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Air Force B-52H Bomber Conducts Simulated Weapons Drop in Finland

The U.S. Air Force deployed two B-52H Stratofortress bombers in Finland on Nov. 25 to perform a simulated weapons drop, along with Finnish F/A-18C Hornets and Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripens, as part of Bomber Task Force 25-1. The exercise, which presented Finland’s role as a NATO ally, contributed to strengthening the alliance’s...

Belgian National, Regional Governments Select Zivver Platform to Prevent Data Leaks
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Belgian National, Regional Governments Select Zivver Platform to Prevent Data Leaks

Federal and regional governments in Belgium have selected Zivver to provide secure digital communications to ensure compliance with regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation and NIS2. Under a framework deal, public sector entities will have access to the Dutch security company’s email and file exchange platform built with encryption, authentication and security layers...

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Bombardier Names Caroline Maso as Chief Human Resources Officer

Bombardier has appointed former Pratt & Whitney executive Caroline Maso as chief human resources officer, effective early in 2025. Reporting to Bombardier President and CEO Eric Martel, Maso will lead the company’s HR practice in all countries where it operates, taking advantage of her two-decade experience in operational and strategic HR practices, including in the...

UK Minister Warns Against Russian Cyberattack on Countries Supporting Ukraine
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UK Minister Warns Against Russian Cyberattack on Countries Supporting Ukraine

Pat McFadden, British minister for intergovernmental relations, has warned NATO allies against Russian cyber criminals targeting countries supporting Ukraine, Reuters reported. In a speech at the NATO Cyber Defence Conference in London on Monday, McFadden, who as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is the highest ranking minister in Keir Stamer’s Cabinet, discussed how malicious...

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Rolls-Royce Submarines Opens Glasgow Office to Support AUKUS Nuclear Attack Boat Build Programs

Rolls-Royce Submarines has opened its new Glasgow office funded by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to enhance support for the Astute- and Dreadnought-class boat build programs and other Royal Navy requirements under the AUKUS trilateral security partnership. “The opening of the new Rolls-Royce office in Glasgow is a clear demonstration of the government’s commitment to...

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European Governments Urged to Procure Products, Services From Space Startups

European governments support the research and development initiatives of space startups through grants, but such a funding approach does not create a competitive environment where emerging companies are encouraged to grow, company executives and investors said at a Space Tech Expo Europe panel discussion on Wednesday. According to Sven Meyer-Brunswick, principal at Alpine Space Ventures,...

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British Army Demonstrates New Howitzer at Finland-Hosted NATO Exercise

The British Army has fired its new Archer Mobile Howitzer artillery system for the first time at the ongoing NATO Exercise Dynamic Front 25 military training in Finland. Procured from Sweden in 2023, the howitzer features a fully automated gun that can fire more than eight rounds a minute at a range of 50 kilometers....

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Norway Seeks Strategic Partnership With Allied Country to Procure New Anti-Submarine Frigates

The Norwegian Ministry of Defence plans to meet with government officials from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States to identify its strategic partner in replacing the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates with new anti-submarine vessels. Under a recently approved strategy for the Norwegian Armed Forces, the ministry will acquire at least...

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US, Australia Publish Updated BianLian Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory

U.S. and Australian agencies have updated a joint advisory on the tactics, techniques and procedures that the BianLian ransomware uses, informing organizations about new methods malicious actors employ to compromise critical infrastructure systems. The additional TTPs were discovered through industry threat intelligence and investigations by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the...

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NNSA Completes Nuclear Nonproliferation-Related Project in Japan

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has completed the conversion of the Kyoto University Critical Assembly Core C from proliferation-sensitive highly enriched uranium to high-assay low enriched uranium fuel. Switching to HALEU fuel will enable KUCA’s Core C to perform advanced research and human resource development missions with a lower proliferation risk...

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