British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Stephen Lovegrove as his special representative to the AUKUS security alliance. Lovegrove, who started in his new role on Tuesday, previously served as the national security adviser. He also served as a defense industrial adviser to the prime minister and permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. In...
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NATO Tests Cyber Defense Capabilities in Exercise Dynamic Mariner
NATO’s Communications and Information Agency supported the first cyber readiness test at Exercise Dynamic Mariner 25. During the two-week event, NCIA cyber experts and NATO’s Rapid Reaction Team defended exercise networks against simulated cyber threats in real time. Cyberattack Simulation NATO said the agency fielded personnel from its Communications and Information Systems services support unit...
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Safe Pro Group Provides AI-Enabled Tool to Address Ukraine Landmine Problem
Artificial intelligence-powered defense and security solutions provider Safe Pro Group has agreed to use its SpotlightAI image processing solution to detect and clear landmines in Ukraine. The company’s AI-powered suite of tools has analyzed over a million drone images, identifying more than 23,000 explosive threats across 5,338 hectares of land. Under a recently signed multiyear...
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New Zealand Announces $7B Defense Plan to Modernize Forces
New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins has announced a $6.6 billion overhaul of the country’s military forces. Under the newly released 2025 Defence Capability Plan, the government will allocate funding over the next four years, with $5 billion earmarked for new spending. The plan aims to increase the nation’s defense spending from just over 1...
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UK Completes Hypersonic’s Future Propulsion System Trials
The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has completed testing the capability of several designs for a hypersonic’s future propulsion system. Done in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Britain’s Hypersonic Weapons Programme aims to equip warfighters with hypersonic weapon technology by 2030, providing them with an operational advantage. “This milestone represents a...
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Norway Eyes Additional K9 Howitzers in $1.6B Defense Upgrade
Norway has proposed acquiring 24 additional K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers as part of a $1.6 billion rearmament initiative to modernize its armed forces. According to the government, the new batch of 155 mm units will form a new artillery battalion within the planned Finnmark Brigade near the Russian border. Army Recognition reports that the move...
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Hanwha Aerospace to Invest $205M in UAV Partnership With GA-ASI
Hanwha Aerospace has committed $205 million in funding for its partnership with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to develop and manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles in South Korea. The Korean defense company aims to promote local employment opportunities and use the country’s supply chain for UAV components through the collaboration, the Korea Economic Daily reported. The...
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UK-Australia Partnership Seeks to Cut Weapons Development Cost
The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group have agreed to synthesize their capabilities in modular technology to jointly develop advanced subsystems for weapons at reduced costs. Under the partnership, the two organizations will integrate Dstl’s Modular Weapons Testbed concept with the plug-and-launch modular technology of DSTG’s SHARKTOOTH small...
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Thales-Leonardo JV Secures EU Satellite-Based GNSS Support Services Deal
Thales Alenia Space has secured a $56.4 million contract to help extend the operational life of the European Satellite-Based Augmentation System, or EGNOS. Under the Life Extension Phase 1 contract, awarded by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme, the company will support critical system upgrades and infrastructure improvement efforts, particularly initiatives that would...
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Google Cloud to Support Thailand’s Cyber Resilience Initiative
Google Cloud is helping Thailand improve its cyber resilience. The deal aims to empower the country’s National Cyber Security Agency in protecting the public from the increasing number of cyberattacks. “Thailand’s digital economy is set to grow from $46 billion in 2024 to at least $100 billion by 2030. At Google Cloud, we believe we...