Leidos has named Hans Tench as its global lead for AUKUS. In a LinkedIn post on Wednesday, Leidos said Tench’s appointment will focus on enhancing the company’s support for the trilateral defense partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Tench will focus on key AUKUS Pillar 2 areas such as artificial intelligence...
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RAND Report Urges Stronger US Support in Poland’s Military Modernization
The nonprofit RAND research organization has recommended a temporary boost in U.S. military presence in Poland to support Warsaw’s pursuit of modernizing the Polish Armed Forces’ air, land and sea assets. The recommendation is one of the U.S. initiatives the organization suggested in a report published last week, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. Join the...
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NATO Defense Accelerator Formulates New Challenges Focused on Dual-Use Tech
NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic has announced 10 new challenges to accelerate the development of dual-use deep technologies that would protect regional and national security. Interested innovators are requested to submit their proposals on or before July 11. The key areas were selected after assessing the military alliance and member nations’ needs,...
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US Army Awards Canadian Commercial Corp. $425M Cartridge Packing Services Contract
Canadian Commercial Corp. has secured a five-year $425 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army to deliver loading, assembly and packing services in support of the military branch’s 105 mm projectile gun unit cartridges and M1 high explosive cartridges. 105 mm PGU cartridges are artillery ammunition usually used for training purposes. M1 HE cartridges are...
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Canadian Firm Roshel Forms Czech JV for Armored Vehicles Manufacturing
Canadian armored vehicle maker Roshel will expand production into the European market through a joint venture with Omnipol Group of the Czech Republic. The partnership agreement was signed during the IDET 2025 defense and security trade show last week in Brno, with Czechia government officials, led by President Petr Pavel, looking on. The agreement calls...
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Opinion: Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’ Air Defense System Could Transform Drone Warfare
Israel has begun deploying its new Iron Beam laser air defense system, marking what Elliott Abrams, a Middle Eastern studies senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, calls a revolutionary step in countering low-cost drone threats. In a CFR blog post on Sunday, the foreign policy expert and former U.S. diplomat writes that the...
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Lithuania Trains Pilots, Technicians Ahead of Black Hawk Delivery
Lithuania is set to receive the first two of its four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter orders by the end of 2025, with the rest expected to arrive in 2026. The order was originally scheduled for a late 2024 delivery. Once the UH-60M arrives, Vilnius will be joining a long list of European nations that turn...
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CAE Names Former Northrop Grumman Exec as President, CEO
CAE has appointed Matthew Bromberg as its next president and CEO, effective Aug. 13. The executive, who is expected to join the company on June 16, will work alongside outgoing chief Marc Parent during a transitional period ahead of the firm’s annual shareholder meeting. The company said Bromberg will also be nominated for election to...
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General Atomics to Arm Spain’s MQ-9A Fleet Under Deal With US
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. an $8.2 million undefinitized contract to equip Spain’s MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft fleet with weapons. Structured as a cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price deal, the contract includes hardware and support services and will run until June 30, 2027. According to the DOD notice, the sole-source...
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CAE, Saab Partner on Training Solutions for Canada’s Submarine Fleet
CAE and Saab have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop training and simulation capabilities for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project. The agreement aims to ensure that Royal Canadian Navy crews are prepared to operate and maintain the country’s future submarine fleet using advanced training tools. France Hébert, president of CAE’s defense and security...