Neuralix.ai has achieved a milestone in the Indian Army’s Surya Drishti modernization project, marking a step toward improving the South Asian nation’s border situational awareness capability. The latest milestone covers improvements in movement tracking, construction monitoring and real-time data fusion for enhanced mission responsiveness. The army initiative aims to introduce intelligent systems into the nation’s...
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ST Engineering to Provide Singapore Navy With Unmanned Mine Countermeasure Systems
ST Engineering has secured contracts from Singapore’s Ministry of Defence to provide mine countermeasure unmanned systems for the Republic of Singapore Navy. The defense tech manufacturer announced Wednesday that the package will include unmanned surface vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles, a command and control center, and a simulation platform. ST Engineering said the USVs and AUVs...
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ICEYE Newly Opened R&D Facility Seeks to Boost Spain’s Defense Intelligence
ICEYE, a Finland-based synthetic aperture radar satellite manufacturer and operator, has announced that it will work with the Spanish government to help boost Spain’s defense intelligence and national security. The company made the announcement during the inauguration of a new research and development facility in Valencia on Wednesday. Rafal Modrzewski, ICEYE co-founder and CEO, said...
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Rheinmetall to Help Improve Singapore Armed Forces’ Training
Rheinmetall’s electronics subsidiary will collaborate with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency to seek digitization opportunities that will improve training capabilities for the Singapore Armed Forces. The company said the advanced technologies to be explored under the partnership include artificial intelligence, cloud and extended reality. The collaboration will combine the two entities’ capabilities to pursue...
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Berlin Extends Planet Labs’ Earth Data Supply Contract
Germany’s Ministry of the Interior and Community and Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, or BKG, are tapping Planet Labs’ Earth data products under a one-year contract with a two-year renewal option. The deal, which the Berlin-based software company said was a “seven-figure” award, provides a fixed rate for all Planet Labs’ data covering the whole of...
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Slovakia Hosts Innovation Day, Highlights Decent, Frequentis’ Work on Cybersecurity
Slovakia hosted its cybersecurity-focused 34th Innovation Day, in which the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs highlighted the work of Decent Cybersecurity and its partner Frequentis Solutions & Services in supporting organizations’ cyber posture. The Innovation Day highlighted the two companies’ partnership, in which Frequentis helped Decent accelerate the validation of its cybersecurity solutions and its...
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UK Extends Weapons R&D Via New $213M QinetiQ Contract
The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has extended its Weapons Sector Research Framework under a new two-year contract with QineteQ. The company administers the WSRF program, which seeks to harness industry and academic institutions for research on weapons science and technology. The five-year program is budgeted for about $400 million, with QinetiQ as the...
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L3Harris Supplies Germany With Interoperable Communication Systems
U.S. defense company L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract to deliver interoperable communication systems to improve the German armed forces’ operational capabilities. The deal forms part of multiple orders with an accumulated value of $214 million that benefits a program to digitalize the Bundeswehr’s land-based operations. “We are proud to support our NATO ally with...
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Akamai Partners With P3M Works to Offer Zero Trust ICAM in the UK
Cybersecurity and cloud computing company Akamai Technologies has partnered with P3M Works, a cyber resilience and transformation consultancy based in the United Kingdom, to offer zero trust identity, credential and access management solutions to British government and defense customers. Martin Hellmer, vice president of strategic alliances at Akamai, said that after two decades of delivering...
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New Zealand to Invest in Maritime Helicopter Upgrade
New Zealand Minister of Defence Judith Collins said the New Zealand Defence Force is set to replace the aging maritime helicopters that support its frigates’ defense, offensive and surveillance capabilities. In a statement, Collins said the investment will protect New Zealand’s national security and economy amid growing global political tension. Given that the country is...