French multinational Thales’ U.K. subsidiary has delivered the first of several autonomous mine-hunting systems to the Royal Navy under a $239.3 million contract with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence. The deal also forms part of a $468.2 million joint U.K.-France initiative managed by the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation. Delivered under the Defence Equipment...
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Oracle Launches AI Center of Excellence in Singapore
Oracle has established an artificial intelligence center of excellence in Singapore to accelerate AI adoption and innovation across Southeast Asia. Part of the Oracle Solution Center, the Oracle AI Centre of Excellence seeks to bring together stakeholders to help organizations leverage advancements in AI. The company said the new facility will provide a digital and...
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UK Allocates Additional Funding to Boost Defense Exports
Rachel Reeves, the United Kingdom’s chancellor of the exchequer, has unveiled a $2.6 billion boost to UK Export Finance’s Direct Lending program, which will support efforts to improve the nation’s defense exports. According to a statement from His Majesty’s Treasury issued Friday, UKEF, with $13 billion in total funding, will help the country’s defense sector...
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US Navy Orders Triton Drone Spare Parts for Australia Under $267M Modification
Defense and aerospace company Northrop Grumman has secured a $267.2 million modification from the U.S. Department of Defense exercising an option to acquire two new Navy MQ-4C Triton unmanned air systems, a Navy main operating base and MQ-4C spare parts for Australia’s fleet. The new deal, a modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, fixed-price...
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US, Japan Conduct First Fast Reactor Fuel Safety Test in Decades
The Idaho National Laboratory has conducted the first safety test on high-burnup fast reactor fuel in over two decades. The test, performed at INL’s Transient Reactor Test facility, is part of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency to advance fast reactor fuel development. According to DOE, the...
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BAE Systems to Supply Naval Gun System for Colombian Navy Frigate
Damen Naval has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system for the Colombian Navy’s new Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie frigate. The British defense firm said the gun system will be used for both anti-aircraft and anti-surface operations. The system uses programmable 40 mm Bofors 3P ammunition, which can...
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Saab, Ukraine’s Radionix Partner on Sensors, Defense Electronics
Saab and Ukrainian defense company Radionix have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sensors and defense electronics, aiming to boost Kyiv’s defense capabilities. The partnership will concentrate on the development and maintenance of sensors and defense electronics across all domains, leveraging Radionix’s expertise in radar and optical targeting equipment and Saab’s defense industry...
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Isar Aerospace to Launch Norway’s Maritime Surveillance Satellites
European launch service provider Isar Aerospace has secured a contract with the Norwegian Space Agency to launch satellites into orbit for the Arctic Ocean Surveillance program. Isar will use its Spectrum launch vehicle for the mission, which aims to position two spacecraft — AOS-Demo and AOS-Precursor — in sun-synchronous orbit. The AOS-Demo, developed by EIDEL,...
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Canada Rolls Out Phase 1 of Defense Supply Chain Cybersecurity Program
Canadian Public Services and Procurement Minister and Quebec Lieutenant Jean-Yves Duclos has announced the start of the initial phase of the Canadian Program for Cyber Security Certification, a move to secure the nation’s defense supply chain. “Cybersecurity is national security and threats are ever more intricate and in a state of constant change. In defense...
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Clavister, BAE Systems Partner to Integrate AI-Powered Firewall on CV90
European cybersecurity firm Clavister is set to integrate CyberArmour products into BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 infantry fighting vehicle platform for delivery to a Nordic nation. The effort is part of a contract with a ceiling of $9.5 million and a three-year performance period. Under the deal, Clavister will install the CyberArmour RSG-400 and RSW-400 models,...