Thales has begun designing a Maritime Autonomy and Small-Medium Enterprise Collaboration Precinct that would support the Royal Australian Navy’s Mine Countermeasures and Military Survey Capability SEA1905-1 program. The company estimates that the precinct, set to be built at its Carrington site in Newcastle, New South Wales, would inject $25.6 million into the Hunter economy within its...
The U.S. Department of State has approved the possible sale of F-16 Infrared Search and Track systems and related equipment to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program. Lockheed Martin, which manufactures the fighter jets, is the principal contractor for the proposed acquisition. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States submitted the...
The Competition and Markets Authority in the U.K. said it has given the green light for U.S.-based computer chip and software maker Broadcom’s acquisition of cloud technology company VMware after determining that the deal does not weaken market competition. Reports said regulators launched an investigation over concerns that the combination of the two technology companies...
Chinese researchers have proposed the use of camera data to steer an unmanned aerial vehicle toward a target in places where GPS is under attack. In a study published in the journal Engineering, the researchers explained that a done can use its on board cameras to estimate the target’s position and how quickly it is moving....
Neither Russia nor Ukraine have not been able to establish air superiority after over a year and a half of conflict, according to the commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. Speaking to reporters at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker said the ongoing war...
Romania’s parliament has approved the purchase of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. The Romanian Ministry of National Defence expects to sign a letter of acceptance with the U.S. government for 32 Lockheed Martin-made aircraft in 2024. A spokesperson for the Romanian MND told Breaking Defense that the first aircraft under the Eastern European country’s F-35 Endowment...
The Department of the Treasury has slapped sanctions on three entities that it said were tied to arms trading between Russia and North Korea. In a notice issued on Wednesday, the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Limited Liability Company Verus, Versor S.R.O. and Defense Engineering Limited Liability Partnership pursuant to Executive Order 13551,...
BAE Systems has agreed to acquire Ball Aerospace from Ball Corp. for $5.55 billion. Ball Aerospace manufactures spacecraft, instruments and sensors, laser remote sensing systems, and microwave technologies. On Bloomberg, an earlier report cited people familiar with the talks said a deal could be reached within the next couple of days. Ball first mentioned plans...
The Biden administration has allotted munitions and other critical equipment worth $200 million to aid Ukraine in its battle against Russia’s invasion. According to the Department of Defense, the additional security assistance package will include Patriot air defense systems and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems munitions. Biden has committed over $43 billion in security assistance to...
The Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on four members of the Russian elite and a Moscow-based business organization in relation to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The move will lead to the freezing of the sanctioned parties’ assets within the U.S., along with prohibiting all transactions involving their assets by U.S. individuals unless...