Salesforce has established its first artificial intelligence center in London. According to Zahra Bahrololoumi, U.K. and Ireland CEO at Salesforce, the company chose London to emphasize its commitment to working closely with its partners and customers in a fast-growing region for AI. “AI has the potential to drive major growth for U.K. businesses, with the...
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ExoAnalytic Solutions Acquiring 3S Northumbria to Provide Enhanced SSA Services
ExoAnalytic Solutions is acquiring 3S Northumbria, a British startup specializing in space technology and data integration and providing solutions for space situational awareness. The acquisition is expected to improve ExoAnalytic’s data sharing and operational coordination capabilities and expand its SSA service portfolio and presence in the United Kingdom and other European countries. According to Douglas...
Airbus, Avincis to Explore eVTOL Operation Opportunities in Europe
Airbus and Avincis have agreed to collaborate on developing advanced air mobility and explore potential applications of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in Europe. Avincis, a European aviation services provider, has already established an operational network that supports emergency medical services, search and rescue, and firefighting, among other missions. The company operates a fleet...
Bombardier Aircraft Outfitted With SIGINT System for German Armed Forces
The first of three Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft equipped with the modified Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System will soon undergo ground testing and flight demonstration. Under a partnership with Hensoldt, Bombardier Defense and Lufthansa Technik Defense are tasked with providing the foundational modification work package and integrating the PEGASUS signal intelligence system into the aircraft,...
HII Appoints Executives to Facilitate Efforts Supporting AUKUS Goals
HII Mission Technologies has appointed Tim Brown as vice president of operations for HII Nuclear Australia. In the said role, Brown will lead HII’s efforts supporting Pillar 1 of the trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific region between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The AUKUS Pillar 1 initiative focuses on helping Australia...
Treasury Department Designates Iranian Entities, Executive Involved in Drone Parts Procurement; Brian Nelson Quoted
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned four Iranian entities and an executive for enabling the production of components for Iran‘s unmanned aerial vehicle program. Brian Nelson, undersecretary of the treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, said the restrictive measures, including blocking of assets, aim to “disrupt Iran’s production and...
Ultra I&C Participates at NATO Network Assessment Event to Support Marine Corps CJADC2 Effort
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has deployed its ADSI tactical command and control system to a NATO network assessment event in support of the U.S. Marine Corps. The company is under a cooperative research and development agreement with Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, through which Ultra I&C used the ADSI solution to connect joint and...
EDA to Focus on Collaborative Defense, Joint Capability Acquisition; Jiri Sedivy Quoted
The European Defence Agency will support the defense ministries of European Union member states in developing and producing defense capabilities under the newly approved 2024 Long-Term Review. The latest LTR, which received the approval of 27 defense ministers at the EDA Steering Board meeting, updates EDA’s core tasks to five, with a focus on joint...
European Defence Agency Opens Registration for UAS Safe Integration Projects
The European Defence Agency is inviting interested parties to register and participate in four projects to ensure the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems into European airspace. For the first project, the EDA intends to award up to $1.63 million to develop and demonstrate small and tactical UAS units with sensors powered by artificial intelligence...
UK Solicits Proposals for Deception Technology Concepts for British Army
The U.K. government is seeking new deception technology concepts for the British Army through a Defence and Security Accelerator competition. The novel technologies, including decoys of personnel, military activities, in-service platforms, systems and hubs, are critical to 21st-century land operations, during which militaries use advanced sensors and weapons. According to DASA, capabilities that can deceive...