The European consortium-made Eurofighter Typhoon and Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II are the “only two options” for the air superiority that Poland seeks over Russian warplanes, Tomasz Smura, director of the research office at the Warsaw-based Casimir Pulaski Foundation, told Defense News. Smura, a resident fellow at the foundation who specializes in military technologies and U.S....
South Korean authorities said marine engineering company SI Innotec’s $12 million contract to supply equipment to a Taiwanese shipbuilder posed a national security threat because it might trigger economic sanctions from its top trading partner, China, which claims Taiwan as its territory. According to a Feb. 17, 2022, police affidavit obtained by Reuters, SI Innotec’s...
The United States and Singapore have launched a critical and emerging technology dialogue to advance their collaborative efforts on scientific innovations. According to a joint statement on the White House website, the two parties will exchange knowledge and information through the forum to bolster their research partnerships, which involve active participation from the government, industry...
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Friday that the Bureau of Industry and Security is updating the authorizations of South Korean chip manufacturers Samsung and SK hynix’s factories in China under the Validated End-Users program. The update will enable their Chinese plants to obtain chip equipment through a general authorization instead of individual export...
Norway-based OnTime Networks will supply Ethernet managed switches to Rheinmetall Defence Australia to support the Phase 2 development of LAND 400 Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles. The company’s Cloudberry MIL CM-6200COMe Advanced Mission Management System is based on a modular open system architecture that allows the platform to be reconfigured for various aerospace and defense applications. Oyvind...
BlackBerry Ltd has signed a multiyear agreement with Shared Services Canada to provide secure and reliable IT services for the Canadian government. According to BlackBerry Executive Chairman and CEO John Chen, the deal will expand the company’s existing collaboration with Canada. The organization has served as the federal government’s trusted technology partner for nearly four...
DXC Technology has secured a contract from the Spanish regional government of Galicia to modernize the community’s private and public cloud infrastructures. Under the agreement, the Virginia-based company will work closely with Xunta de Galicia to transform the autonomous region’s cloud platforms and solutions. According to Elías Castro, territorial director of DXC Technology Iberia in...
Ultra Intelligence & Communications will integrate TrellisWare’s TSM waveform into the latest Orion line-of-sight family of radios under a strategic partnership to secure military communications on the battlefield. Orion Gen 6 multichannel, multi-waveform tactical radio systems can be used for land, aerial and naval applications, according to the Ultra I&C website. The products offer artificial...
Boeing has opened its latest engineering and technology center in Sao Jose dos Campos in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, the aerospace company announced on Tuesday. The facility is its 15th engineering site worldwide tasked with developing advanced technology for aerospace innovation. The new center expands Boeing’s footprint in Brazil, where it already employs...
Ten NATO defense ministers signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to further develop the European Sky Shield Initiative. The initiative, launched in 2022 and spearheaded by Germany, enables the joint procurement of air and missile defense systems through efficient and cost-effective, interoperable, off-the-shelf solutions. The ESSI “shows the value of allies stepping up to...
