The U.S. Department of Commerce and Korean chipmaker SK hynix have reached a preliminary agreement of up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives to support the company’s construction of an advanced packaging and research plant in Indiana. The new building at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette will house a production line capable...
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NATO Science for Peace and Security Program Funds Study to Reroute Undersea Internet to Space
NATO has launched a $2.5 million, two-year project to develop a resilient internet infrastructure to ensure the flow of information should undersea fiber communications be disrupted. Under the initiative, partially funded by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security program, the alliance aims to produce a hybrid network for internet services using underground sea cables and...
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Italian Navy Adds Fourth Vessel in Purchase Contract With Fincantieri-Leonardo Joint Venture
The Italian Navy has notified Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture of Fincantieri and Leonardo, that it is exercising its option for a fourth offshore patrol vessel under a shipbuilding contract initiated in July 2023. The additional order under the military branch’s next-generation OPV program is worth about $258 million, including related logistical support. The...
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Airbus Secures CNES Radiometer Development Contract for International Climate Satellite Mission
The French Space Agency has awarded Airbus a contract to build and design two microwave radiometers for the Atmosphere Observing System: Convective Core Observations through MicrOwave Derivatives in the trOpics mission. AOS, a component of NASA’s Earth System Observatory, is a collaborative project between the United States and partner organizations in Canada, Japan, Italy and...
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Capgemini to Support UK Defense and Security Executive Agency’s Digital Transformation
The United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has tapped Capgemini to support its digital transformation. Under a three-year contract worth about $168 million, the French information technology services and consulting firm will help advance Dstl’s high-impact science and technology capabilities with a focus on end user, application and data management. Matt Howell, head of...
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Spanish Army Awards Rheinmetall $223M Contract to Supply Modular Propellant Systems for Artillery Application
Rheinmetall has received a $223.3 million order from the Spanish Army for 500,000 modular propellant systems for 155 mm extended-range artillery ammunition. Under a framework agreement, the company is expected to complete the delivery of the systems for the M109 and SIAC howitzers by 2025. The deal includes an option for Spain to extend the...
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Oracle, AIS Partner to Introduce Thailand’s Locally Owned, Operated Hyperscale Cloud Platform
Thai carrier Advanced Info Service is collaborating with Oracle to launch AIS Cloud, a locally owned and operated hyperscale cloud platform. The Oracle Alloy cloud infrastructure platform gives organizations better control over the change management process to comply with existing regulations. “Giving our partners and customers more choice has long been a primary focus for...
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Canada, US Advance Negotiations on Space Launch Technology Safety; François-Philippe Champagne Quoted
Canada has concluded substantive negotiations on the Technology Safeguards Agreement with the United States, which will benefit the local commercial space launch industry. In bilateral talks, the two nations made significant advancements in the legalities and technicalities to be integrated into the TSA. Once signed, the agreement would provide Canadian companies access to U.S. space...
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Canberra Co-Funds Anduril’s Ghost Shark Program to Fast-Track Undersea Drone Development; Pat Conroy Quoted
The Australian government will provide $13 million to co-fund Anduril Australia’s Ghost Shark program, which aims to develop an autonomous vehicle for undersea intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike missions. Anduril is co-investing over $13 million in the program’s early works contract with the Department of Defence. The first manufactured prototype of Ghost Shark was unveiled...
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Australia Receives Seventh Austal Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat; Paddy Gregg Quoted
The Royal Australian Navy has received its seventh of 10 new evolved Cape-class patrol boats from Austal Australia. In a press release on Friday, Austal CEO Paddy Gregg said ADV Cape Solander is one of two deliveries expected for the Australian government in 2024. Canberra expanded its order in February, exercising an option on a...