Ukraine and the United Kingdom have begun consultations on security guarantees, which Kyiv hopes to secure before the end of 2023. Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, confirmed the consultations in televised comments on Friday. The Ukrainian government is pursuing security guarantees from global powers to ensure that Ukraine will receive adequate support to defend...
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, chief of the National Security Agency, said Section 702, which is described in the intelligence community as one of the “crown jewels” of American spying, should be reauthorized. According to Nakasone, a seven-time Wash100 Award winner, Section 702 is the “most important authority” the IC uses daily. It saves lives and...
Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has secured a multiyear contract to provide maintenance support for an unnamed Asian government customer’s naval operational systems. The contract has an estimated value of $27 million. Under the deal, the Tel Aviv-headquartered defense company will ensure that the customer’s Typhoon and Mini-Typhoon remotely controlled naval weapon stations are operating...
An Australian company manufacturing counter-drone technology is aiming to expand its presence in the Middle East. Oleg Vornik, CEO of DroneShield, told Breaking Defense that the company currently has contracts with government agencies from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait. He added that the company will set up offices and manufacturing in the region once it...
The Italian government has signed a $928.6 million deal with CIO, an Iveco and Oto Melara consortium, to upgrade its fleet of aging Ariete tanks. Under the deal, CIO will replace the battle tanks’ engines with a new version that boasts 1,500 horsepower. The ground weapon system will also get new mine protection kits, modernized turrets, software-defined radios...
CAE has delivered the first Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role sensors to its long-time partner Mitsubishi Electric Corp. The Japanese company will install the system on board the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s new P1 maritime patrol aircraft. According to CAE, the system is based on the MAD magnetometers the company supplies to navies around the world. It...
Pakistan might follow Azerbaijan’s decision to join Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter jet program named Kaan. At a recent event, Celal Sami Tufekci, deputy defense minister of Turkey, said defense officials will meet with their Pakistani counterparts in the coming weeks to discuss the official participation of the South Asian country. The Pakistani government has yet to...
The Department of Homeland Security has added Camel Group and Chenguang Biotech Group to its list of entities barred from doing business in the United States over concerns that the two China-based companies use forced labor. The interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, headed by the DHS, flagged the companies for practices that target members...
