Northrop Grumman has received a $175.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver a modified AN/ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasure system for the Royal Australian Air Force under a Foreign Military Sales transaction with Australia. Under the sole-source award, Northrop will take over several initiatives for RAAF’s C-130J-30 program, including design, production and...
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Lockheed Eyes European, Middle East Production of Missile Propellants
Lockheed Martin plans to expand the manufacturing of solid rocket motors and other missile energetics in Europe and the Middle East, a venture that the company is currently pursuing in Australia, Breaking Defense reported. Tim Cahill, executive vice president for missiles and fire control, disclosed the plan in a media briefing at the Avalon Air...
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Airbus to Deliver 4 H145s to New Zealand Air Ambulance Provider
Airbus has received an order from New Zealand’s Search and Rescue Services Ltd for four H145 helicopters. The order is part of SRSL parent Central Air Ambulance Rescue Ltd’s expansion of its emergency medical services operations. The new units will join the air emergency services’ fleet of H145 and BK117 aircraft. SRSL, as the operational...
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Viasat Encrypted Drive Gains NATO Approval for Secret Data Protection
Viasat‘s DARC-ssd 600 data-at-rest encrypted solid state drive has been approved by the NATO Military Committee for securing classified data up to NATO SECRET. According to Viasat, NATO’s approval confirms the drive meets stringent security requirements for protecting sensitive information. It is now listed on the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue, making it available for...
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GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Belgium’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has completed the first flight of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft destined for Belgium‘s Ministry of Defence. The flight, conducted on Feb. 20 at GA-ASI’s facility in El Mirage, California, validated the aircraft’s controllability and safe landing capabilities. According to the company, the initial flight is part of a...
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Booz Allen Hamilton Partners With Singapore’s HTX on Technology Projects
HTX, the science and technology arm of Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs, is enhancing its Home Team’s capabilities under a memorandum of understanding with Booz Allen Hamilton. The agency said the focus areas for collaboration under the MOU signed last week cover cybersecurity, firefighting and forensic investigations. Key Partnership Objectives Five key goals were defined...
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IQT Invests on Cerabyte’s Ceramic Data Storage Development
In-Q-Tel, a nonprofit investor focused on advancing U.S. national security, has extended financial support to the development of Cerabyte’s ceramic data storage technology to meet the data storage needs of government and military customers. Greg Shipley, managing director at IQT Munich, said the innovative Cerabyte technology shows potential for extended lifespan and reliability in data...
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Nokia, Honeywell, Numana Team Up on Quantum-Safe Networks
Nokia and Honeywell Aerospace Technologies have partnered with Numana, a Montreal-based tech accelerator and think tank, to develop and promote quantum-safe networks in Canada and globally. Nokia said the partnership aims to drive innovation, raise awareness and speed up the adoption of next-generation secure networking technologies for businesses and service providers. Jeffrey Maddox, president of...
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Planet Labs to Support Greek Small Satellite Initiative Under ESA Deal
Earth imaging firm Planet Labs has secured a contract from the European Space Agency to deliver Earth observation data to support Greece’s development of a national satellite program. Made on behalf of the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance, the transaction will be funded by Recovery and Resilience Fund Greece 2.0. Dimitris Bliziotis, Earth observation officer...
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KBR’s Byron Bright on Australia’s Need to Prioritize Tech Innovation for Defense
Byron Bright, president of KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions unit, says Australia needs to invest more in technological innovation for its defense and security, especially amid rising global tensions. In an opinion piece in The Australian published Tuesday, Bright, a 2025 Wash100 awardee, stressed the need for the country to quickly adopt new technologies and build...