U.S. engineering, technical and construction services provider Jacobs is joining Australia’s Marinus Link energy project development. The Marinus Link is an undersea and underground high-voltage direct current electricity and data interconnector that would ensure a reliable supply for residents of Tasmania and Victoria. The deal was formalized by an agreement signed by Marinus Link Pty Ltd...
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Poland to Acquire ICEYE SAR Satellites Under $224M Sales Contract to Boost Defense Capabilities
Poland is strengthening its space-based defense capabilities with the acquisition of three ICEYE synthetic aperture radar, or SAR, satellites under a purchase contract valued at about $224 million. ICEYE said the purchase agreement provides an option for three additional satellites and ground facilities in the next 12 months. The deal also calls for ICEYE to...
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Carahsoft Brings Informatica AI-Powered Solutions to Canada’s Public Sector Data Managers
Carahsoft Technology now offers Informatica’s artificial intelligence-powered data management solutions to Canadian public sector organizations. The arrangement is part of an expanded agreement that grants Carahsoft the role of Informatica Public Sector distributor for the United States and Canada. This partnership aims to provide Canadian government agencies with AI-driven tools to streamline their data processes,...
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BlackSky Offers Gen-3 Early Access to International Defense Clients
BlackSky Technology has entered several Gen-3 early access agreements to enable international defense sector customers to integrate very high-resolution images into their intelligence operations. Gen-3 is the company’s next-generation satellite. It combines hourly revisit with very high-resolution imagery and artificial intelligence-enabled outputs, offering the opportunity to track assets and detect changes faster. It has several...
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Serco, Prodigy Partner on Transportable Nuclear Power Plant Tests
Quebec-based Prodigy Clean Energy and Serco have partnered on a test program to validate the safety and resilience of Prodigy’s transportable nuclear power plants. Partly funded by a $2 million award from the Canadian government, the project is underway as Prodigy prepares to commercialize the technology by 2030. Built at maritime facilities, the TNPPs are...
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NZ Space, Advanced Aviation Industries Boost National Economy
New Zealand’s economy was injected with over $1.47 billion from the space and advanced aviation industries in fiscal year 2023-2024, according to a Deloitte/Space report. Released Friday by Space Minister Judith Collins, the “TrailBlazer Innovation for Growth, Charting the Space and Advanced Aviation Sectors” report disclosed a total of $285.4 million that came from the...
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Build South Korea’s Most Powerful Supercomputer
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information has tapped Hewlett Packard Enterprise to build South Korea’s largest, most powerful supercomputer. Named KISTI-6, the system will support artificial intelligence and simulation research and is expected to reach 600 petaflops of theoretical peak performance. According to HPE, KISTI-6 will be deployed in a government data center...
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Lockheed Martin Advances Radar Production for Spain’s Frigate
Lockheed Martin plans to start prototype builds of the SPY-7(V)2 radar in mid-2025 for Spain’s F-110 multi-mission frigate program. Production of the radar is earmarked for early 2026. According to a company statement Monday, its radar parts suppliers, Escribano and Integral de Conexión y Montajes, have delivered more than 10,000 components for installation and integration...
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Australian Government Seeks Industry Proposals to Counter Small Drones
The Australian government is soliciting industry proposals for counter-drone measures through a project under its Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator program. Called Mission Syracuse, the project focuses on the rapid development of advanced technologies for intercepting uncrewed aerial systems that the Australian Defence Force can integrate into its existing counter-small uncrewed aerial systems, or CsUAS. The...
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Australia Hosts Naval Leaders to Discuss Global Combat Ship Initiative Progress
Advancements and challenges affecting the Global Combat Ship program were front and center at a Royal Australian Navy-hosted event attended by naval representatives from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Held in St Kilda, Adelaide, the weeklong 2025 GCS User Group meeting brought together several naval leaders to discuss the initiative’s progress, including shipbuilding practices,...