A consortium of U.S. energy companies has signed an engineering development agreement with nuclear power plant developer Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe as part of a larger energy security deal covering the construction of nuclear reactors in Poland. The companies, which include Westinghouse and Bechtel, formalized the agreement on Monday at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister...
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Lockheed Martin Exec: F-16 Block 70 to Boost Philippines’ Air Power, Self-Reliance
Lockheed Martin has affirmed its support for the Philippines’ air power modernization efforts through its proposed acquisition of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets. “The F-16 Block 70 will deliver advanced capabilities and performance to address the Philippines’ defense requirements and serve as a strategic asset to support the country’s Self-Reliant Defense Posture,” Aimee Burnett, vice...
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Airbus Digitalization Taps Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
Airbus will use Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE virtual twins platform to support all new development and life cycle management programs for its civil and military aircraft, including helicopters, under an extended partnership agreement between the two companies. Dassault said the digital platform’s deployment will enable collaboration of over 20,000 Airbus employees and suppliers, either on-premise or...
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Dutch Marines Joining Allies in Oshkosh JLTV Deployment With 150 Vehicle Purchase
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has ordered 150 of Oshkosh Defense’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV, for the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. The Wisconsin-based defense contractor said it will fill the order for the DXPVs, short for Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles, in partnership with its sister unit, Oshkosh Defense Europe. The DXPVs are designed...
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Filtronic to Supply Feeder Link Technology for Viasat’s Direct-to-Device Network
Filtronic, a provider of high-power RF and mmWave solutions, will contribute its advanced feeder link technology to a low Earth orbit satellite network Viasat is developing to enable direct-to-device connectivity under the European Space Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems 4.0 program. As one of Viasat’s European partners, Filtronics is involved in forming the network...
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Raytheon to Manufacture Coyote C-UAS in Abu Dhabi
The Tawazun Council, the United Arab Emirates’ defense and security acquisitions authority, has agreed with RTX subsidiary Raytheon to produce the Raytheon Coyote with counter-unmanned aircraft system capability in the UAE. Al Romaithi, Tawazun Council defense and security industry affairs sector chief, and Fahad Al Mheiri, Raytheon Emirates managing director, were the signatories to the...
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Safe Pro Expands Patent Claim for AI-Based Drone Imaging for Mine Detection
Safe Pro Group has filed a patent claim with the World Intellectual Property Organization covering 47 jurisdictions for its Safe Pro Object Threat Detection technology platform. The company said Monday that the WIPO filing seeks international expansion on the first patent the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded to SPOTD. The Aventura, Florida-based drone imagery processing company...
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DZYNE Technologies Expands Oregon Facility, Introduces New Counter-UAS Amid Growing Demand
Airborne and ground-based autonomous defense solutions manufacturer DZYNE Technologies has expanded the manufacturing capability of its facility in Portland, Oregon, amid growing demand among civil and military customers for counter-unmanned aerial systems. “To keep pace with surging demand, we have had to significantly increase production and personnel across engineering, production and business development,” said DZYNE...
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Accenture Acquires TalentSprint to Boost LearnVantage Capabilities
Accenture has acquired India-based TalentSprint to expand the capabilities of LearnVantage, its technology learning and training business. The IT giant said the acquisition from NSE Academy supports LearnVantage’s mission to build future-ready talent pipelines for enterprises and governments. Established in 2009 and based in Hyderabad, TalentSprint delivers learning programs in artificial intelligence, chip design, cybersecurity,...
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IBM Partners With ESA on Earth Observation Model TerraMind
IBM Research Europe has partnered with the European Space Agency to develop TerraMind, a new Earth observation model accessible on IBM’s open-source library Hugging Face. Through pretraining on TerraMesh geospatial data, the artificial intelligence-based model combines insights from nine classes of Earth observation data, providing an intuitive knowledge of the planet Earth, IBM said Tuesday....