Advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions provider Amentum and the University of Manchester have expanded their collaborative agreement to develop “world-changing” technologies, including materials science, robotics and energy. Andy White, senior vice president of energy and environment international at Amentum, highlighted how combining the two institutions’ resources would enable the delivery of innovative solutions for...
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US, South Korea Hold Joint Mine Warfare Exercise
The U.S. Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7, or MCMRON 7, joined its South Korean counterpart in a 10-day mine detection and neutralization exercise that ended Wednesday. The Republic of Korea Navy deployed its Mine Squadron 52 in the collaborative naval defense effort called the Korea Spring Exercise held off the southeast Korean coast. The drills...
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UK Army Uses Radio Wave Weapon to Neutralize Drone Swarms in Landmark Trial
The British Army tested a new radio frequency directed energy weapon against drone swarms. The weapon achieved key milestones, including taking down two drone swarms in a single engagement and defeating over 100 drones across all exercises. The large-scale trial conducted on Thursday at a weapons range in West Wales marks the Army’s biggest exercise...
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Treasury Sanctions Yemen Bank for Financing Iran-Backed Houthi Network
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned the International Bank of Yemen and three of its top executives for providing financial support to the Iran-aligned Houthis, also known as Ansarallah. The sanctioned individuals are Kamal Hussain Al Jebry, chairman of the board; Ahmed Thabit Noman Al-Absi, executive general manager;...
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NATO Completes Historic Ordnance Disposal Operation in Baltic Sea
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1, a multinational immediate reaction force, has completed a historical ordnance disposal operation, also known as HODOPS, in the Bay of Riga, neutralizing nine pieces of unexploded ordnance dating back to World War I and II. According to the NATO Allied Maritime Command, every ship within the multinational group contributed...
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Think Tank Urges Rethink of Australian Defense Strategy Amid Shifting Dynamics With Key Ally, the US
A new report from the think tank Strategic Analysis Australia examines how Australia must reassess its defense policies due to an increasingly demanding United States, a key ally. Titled “Defence 2025: Dollars and Decisions,” the five-chapter report, released Thursday, analyzes Canberra’s $38 billion annual defense budget. It begins by questioning how Australia can operate strategically...
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RAAF Tests Curtiss-Wright’s Next-Gen Aircraft Recovery System
The Royal Australian Air Force has tested the capabilities of Curtiss-Wright’s ESCO mobile aircraft arresting systems, or MAAS, designed as a deployable tool for aircraft recovery in any landing zone. Curtiss-Wright’s EMS Division engineered MAAS with new 12-rotor BAK-12 energy absorbers “to meet the challenges of today’s advanced military aircraft,” Dave Micha, the division’s senior...
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Greece Eyes Fourth Frigate From France After Missile Purchase
Greece’s negotiations with France are advancing on Athens’ planned purchase of an additional fourth Belharra-class frigate developed by Naval Group. Greek National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias disclosed the talks on the warship following his signing of an agreement with his visiting French counterpart, Sébastien Lecornu, on Monday to purchase 18 French Exocet missiles. Weapons Procurement...
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Philippines to Buy Leonardo Training Helicopters Under $120M Deal
AgustaWestland Philadelphia, a U.S. subsidiary of Italian defense company Leonardo, will be the principal contractor of a potential $120 million foreign military sale of TH-73A training helicopters to the Philippines. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which notified Congress of the Department of State’s FMS approval on Tuesday, said other items covered in the FMS include...
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NATO Exercise Tests Coordinated Allied Cybersecurity Response
The Czech Republic hosted a NATO exercise from April 7 to 11 to strengthen the alliance’s Virtual Cyber Incident Support Capability, or VCISC, designed as a clearing house for mutual allied assistance in cyberattacks. Government and national agencies from 20 allies participated in the exercise on coordinated action against malicious cyber activities targeting critical national...