The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Department of Justice have imposed sanctions on six entities and two individuals in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and China for procuring unmanned aerial vehicle components for Qods Aviation Industries, a key manufacturer of Iran’s drone program, and other industrial entities. The...
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CFIUS Approves Cerebras Systems Shares Sale to UAE-Based AI Firm G42
Cerebras Systems, an American artificial intelligence chip developer, has received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to sell shares to Group 42, Cerebras CEO and founder Andrew Feldman said. G42 is a Microsoft-backed AI company based in the United Arab Emirates. “We thank @POTUS for making America the best place...
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US OKs $5.6B Sale of F-16 Fighter Jets to the Philippines
The United States has approved the possible sale of F-16 aircraft to the Philippines. Lockheed Martin will be the principal contractor under the potential Foreign Military Sales deal worth up to $5.6 billion. The potential FMS transaction covers the purchase of 16 F-16C Block 70/72 aircraft and four F-16D Block 70/72 aircraft and the delivery...
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Kongsberg to Set Up New F-35 Maintenance Facility in Norway
Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency have signed a new contract to address the maintenance and future upgrade needs of Norway’s F-35 fleet. The agreement will last up to 15 years and will see the construction of a new facility where Kongsberg will perform maintenance, upgrades, modifications and enhancements. The 5,000-square-meter...
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L3Harris to Supply Netherlands With Advanced Radios
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to deliver advanced Falcon IV radios for its FOXTROT program. The deal, a Foreign Military Sales transaction with a maximum value of $1.1 billion, is part of Amsterdam’s efforts to improve interoperability with partners and allies worldwide. It gained U.S. government approval in...
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Databricks Upskills Australian State Workforce in AI
Databricks, a data and artificial intelligence company, has created a set of programs to upskill workers in Australia’s state government agencies amid the increasing adoption of AI-powered tools in the region. The programs will benefit more than 100 workers in Queensland and New South Wales, who will receive Databricks certification and accreditation after completing the...
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Thales Alenia Space Taps Airbus to Deliver ExoMars Lander
Thales Alenia Space has awarded aerospace company Airbus a contract to deliver key systems for the European Space Agency’s ExoMars lander. The Thales-Leonardo joint venture is the prime contractor for the ExoMars project, with the UK Space Agency funding the new deal as part of an initiative to replace Russian components in the mission. The...
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South Korea Counts AI, Autonomous Systems as Top Defense Technology Priorities, Official Says
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense has developed a master plan for defense science and technology innovation with 10 focus areas, National Defense reported. According to Seong Tae Jeong, chief technology officer at the Agency for Defense Development’s Advanced Defense Science and Technology Research Institute, the plan’s priority technologies include artificial intelligence and manned-unmanned...
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Northrop Grumman Secures Modified RAAF Radio Frequency Countermeasure System
Northrop Grumman has received a $175.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver a modified AN/ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasure system for the Royal Australian Air Force under a Foreign Military Sales transaction with Australia. Under the sole-source award, Northrop will take over several initiatives for RAAF’s C-130J-30 program, including design, production and...
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AeroVironment Subsidiary to Supply Uncrewed Ground Vehicles to German Armed Forces
AeroVironment subsidiary Telerob has secured a major contract to supply the German Federal Armed Forces with 41 large telemax HT300 uncrewed ground vehicles. The telemax HT300 was chosen after a competitive procurement process to meet Berlin’s needs for explosive ordnance disposal and counter-improvised explosive device missions. Florian Gruener, managing director of Telerob, highlighted the significance...