SkySafe, an airspace security company based in San Diego, California, has received an order for an anti-drone solution from an Asian country, its sixth contract award from the region. The anti-drone system uses advanced radio frequency technology, reverse engineering and deep threat analysis, enabling the operator to pinpoint the location of both the airborne drone...
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Accenture Secures New Contract to Modernize Finnish Defense Forces’ Enterprise Resource Planning
Accenture has signed a new contract for a digital transformation program modernizing the Finnish Defence Forces’ enterprise resource planning system. In 2009, Finnish Defence tapped Accenture to convert its ERP system into a defense industry solution with new features that extend its functionality. According to the company, the new program’s goals include improving user experience,...
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Irish Air Corps’ New Spy Planes Get Viasat’s Dual-Band Satcom System
Viasat has incorporated its dual-band broadband satellite communication terminal GAT-5530 into the Irish Air Corps’ new Airbus C295 maritime surveillance aircraft. The company said the terminal’s Ku and Ka band airborne technology provides secure and flexible satcom connectivity that will enhance the aircraft’s military capability. Ireland ordered two C295 MSA planes in 2019, with Airbus...
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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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Embraer Wins South Korean Supply Contract for C-390 Millennium Transport Plane
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has selected Embraer’s C-390 Millennium as the new military transport aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force. As the winner of DAPA’s Large Transport Aircraft II public tender, Embraer will deliver C-390s tailor-fit to ROKAF’s specifications, along with services and support, such as crew training and supply of...
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Intelsat Shifts to $50B End-to-End Connectivity Market
A satellite industry market shift has prompted Intelsat’s strategy reboot from a bandwidth supplier to an “end-to-end provider of seamless and secure satellite-based network solutions to government and commercial customers globally,” CEO David Wajsgras said. Speaking at an investor day event on Thursday, Wajsgras said that the satellite industry has grown from its estimated $12 billion...
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Australian Bill Seeks to Tighten Military Tech Transfer to Non-AUKUS Foreigners
Richard Marles, Australia’s minister for defense, has introduced in Parliament proposed legislation to tighten the transfer of military technology to foreign interests except AUKUS allies the United States and the United Kingdom. Marles filed the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 ahead of his U.S. visit to attend the AUKUS Defense Ministers’ Meeting in California. The...
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Airbus Advancing NH90 Sea Tiger Tests After Frigate Chopper’s Maiden Flight for German Navy
Airbus Helicopters is advancing the multirole frigate chopper NH90 Sea Tiger to the qualification phase after the aircraft’s maiden flight at the company’s site in Donauworth, Germany. According to an Airbus press release issued on Thursday, Germany’s Bundeswehr ordered 31 NH90s in 2020 for the German Navy’s shipborne operations. Airbus earlier supplied 18 NH-90 Sea...
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Spain Inks Purchase Contract for Airbus’ SIRTAP Drones
The Spanish defense ministry has signed a contract for the purchase of Airbus’ tactical SIRTAP unmanned aerial systems. An Airbus press release issued on Wednesday said the purchase order calls for the delivery of a total of nine UAS, with each composed of three unmanned aerial vehicles, plus one ground control station. The ministry said...
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Germany Okays Budget for EW Upgrades on Eurofighter Warplanes
The German Parliament’s budget committee has approved funding to equip its Eurofighter warplanes with electronic combat capability. Airbus, who is building the planes for Germany, said in a press release announcing the development that among the Eurofighter equipment to be provided are Saab’s transmitter location and protection system and Northrop Grumman’s antiradar missiles. The approved...