HII will lead the new Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification, or AUSSQ, program aimed at accelerating the development of Australia’s supply chain to support the AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The program will identify and qualify Australian suppliers and products that will support the AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy,...
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Ultra Maritime Research Partnership Eyes Machine Learning for Anti-Submarine Warfare
Ultra Maritime said its research with the University of Liverpool has shown the potential of machine learning in enhancing the anti-submarine warfare capabilities of vessels equipped with passive sonar systems. According to the company, ML techniques improved signal extraction even in noisy environments, enabling operators to enhance tracking performance compared to traditional detection processing techniques....
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Leidos Migrates Onsite UK MoD Supply Chain System to Cloud Platform
Leidos has migrated the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s onsite supply chain infrastructure to its cloud-based Support Chain Integration Platform, or SCIP. Simon Hutchings, Leidos UK & Europe vice president for logistics and mission support, described the cloud transition as “a significant step forward” for agile and secure MoD cloud operations. “We look forward to leveraging...
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UK Reaps Top ROI in European Space Agency Investments
The U.K. space industry received European Space Agency contracts valued at $103 million above London’s ESA contribution in the fourth quarter of 2024, a record-high return on investment among the agency’s member states. Peter Kyle, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, said the contract awards resulted from government and industry collaboration, delivering “more...
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Redwire Joins European Consortium for Mars Spacecraft Design
Redwire’s Belgian subsidiary Redwire Space NV has secured a study contract from the European Space Agency to design a spacecraft that could be sent to Mars as part of the space agency’s LightShip program. Redwire said the contract supports one of four parallel industry studies ESA has organized to evaluate viable small satellite platforms for...
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Serco Promotes Anthony Kirby as Group Chief Executive
Government services company Serco has appointed Anthony Kirby as its new group chief executive, effective Monday. Kirby succeeds Mark Irwin, who retired after a 12-year tenure as group CEO at the firm based in Hart, England. Prior to this promotion, Kirby served as the group’s chief operating officer for over two years and as the...
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ICF Expands Footprint in Europe, Books Over $210M Worth of Contracts
ICF, a global consulting and technology company, has secured one contract each from the European Commission and the U.K. government worth a total maximum value of over $210 million. The Reston, Virginia-based company booked the EC contract in the first quarter of 2025 and the U.K. contract in the fourth quarter of 2024, with both...
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Thales Secures $2B UK Deal for Missile Supply to Kyiv
Global defense company Thales has secured a $2 billion contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence to manufacture over 5,000 lightweight multirole missiles for Ukraine, Breaking Defense reported on Monday. London announced the procurement on Sunday as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer proposed a coalition in a meeting with 18 European leaders to renew support...
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Corvid Books $268M Contract for US Navy, UK, Australia Suborbital Spacecraft Services
Corvid Technologies has secured a potential five-year, $268 million contract for the design, production and supply of suborbital vehicle configurations for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales to Australia and the United Kingdom. The purchases in the firm-fixed-price contract involve 90 percent for the Navy and 5 percent each to Australia and the U.K....
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Elbit Systems UK Girds for Mortar System Launch
Elbit Systems UK is prioritizing the launch of its Sling 120 mm mortar system in the United Kingdom this year, CEO Martin Fausset said. The Sling platform is engineered for easier deployment and increased survivability of light forces while delivering higher lethality to adversaries. “Built to integrate with most light platforms including the Supacat Jackal,...