BAE Systems said it will showcase its multidomain defense and security solutions and military partnerships in Poland at the annual International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO set at Targi Kielce from Sept. 5 to 8. Visitors of the trade show will be able to view a wide range of BAE’s exhibits containing radar, aircraft survivability equipment,...
The FBI and the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that a multinational operation has dismantled a malware infrastructure called Qakbot that cybercriminals used in ransomware attacks, online financial fraud and other cybercrimes. The FBI Headquarters’ Cyber Division and FBI Los Angeles collaborated with partners in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia and the United...
Dallas, Texas-based consultancy firm Jacobs said it has joined a team of advisers to the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage program. According to the U.K.’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the aim of CCUS is to capture an annual 6 million tons of industrial carbon...
Sao Paolo-based Embraer has completed initial testing of the M200 Vigilante radar that it jointly developed with the Brazilian Army, bringing the equipment closer to becoming fully operational. The radar is a medium-range sensor designed for air surveillance and early warning applications. The trial, held at the Julio Belem Airport in Parintins in June and...
The online security bills U.S. lawmakers are trying to legislate are “misguided” and designed to break encryption protecting personal privacy, according to cyber policy experts Tarah Wheeler and Geoffrey Cain. Wheeler, a Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow for global cyber policy, and Cain, a senior fellow in the tech policy think tank Foundation for...
The Department of State has approved Japan’s purchase of up to 50 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range and associated equipment from Lockheed Martin for an estimated $104 million cost. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Monday notified Congress of the approval, saying the proposed deal will support U.S. foreign policy and national security goals...
The United Kingdom’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations James Kariuki has called North Korea’s failed spy satellite launch on Aug. 24 as “yet another grave violation of UN Security Council resolutions.” The ambassador, who delivered the remarks during a council meeting on Friday with North and South Korean representatives present, criticized the action...
Poland’s Ministry of Defence and Lockheed Martin have finalized an offset agreement supporting Phase II of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement program for the country’s Wisla medium-range air defense system. In a statement released on Friday, Lockheed Martin said the agreement opens eight projects that will provide the Polish defense industrial base with...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against companies and individuals helping the jet fuel procurement of Myanmar’s military junta on the back of reports that it has been launching deadly airstrikes on civilian crowds. The sanctions issued Wednesday by the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control named Shoon Energy Pte Ltd, PEI Energy...
The United Arab Emirates’ EDGE Group and the Brazilian Air Force’s Department of Aerospace Science and Technology have signed an agreement for joint defense technology projects in smart weapons, unmanned platforms and other areas. EDGE, a state-owned advanced technology company based in Abu Dhabi, announced in April that it will open its first international office in...
