KBR has signed a strategic agreement with BMT to provide sustainment services for Royal Australian Navy platforms. According to KBR, the deal will benefit from its extensive program management, systems integration, and engineering expertise and BMT’s specialist naval engineering, asset management, and technical assurance experience. The company said combining these resources will ensure the RAN...
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Salesforce Launches New AI Platform to Boost UK Government Efficiency
Salesforce has launched Agentforce for Public Sector, a new artificial intelligence platform designed to help the U.K. government improve responsiveness, efficiency and productivity. Announced on Tuesday, the platform enables agencies to deploy a “digital workforce of intelligent AI agents” capable of autonomously handling both routine and complex tasks within designated guidelines. “The future of government...
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FBI: Russia-Backed Cyber Operations Targeting Computer Networks, Critical Infrastructure
A cyber operation backed by the Russian Federal Security Service is targeting computer networks and critical infrastructure, according to a new advisory from the FBI. The alert states that Russia-sponsored actors are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Simple Network Management Protocol and end-of-life networking equipment used throughout the United States and globally. In the past year,...
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Paraguay to Receive Northrop Grumman Radar to Improve Air Surveillance
Northrop Grumman is set to deliver its AN/TPS-78 Advanced Capability ground-based long-range air surveillance radars to Paraguay. The deal falls under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program and is expected to enhance the South American nation’s air surveillance capabilities, helping detect manned and unmanned systems within its national airspace. The radar acquisition was discussed during...
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UK Space Agency to Improve Efficiency in Department of Science Innovation and Technology Merger
The U.K. Space Agency will be integrated into the Department of Science Innovation and Technology to help streamline the agency’s support to the British space sector and eliminate bureaucratic red tape. The U.K. government said Wednesday that UKSA will join DSIT starting April 2026 and retain its name, with its staff drawn from both organizations....
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Australia Launches $150M Grants to Advance Space Research Partnerships
The Australian Space Agency has announced a new round of funding under the government’s Australia’s Economic Accelerator program, offering up to $150 million in grants aimed at fostering collaboration between universities and industry partners. The space sector is one of eight national research priorities identified for this support, which is designed to help fast-track the...
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Canada, Cohere Partner to Deploy Artificial Intelligence in Public Services
Canada and Toronto-based large language model developer Cohere have agreed to explore the deployment of artificial intelligence across federal operations and support the country’s commercial capacity to develop and export homegrown AI solutions. Government officials and Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez formalized the partnership with a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday. “By working with Canadian AI...
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Japan’s Gen Nakatani Visits Turkey to Discuss Improved Military Cooperation
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani is in Ankara to meet with officials to discuss ways to improve defense and military cooperation between Japan and Turkey. His Tuesday meeting with his counterpart, Yasar Guler, is part of a weeklong regional tour to strengthen the East Asian country’s relations with its allies. Nakatani, the first Japanese defense...
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Raytheon Partners With Diehl Defence for Stinger Production in Europe
Raytheon, an RTX business, is collaborating with Diehl Defence to co-manufacture key elements of its Stinger missile in Europe. The deal is part of a recently signed memorandum of understanding extending Stinger production in the region. Diehl Defence specializes in air defence systems, providing guided missiles, ammunition, and protection systems to German and international armed...
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Report: China Using AI Firms for Sophisticated Propaganda Campaigns
The Chinese government is reported to have used local artificial intelligence firms to conduct sophisticated propaganda campaigns, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University who reviewed documents from one such company, GoLaxy. Nextgov/FCW reported that the researchers found that GoLaxy created data profiles on over 2,000 American political and thought leaders and that there was evidence...