrupt global trade, transport and tourism. The...
The U.S. Department of Defense is soliciting contractor proposals for handling and transporting American military cargo shipped through four Australian ports. According to ABC News, a Yokohama-based U.S. transportation battalion in Japan issued the solicitation as part of an expanded U.S. government contract. The shipment – which includes hazardous items such as gases, explosives and...
A report from the United Kingdom’s Public Accounts Committee has revealed that the nation’s cybersecurity strategy is no longer effective against the capabilities of malicious actors and foreign adversaries. The committee, appointed by the House of Commons, reviews government spending to ensure that taxpayers’ money is used to enhance public services. The report highlights that...
Thales Defense & Security is set to supply the NATO Support and Procurement Agency with Scorpion helmet-mounted display retrofit kits to aid the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 HMD modernization initiative. The order marks the first of several anticipated procurements for the HMDs. The kits, a replacement for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, will give...
Neuralix.ai has achieved a milestone in the Indian Army’s Surya Drishti modernization project, marking a step toward improving the South Asian nation’s border situational awareness capability. The latest milestone covers improvements in movement tracking, construction monitoring and real-time data fusion for enhanced mission responsiveness. The army initiative aims to introduce intelligent systems into the nation’s...
ST Engineering has secured contracts from Singapore’s Ministry of Defence to provide mine countermeasure unmanned systems for the Republic of Singapore Navy. The defense tech manufacturer announced Wednesday that the package will include unmanned surface vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles, a command and control center, and a simulation platform. ST Engineering said the USVs and AUVs...
