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...
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...
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...
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...
The United States and three other countries have announced a joint cybersecurity advisory on a cyberthreat called “fast flux” that hides malicious actors by rapidly changing IP addresses. The National Security Agency partnered with the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the cybersecurity agencies of Canada, Australia and New Zealand to publish the...
EDGE Group has signed a letter of intent with the Brazilian Navy to jointly develop advanced anti-drone systems, the Abu Dhabi-based company announced at LAAD Defence & Security 2025 in Rio de Janeiro. The partnership, formalized through the Brazilian naval service’s Weapons Systems Directorate, will establish a joint working group of technical experts from both...
Hanwha Aerospace has signed a $253 million contract to deliver 100 additional K9 self-propelled howitzers to India. According to a report from The Korea Herald, Hanwha will provide components to Indian multinational Larsen & Toubro for local production of the Vajra-T variant, following the completion of an initial 100-unit order in 2020. Under the new...
QinetiQ featured its Banshee Whirlwind unmanned aerial vehicle at a live-fire exercise, Exercise Sharpshooter, to test the capability of the United Kingdom’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless to shoot down a drone swarm. The Banshee Whirlwind UAV is fitted with the company’s proprietary CASPA payload for enhanced stabilization and digital autopilot. Integrated GPS and digital...
Orders for NVIDIA’s H20 server chips from Chinese tech companies reached $16 billion in the first quarter of 2025, Reuters reported, citing an article from The Information. The orders, which include those from ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent, come ahead of an anticipated potential U.S. ban. The H20 is the most advanced artificial intelligence chip still available to...
Six Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from the British Royal Air Force have joined Gripen jet fighters from the Swedish Air Force for their first NATO enhanced air policing mission since Sweden joined the alliance in 2024. The U.K. government said the RAF jets arrived in Poland on Wednesday to team up with their Swedish counterparts in...
