The U.S. Department of Defense said it has signed the Glide Phase Interceptor Cooperative Development Project Arrangement with the Japanese Ministry of Defense to provide defense capability against hypersonic missiles while at their glide flight. Under the agreement, Japan will spearhead the GPI project’s rocket motors and propulsion parts development for the interceptor. DOD said...
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Fluor Expands in India to Beef Up Global Operations Support; Dan Spinks Quoted
Global engineering and construction company Fluor has inaugurated its second office in India to enhance support for its projects worldwide. Located at Notus IT Park in Vadodara, western India, the new office adds about 300 employees to the Texas-headquartered company’s workforce. “Fluor’s expansion into Vadodara underscores our commitment to India, allowing us to grow our...
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UK to Start Contract Bids for $1.3B Hypersonic Missile Development; James Cartlidge Quoted
The United Kingdom has announced that 90 large and small industry and academic organizations are eligible to bid for contracts to support the development of the country’s hypersonic missile capabilities. The suppliers, which were included in the Hypersonic Technologies and Capability Development Framework agreement, can compete eight lots with a $1.26 billion maximum value...
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IBM, Honda Eye Joint R&D on Advanced Semiconductor Processes
Honda Motor and IBM are planning a long-term collaboration on research and development for advanced semiconductor processes, such as brain-like computing and technologies for lower-cost, high-performing chiplets, to support the production of software-defined vehicles. The companies outlined their plan in a memorandum of understanding that they jointly announced on Tuesday. According to the announcement, the...
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Redwire Bares VLEO Satellite Assembly in Belgium; Peter Cannito Quoted
Space infrastructure developer Redwire is building a very low Earth Orbit satellite at its facility in Belgium using a design it plans to develop by participating in the European Space Agency’s Skimsat VLEO mission. Called Phantom, the new spacecraft will be built for wide-ranging space missions, including intelligence and Earth science, the Jacksonville, Florida-based company...
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Poland’s First Clean Energy Training Center Opens With US Support
Poland has opened its first Clean Energy Training Center, a joint project of the Polish Ministry of Climate and the Environment and the U.S. Department of Energy, with technical support from the Tennessee-based Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Located in Warsaw, the CETC is geared as Central Europe’s hub for workforce training needed to expand nuclear...
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Nokia Explores New 5G Opportunities in NATO Military Applications
Nokia executives discussed with Gen. Philippe Lavigne, head of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation, several new possibilities for 5G military applications during a recent meeting at the ACT tasked with the alliance’s warfare capability development. According to a statement from the Norfolk, Virginia-based command, Lavigne’s discussions with Tommi Uitto, Nokia Mobile Networks president, and Mike Loomis,...
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Swedish Parliament to Deliberate on Defense Cooperation Agreement With US; Pal Jonson Quoted
The Swedish government has submitted the country’s Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States to the Riksdag for parliamentary approval. The DCA bill seeks to facilitate U.S. military presence in the country and supplement Sweden’s recent NATO accession to strengthen Swedish defense, Stockholm said in a statement. The country’s security policy has fundamentally changed because...
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Report: US Plans Export Limit on AI Models as Shield Against Hostile Chinese, Russian Activities
The U.S. Department of Commerce is planning new export restrictions on proprietary artificial intelligence models for advanced systems to safeguard the technologies from hostile exploitation. Sources told Reuters on Wednesday that any new export control would likely affect China, Russia, North Korea and Iran. The plan supplements export limits already imposed on advanced AI chips...
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L3Harris Avionics Unit Emerges as First Certified US Repair Facility for European Military Aircraft
Global aerospace and defense company L3Harris announced that its avionics products repair station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has received the European Military Airworthiness Requirement Part 145 certification. The contractor-run association Approved Maintenance Organizations recently started requiring accreditation for facilities maintaining aircraft and aircraft components registered in European Union Aviation Safety Agency member states. L3Harris said...