The U.S. Department of State has approved the possible sale of two Patriot missile launching stations and related equipment to the Netherlands valued at an estimated $224 million. The request includes the acquisition of equipment and services to upgrade existing M901 LS to the M903 LS configuration, plus nonmajor defense equipment such as Patriot Advanced...
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Pentagon Holds Demos on Autonomous Naval Systems to Advance AUKUS Pillar II
The U.S. Department of Defense has kicked off the Maritime Big Play series to support Pillar II of the AUKUS security pact focused on promoting the advanced capabilities olf Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The defense chiefs of the three countries announced the MBP initiative in December, along with other directives for...
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Juliette Wilcox Takes Lead Role at Ultra Intelligence & Communications’s UK Cyber Division
Juliette Wilcox, former cybersecurity ambassador of the U.K. Department for Business and Trade’s U.K. Defence and Security Exports, has been appointed president of Ultra Intelligence & Communications’ U.K. Cyber division. In her new position, Wilcox heads more than 200 employees in the division’s locations in Maidenhead, Farnborough and Gloucester. The company said the new cyber...
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Lockheed Martin Lists F-16 Pilot Training Center in European Expansion Plans
Lockheed Martin plans to double the instructional capability of the F-16 pilot training center opened in November at the Romanian Air Force 86th Air Base to meet the demand from the United States and its allies. Frank St. John, chief operating officer at Lockheed, told Defense One that expanding the training facility, which graduated its...
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Taiwan Defense Budget Soars, With $4.66B Allotted for Military Equipment Acquisition
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s Cabinet has approved a record-high $20.29 billion for its 2025 defense budget, with an allocation of $4.66 billion for arms procurement, including payments for U.S. military equipment purchases. According to a Defense News report, the budget ratification comes as Chinese intrusions into Taiwanese air space hit an annual record of 1,739...
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Hanwha Aerospace Unit Inaugurates Australian Armored Vehicle Manufacturing Facility
Hanwha Defence Australia, a subsidiary of South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace, has inaugurated an armored vehicle manufacturing facility in Geelong, Victoria. The Hanwha Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence, or H-ACE, supports the production and sustainment of tracked armored vehicles through various facilities, including several assembly lines, a test track and obstacle course, a deep-water test...
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Voyager Space Joins Spaceport Nova Scotia’s Launch Infrastructure Development
Denver, Colorado-based Voyager Space will support the establishment of Spaceport Nova Scotia‘s launch support infrastructure as an owner-authorized representative. According to Maritime Launch Services, the developer of the spaceport in the east coast of Canada, it will tap the engineering, design and fabrication capabilities of Voyager’s Exploration Segment to establish the infrastructure. Jeffrey Manber, Voyager...
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NATO Agency Taps Planet Labs for Space-Based Surveillance Support
The NATO Communications and Information Agency has awarded Planet Labs a contract to access its SkySat satellite data. The San Francisco, California-based company will supply the data to the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space program supporting NATO missions. According to a Planet statement issued on Monday, the imagery that the company will provide will enable...
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BAE Systems Opens Shipbuilding Academy to Boost Glasgow Shipyards’ Capabilities
BAE Systems is upgrading the capabilities of its two shipyards in Glasgow, Scotland, with the recent opening of a training academy in Scotstoun and the construction of a new shipbuilding facility in Govan. The Scotstoun shipyard’s 5,500-square-meter Applied Shipbuilding Academy was built for $15.6 million. BAE Systems has allocated $390 million for upgrades on its...
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Vessel Maintenance Training Underway at HMAS Stirling to Support Australia’s Nuclear Submarine Program
USS Emory S. Land, a U.S. Navy submarine tender with a mixed crew of American and Australian sailors, docked at the HMAS Stirling naval base south of Perth on Friday for a training exercise to support the host country’s nuclear submarine development program. The joint activity, called a Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period, is one of...