The United States and Sweden have signed a five-year technology safeguards agreement that allows American space satellite launchers to be exported to Sweden’s Esrange Space Center. The agreement seeks to boost information exchange and cooperation with U.S. launcher manufacturers and protect advanced space technology, Stockholm announced Monday. Expand your space industry network at the Potomac...
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Calian Appoints Former Thales Exec as President of Defence & Space
Calian Group has appointed Chris Pogue of Thales Canada as the president of its newly established Defence & Space unit, a role he will officially take on starting July 7. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Canadian services and solutions company announced that Pogue will lead a high-performance organization that merges its Advanced...
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Raytheon Awarded $250M Contract to Boost Japan’s Domestic Missile Production
RTX company Raytheon has secured a $250 million direct commercial sale contract with Japan‘s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to support the licensed production of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Block 2 at MELCO’s local facility. The deal covers missile kits, components and technical support, marking a new phase in the companies’ defense cooperation that stretches back over 50 years....
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SRC’s Counter-Drone Technology Gains Foothold Under $1B Qatar FMS
Nonprofit defense research and development firm SRC ie set to mark the first international sale of its counter-unmanned aircraft technologies through the $1 billion foreign military sale approved by Washington for Qatar. Under the FMS, the Syracuse, New York-based company will supply its detection technologies to the Fixed Site-LIDS, which is part of the U.S....
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Amentum to Advise Norwegian Government on Nuclear Power Options
The Norwegian Nuclear Commission has selected Amentum and Multiconsult Norge to assess nuclear energy’s viability as a future power system for Norway. Announced Monday, the study will evaluate reactor types and power plant designs, including small and advanced modular reactors. Amentum said it will assess each option’s technological readiness, implementation timelines, commercial availability, construction and...
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General Atomics Seeks International Partners to Co-Produce Combat Drone
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is in talks with international partners about potential sales and co-production of its YFQ-42 autonomous combat drone. GA-ASI President Dave Alexander told Breaking Defense that discussions have been underway before the aircraft’s first flight. According to Alexander, GA-ASI is exploring a European lead industrial partner and a pooled production line...
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Textron, Thai Aviation Industries Partner to Sustain Thai Air Force Aircraft
Textron Aviation Defense and Thai Aviation Industries have agreed to launch a sustainment program for the Royal Thai Air Force’s Beechcraft T-6TH and AT-6TH fleets. Textron said the agreement, signed at the recent Paris Air Show, aims to enhance fleet readiness and long-term operational support by combining its expertise as the original equipment manufacturer with...
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Boeing Promotes Michael Schnabel to VP International Operations & Policy
Michael Schnabel has announced his promotion as vice president of international operations and policy at Boeing. He was previously the Boeing unit’s senior director, according to his LinkedIn profile. His immediate past role involved serving as team leader in relationship-building with the U.S. government and foreign embassies to support global marketing of the company’s defense,...
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NATO Allies Agree to New Defense Spending Goal, Grant Spain Flexibility
NATO allies have agreed to adopt a new target of spending 5 percent of gross domestic product on defense while allowing Spain to opt out of the full commitment, alliance officials told Politico on Sunday. The compromise is expected to be confirmed during the NATO Summit in The Hague on Wednesday. To accommodate Madrid, alliance...
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Saab Partners With GA-ASI on Unmanned Airborne Early Warning System
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will integrate Saab’s sensors into its line of MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft under a strategic partnership between the two companies on the development of an unmanned aerial early warning, or UAEW, system. The collaboration’s goal is to deliver a monitoring system for continuous surveillance and situational awareness in designated areas,...