Rachel Reeves, the United Kingdom’s chief financial minister, has announced a $3.7 billion increase to the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s budget in 2025, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Reeves told lawmakers in a parliamentary speech that the budget increase would ensure that the U.K. provides Ukraine with military support “for as long as it takes.” The...
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Italy Eyes Fincantieri Blueprint for Drone-Armed Fleet
The Italian Navy has assigned its mainstay shipbuilder Fincantieri to design warships that can adapt to deploy airborne, surface and undersea drones. “It means looking at how best to handle storage, maintenance and loading ammunition,” Capt. Gianluca Marcilli, head of technology innovation within the Navy General Staff’s General Space and Innovation Office, told Defense News....
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Joint US-South Korea Science and Technology Partnership to Help AUKUS Pillar 2
South Korea and the United States are forming a new vice-minister-level joint defense science and technology executive committee to advance emerging technologies and prepare the East Asian nation for participation in Pillar 2 of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership. South Korean Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun announced the proposed committee while he was in...
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Lockheed Books $113M Anti-Ship Missile Defense System Deal
Lockheed Martin has announced a contract modification worth $113 million from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for the full-rate production of anti-ship missile defense systems, including a first delivery to Japan. The Japanese procurement is a U.S. foreign military sales deal combined with Lockheed deliveries to the U.S. Navy under the service branch’s Surface...
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Australia Taps Thales, Lockheed Martin to Enhance Local Defense Manufacturing Capabilities
The Australian government is collaborating with Thales and Lockheed Martin to boost domestic defense solutions manufacturing. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence announced that the Albanese government has tapped Thales to build, establish and commission a 155-millimeter M795 artillery ammunition facility in the country. The factory, to be built at the Benalla Munitions Facility, is...
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Saab to Support British Army’s Oman Training Operations
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense and Saab have signed a contract modification worth $26 million to support the British Army’s training operations in Oman. The new agreement expands on a $72 million instrumented live training contract signed in April. The three-year contract seeks to provide the army with live simulation systems support across its...
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RTX to Deliver Air-to-Air Missiles Under Denmark’s Proposed FMS Deal
U.S. aerospace and defense contractor RTX could provide Denmark with AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related logistics and program support to Denmark under a possible $744 million foreign military sales program deal. Copenhagen’s request, which was recently approved by the U.S. Department of State, aims to acquire up to 203 AIM-120D-3 missiles, up...
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Five Eyes Guidance Aims to Protect Tech Startups From State-Sponsored Cyber Actors
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance has released guidance to help tech startups protect their innovation, reputation and growth against threats posed by state-sponsored malicious actors. The shared security guidance was added to the alliance’s Secure Innovation initiative materials, designed to provide the tech businesses in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United...
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Red Cat to Deliver FlightWave Drones to Royal Australian Navy
Drone technology company Red Cat announced that it has secured a contract to deliver 12 FlightWave Edge 130 Blue unmanned, military-grade tricopters to the Royal Australian Navy. FlightWave Edge, a Blue UAS-approved drone, offers long-range surveillance and reconnaissance and vertical take-off and landing capabilities, making it ideal for maritime operations and missions in other challenging...
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Israel to Expand Iron Beam Laser System Under $500M Deal
Israel’s Ministry of Defense is accelerating the development of the country’s laser air defense system called Iron Beam through a $530 million contract that the ministry signed with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems, Breaking Defense reported on Monday. The contract, which Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on X as a “landmark deal,” positions...