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NATO Allies Gather in Sweden to Boost Security Cooperation on Critical Supplies

More than 320 representatives from NATO countries and their allies, including Ukraine and Switzerland, attended the NATO Civil Protection Group Seminar from March 5 to 6 in Stockholm, Sweden, to exchange views and share best practices for securing critical supplies.  NATO said representatives from the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development...

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Lockheed Partners With Singaporean Agency for Enhanced F-16 Maintenance Support

Lockheed Martin and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency have agreed to create a new data pipeline infrastructure to enable smarter maintenance support for the Singapore Air Force’s F-16 fleet. The infrastructure will use digital technologies allowing both parties to exchange fleet and supply chain datasets and improve data analytics. Lockheed and DSTA expect the...

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US Legislators Want Stronger Trade Actions to Curb China’s Dominance in Legacy Chips

U.S. House lawmakers want stronger actions to curtail China’s continued domination of older-generation microchip manufacturing.  In a letter addressed to U.S. government business and trade officials, Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Raja Krishnamoorth, D-Ill., recommended implementing tariffs and other efforts to reduce the overreliance on China for less-advanced semiconductors in use across several industries.  The legislators called on...

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Intel Wins $3.2B Incentives for $25B Israeli Chip Factory

The Israeli government is providing a $3.2 billion incentive for Intel’s new $25 billion chip factory in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, where the company already has a chip-making facility. According to a statement, Intel’s Israeli plant expansion is an important element in its effort to promote “a more resilient global supply chain,” which also includes manufacturing investments...

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New UK Treaty With Japan, Italy Advances Global Combat Air Programme’s Stealth Fighter Jet

The U.K. government announced on Thursday that it has signed a treaty with Japan and Italy for the Global Combat Air Programme to advance the development of a next-generation stealth jetfighter. U.K. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, along with his counterparts, Japan’s Minister Minoru Kihara and Italy’s Minister Guido Crosetto, signed the treaty in Tokyo.  GCAP’s...

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UK Strengthens Sanctions Enforcement Against Russia by Establishing New Office

The United Kingdom is establishing a government organization dedicated to monitoring and strengthening the enforcement of trade sanctions on Russia. Nusrat Ghani, industry and economic security minister, recently announced the creation of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation.  The OTSI will be responsible for ensuring that companies in the U.K. are adhering to trade sanctions,...

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US, Korea Inaugural Tech Dialog Pinpoints Collaboration Areas

The United States and South Korea identified areas for enhanced cooperation between their governments, industry and academia during the inaugural U.S.-ROK Next Generation Critical and Emerging Technologies dialog held in Seoul on Friday. The collaboration will grant preferential access to U.S. and South Korean researchers on advanced technology nodes to help expand joint research and...

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US, Mexico Agree to Intensify Sharing of Foreign Investment Information

The United States and Mexico have agreed to increase the exchange of information on matters related to foreign investments to protect national security.  On Thursday, Janet Yellen, the U.S. secretary of the treasury, signed a memorandum of intent with Rogelio Ramirez de la O, Mexico’s secretary of finance and public credit, to establish a bilateral...

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SIPRI: US Remains World’s Top Arms Supplier, But Production Issues Cut Revenues

The United States continued to dominate the list of the world’s top 100 arms and military services companies, accounting for 51 percent of the sector’s $597 billion revenue in 2022. According to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the 42 U.S. defense companies on the list saw supply chain, labor shortage and...

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US Looks to Indonesia to Bolster Global Semiconductor Supply Chain

The United States government is partnering with Indonesia to explore opportunities to diversify the global semiconductor supply chain.  On Monday, President Joe Biden met with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, in Washington for the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. During the meeting, the two government heads committed to cooperating on the development of the semiconductor industry...

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