Patria has completed its acquisition of Belgium-based ILIAS Solutions, expanding its digital sustainment and life cycle management capabilities for military customers. The Finnish defense group said the deal, announced in January and finalized Sept. 1, will integrate ILIAS’ defense software platform into Patria’s OPTIME service, supporting fleet management, depot-level maintenance and data-driven analytics. “This strategic...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has ended a Biden-era expansion of export privileges that allowed select foreign semiconductor manufacturers to ship U.S.-origin technology to China without a license. The bureau said Friday it closed the loophole under the Validated End-User program, which permitted a handful of companies to export semiconductor...
Former German Air Force officer Sven Heursch has joined Hensoldt as head of Software-Defined Defence & Digitalisation. Hensoldt said Heursch assumes a newly created position pivotal to the company’s North Star strategy, a plan to achieve growth, innovation and market leadership by transforming into a digital, solution-oriented defense provider. As software-defined defense and digitalization chief,...
Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia has signed a strategic agreement with the Australian government to produce the nation’s Tier 2 surface combatants. The agreement establishes a 15-year framework and designates Austal as the prime contractor. The company will oversee the design, construction and testing of the vessels. Key features of the agreement include a target-cost incentive...
Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said Saab is set to present an appealing offer for Peru to acquire its modern fighter fleet. The official disclosed the plan in an interview with Breaking Defense following a meeting with a delegation led by his Peruvian counterpart, Walter Astudillo. Astudillo and his team are travelling in Europe to conduct...
Canadian multinational IT company CGI has finalized its acquisition of Apside, a digital and engineering services firm headquartered in France. In addition to its French operations, Apside is present in Belgium, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and Canada. According to CGI, Apside provides technology services in various sectors, including manufacturing, finance, insurance and public services, with expertise...
Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business unit has been awarded a $98 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide technological support to the Republic of Korea Air Force F-16 Block 52 training simulators program. The Foreign Military Sales award requires the procurement, delivery and integration of hardware and software for the ROK Air Force’s...
Bulgaria is pursuing a deeper strategic relationship with Rheinmetall that extends beyond joint ventures, with President Rumen Radev underscoring ambitions for new technologies, defense modernization and expanded market access. The push comes as Rheinmetall moves forward on plans to build two production facilities in Bulgaria for gunpowder and 155 mm artillery shells under joint ventures...
The Australian government has awarded Leidos Australia a $30 million contract to serve as the systems integration partner of Project Land 156, the Australian Defence Forces’ counter-drone program. The award is part of an $848 million investment over the next decade to protect ADF personnel and assets from the growing threat of unmanned aircraft systems,...
The National Security Agency and several other U.S. and foreign organizations have released a joint cybersecurity advisory, or CSA, warning of China-backed advanced persistent threat actors targeting critical sectors, including government, telecommunications and military infrastructure. The advisory aims to inform organizations worldwide about campaigns to gain long-term access to critical networks. Its other authoring agencies...
