Bechtel has named Ed Gore as project director for the Poland AP1000 Nuclear Power Project. A senior vice president at Bechtel, Gore brings 30 years of engineering, procurement and construction experience. Since joining the company in 1988, the executive has held various leadership positions within its Energy and Mining & Metals sectors, most recently serving...
The Tawazun Council, the United Arab Emirates’ defense and security acquisitions authority, has agreed with RTX subsidiary Raytheon to produce the Raytheon Coyote with counter-unmanned aircraft system capability in the UAE. Al Romaithi, Tawazun Council defense and security industry affairs sector chief, and Fahad Al Mheiri, Raytheon Emirates managing director, were the signatories to the...
Safe Pro Group has filed a patent claim with the World Intellectual Property Organization covering 47 jurisdictions for its Safe Pro Object Threat Detection technology platform. The company said Monday that the WIPO filing seeks international expansion on the first patent the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded to SPOTD. The Aventura, Florida-based drone imagery processing company...
Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD has warned of increased hybrid attacks in Europe, noting that Russian hackers have been targeting the Dutch public service and critical infrastructure. MIVD Director Peter Reesink said the Netherlands saw the first Russian cyberattack on an undisclosed public service aimed at gaining control of its system. In an annual report,...
Airborne and ground-based autonomous defense solutions manufacturer DZYNE Technologies has expanded the manufacturing capability of its facility in Portland, Oregon, amid growing demand among civil and military customers for counter-unmanned aerial systems. “To keep pace with surging demand, we have had to significantly increase production and personnel across engineering, production and business development,” said DZYNE...
The United States remains a vital ally for Lithuania and Europe, Lithuanian Vice Minister for National Defence Karolis Aleksa told a delegation of U.S. politicians visiting the Baltic nation. In a meeting with Reps. Keith Self, Timothy Kennedy and Derek Tran, Aleksa expressed his government’s continued willingness to host U.S. forces stationed in the region,...
China has deployed J-10C fighter jets and Y-20 transport aircraft in its first-ever joint military exercise with Egypt. The two countries’ air forces are scheduled to hold the event, dubbed “Eagles of Civilization 2025,” from mid-April to early May over Egyptian airspace, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. In a separate report, the Egyptian news website Ahram...
Spain says it is on track to meet NATO’s defense spending target of two percent of GDP this year, reversing earlier plans to hit the target by 2029. According to AP News, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a $12 billion increase in military funding on Tuesday, allocating it to areas such as telecommunications, cybersecurity,...
Denmark and its political parties have signed an agreement to enhance the nation’s maritime defense capabilities. Through the Danish Defence Agreement 2024-2033, the government is expected to boost the Danish Armed Forces’ naval abilities by purchasing several vessels and unmanned systems to bolster maritime surveillance. The signatories include the Danish Democrats, the Conservative People’s Party...
U.S. multidomain autonomous systems company AeroVironment has secured a five-year, $46.6 million contract from Italy’s Ministry of Defence to deliver JUMP 20 vertical takeoff and landing medium uncrewed aircraft systems, The UAS will replace the nation’s fleet of Shadow tactical drones. The deal also covers the acquisition of engineering services, initial sustainment and on-site technical...
