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.S. Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale to upgrade Kuwait’s Patriot missiles and supply related equipment and support services. Valued an estimated $400 million, the request involves the upgrade and recertification for the Patriot PAC-2 Guidance Enhancement Missiles and recertification for the Patriot Guidance Enhancement Missiles-Tactical. According to the Defense...
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...
Redwire has appointed Mike Gold as president of its civil and international space business to drive the company’s global expansion. “Mike is a well-known space leader with the international experience and global relationships to meet our strategic goals,” Redwire Chairman and CEO Peter Cannito said in a statement. Cannito also noted that Redwire’s existing international...
The United States government has added 80 new companies to its Entity List that threaten U.S. national security or foreign policy. Listed entities must secure a licensing requirement for any export, reexport, or in-country transfer of items. The U.S. mission in China said the Bureau of Industry and Security‘s updated list includes 11 from China...
Lockheed Martin has delivered the final two F-35A aircraft ordered by the Royal Norwegian Air Force, part of a total of 52 planes. This makes Norway the first partner nation to complete its F-35 program of record. According to the aerospace manufacturer, the new fleet will enhance Norway’s national defense and collaboration with allies, particularly...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Department of Justice have imposed sanctions on six entities and two individuals in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and China for procuring unmanned aerial vehicle components for Qods Aviation Industries, a key manufacturer of Iran’s drone program, and other industrial entities. The...
Cerebras Systems, an American artificial intelligence chip developer, has received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to sell shares to Group 42, Cerebras CEO and founder Andrew Feldman said. G42 is a Microsoft-backed AI company based in the United Arab Emirates. “We thank @POTUS for making America the best place...
The Indian Air Force has tapped Washington-based Metrea to enhance its air-to-air refueling training capabilities. The defense firm will operate the Flight Refueler Aircraft from Indian Air Force Station Agra in Central India. “Metrea is honored to be working with the Indian Air Force,” said James Morgan, head of Metrea’s strategic mobility unit. “Our contract...
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense has developed a master plan for defense science and technology innovation with 10 focus areas, National Defense reported. According to Seong Tae Jeong, chief technology officer at the Agency for Defense Development’s Advanced Defense Science and Technology Research Institute, the plan’s priority technologies include artificial intelligence and manned-unmanned...
