The United States and South Korea have started the 2024 Freedom Shield Exercise to boost their defenses against North Korean threats. The exercise began amid Pyongyang’s continued aggressive military activities, such as artillery firings and missile launches. Yonhap News Agency reported that joining the 11-day exercise that kicked off Monday are military elements from the...
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US, Partner Countries Participate in Project Convergence Capstone 4
The United States is holding a multinational force experiment at Camp Pendleton and Fort Irwin National Training Center in California to identify technologies that can enable joint multidomain operations. Military members from the U.S. and its allied countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia, are participating in the U.S. Army-led Project Convergence Capstone 4, which...
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Foreign Military Sales of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles Increase in 2024, US Army Official Says
The U.S. military is seeing increasing demand for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle from defense customers around the world, according to an official. Munira Tourner, product manager for systems integration at the U.S. Army’s Joint Program Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, said her team is “knee deep” in facilitating JLTV foreign military sales. The...
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Joint Advisory on Ivanti Gateways’ Cyber Vulnerabilities Provides Detection Solutions, Remedies
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, working with its U.S. and international partners, has announced a joint advisory on the multiple cyberattack vulnerabilities of the Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways. The announcement followed Emergency Directive 24-01 that CISA released in January ordering U.S. government agencies’ immediate action to mitigate cyberthreats to...
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US, Poland Finalize $2.5B IBCS Purchase Agreement
The U.S. government has signed an Integrated Battle Command System purchase agreement with the Polish Ministry of National Defence worth $2.5 billion, with deliveries to begin later in 2024. According to a Defense News report, Poland plans to use the IBCS to operate Patriot missile launchers under the Wisla and Narew defense programs. At the...
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Leonardo, Bell Team Up on Next-Generation Rotorcraft Concept Study Proposal
Bell Textron has agreed to support Leonardo in developing a next-generation rotorcraft concept study proposal for NATO. In a press release, Leonardo said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Bell to study in which areas they can create opportunities to collaborate on tiltrotor technology. Lisa Atherton, president and CEO at Bell, said the companies...
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Boeing to Supply Poseidon Aircraft to Canada and Germany Under $3.4B Contract
Boeing has secured a $3.4 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to manufacture P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and the German Navy. According to the company, the first of the 14 Poseidons ordered by Canada is expected in 2026, an acquisition intended to replace the country’s CP-140 Aurora maritime...
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Singapore Adds Eight F-35As to Earlier Order of 12 Stealth Fighters
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence has announced its acquisition of eight F-35A combat aircraft from Lockheed Martin to supplement its existing order of 12 F-35Bs. Posting on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the ministry said the country’s steady defense spending enabled the “calculated decision.” On Wednesday, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen informed...
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Leonardo Closes Deal to Supply Canadian Armed Forces With Advanced Counter-Drone Tech
Leonardo DRS has signed an agreement with Public Services and Procurement Canada to equip the country’s military forces with its Falcon Shield counter-uncrewed aerial system. The Canadian Armed Forces will deploy the counter-drone technology to neutralize rogue drones effectively using advanced sensors to detect, track and prioritize incoming threats rapidly. It boasts a history of...
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NATO Allies Sharpen Submarine Warfare Capabilities in Military Exercise Off Italian Coast
NATO’s Allied Maritime Command has launched Dynamic Manta 24, this year’s iteration of the annual anti-submarine exercise testing its response capabilities against underwater threats. NATO said the advanced anti-submarine warfare exercise, scheduled from Feb. 26 to March 8 off Sicily’s eastern and southern coasts, complements the alliance’s largest exercise, Steadfast Defender, demonstrating simultaneous alliance operations...