Canada is investing $5.7 million to advance quantum technology, National Revenue Minister Elisabeth Briere announced Thursday. The funding will be distributed through the Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions’ Support for Regional Quantum Innovation initiative. The tech grants aim to support small and medium enterprises and nonprofit organizations in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The following organizations will...
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EU’s Copernicus Constellation Expands With Air Pollution Monitoring Satellite
The European Commission is set to launch the Copernicus Sentinel-4 satellite in the summer of 2025, expanding the Copernicus constellation to support the region’s efforts to combat air pollution. Once deployed, Sentinel-4 will partner with a payload in EUMETSAT’s MTG-Sounder satellite to provide continuous air quality monitoring and meteorological observations. The latest spacecraft to join...
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EDGE’s KATIM, Nokia to Develop Secure Communications for UAE
Nokia and EDGE Group subsidiary KATIM have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on secure telecommunications networks for defense and mission-critical applications in the United Arab Emirates. Under the agreement, Nokia and KATIM will collaborate on developing and providing military 5G and portable 5G solutions that meet stringent security and reliability requirements for the...
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Northrop, Hanwha Partner to Support South Korea’s Mine Countermeasure Initiative
Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean conglomerate Hanwha to advance Seoul’s Mine Countermeasures Helicopter program. The deal continues the U.S. aerospace company’s long history of working with the country’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The deal with Hanwha follows the collaboration between Northrop and defense and aerospace communications company Genohco in...
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Forward Slope to Support Egypt’s Maritime Domain Awareness Capabilities
Forward Slope Inc. has secured a $15 million contract from the U.S. Navy Naval Sea Systems Command to deliver a command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system to enhance maritime domain awareness in support of the Egyptian Navy. FSI, a San Diego-based technology and services provider, outbid four other companies to win this...
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Thales, Milrem, EM&E Forge Robotics Alliance for UAE Defense
Milrem Robotics, EM&E Group and Thales Belgium have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue defense robotics opportunities in the United Arab Emirates. The agreement will initially focus on combining EM&E’s SECUTOR remote weapon station and Thales’ 70 mm rocket systems with Milrem’s THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle. Thales said the integration seeks to enhance THeMIS’...
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Hanwha Aerospace, Milrem Robotics to Advance, Market Robotic Combat Vehicles
Estonia’s Milrem Robotics and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace will collaborate to develop and market robotic combat vehicles and other ground robotic systems. Under a recently signed memorandum of understanding, the two companies will focus on improving RCV performance requirements and marketing the solutions to potential international customers, using their experience and expertise to connect with...
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EDGE Business, Lockheed Martin to Explore Opportunities in the UAE
EPI, an EDGE business focused on advanced precision engineering solutions, has signed a letter of intent with Lockheed Martin to explore opportunities in several defense domains that would drive the United Arab Emirates industrial growth, national defense capabilities and self-sufficiency. The deal was formalized with government and business leaders in attendance, including Khaled Al Zaabi,...
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First AUKUS Global Radar Network Site Completed Ahead of Schedule
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command said construction of the first of three sites for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability has been completed ahead of schedule. The milestone marks significant progress for the trilateral partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, which aims to establish a global network of advanced...
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Hensoldt to Enhance Eurofighter Radar Under $365M Contract Extension
Germany’s Hensoldt Sensors is further enhancing the capabilities of the Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 under a contract extension worth about $365 million from Airbus Defence and Space. Called ECRS Mk1 for short, the system will be installed on the Eurofighter aircraft that Airbus is building for the German and Spanish air forces. Hensoldt...