The cybersecurity agencies of New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have published a joint guidance to help organizations procure secure-by-design technologies. According to the document “Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies,” a purchaser should assess a product and its manufacturer before buying to ensure it is within an organization’s risk tolerance....
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Australia to Invest Billions to Improve Northern Territory Bases; Pat Conroy Quoted
The Australian government will invest up to $11.83 billion over the next 10 years to upgrade military bases and defense capabilities in the Northern Territory. The investment under the 2024 Integrated Investment Program supports the latest National Defence Strategy. Pat Conroy, Australian minister for defense industry, said the government is increasing defense spending to provide...
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SSC Partners With Perigee to Develop Joint Orbital Satellite Launch Service
Swedish Space Corp. and South Korean rocket company Perigee have teamed up to offer a joint satellite launch service at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. SSC owns and operates the space center, which will host its first orbital flight in 2025 with Perigee’s Blue Whale 1 rocket. Under the partnership, SSC and Perigee will...
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Lockheed Secures Polish Defense Ministry Approval for Wisla Offset Projects
Lockheed Martin confirmed that the Polish Ministry of National Defence has approved five Wisla phase one offset projects focused on Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement and air and missile defense. In partnership with local industry players Wojskowe Zaklady Elektroniczne and Wojakowe Zaklady Lotnicze Nr. 2, Lockheed helped Polish companies increase their technical capabilities and...
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Defense Leaders Condemn Destabilizing Activities, Missile Launches in East Asia
The top defense officials of the United States, Australia and Japan expressed their opposition to “concerning and destabilizing” activities in East Asia during the 13th Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting in Hawaii on Thursday. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
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NATO Allies Participate in Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise
NATO Allied Maritime Command has kicked off a nearly two-week anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare exercise in Norway, with participants from 10 member countries. Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 24 trains submarine crews to respond to threats from below the sea surface and helps surface vessels and air assets improve their detection of submarines and address undersea...
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ST Engineering Names Jeffrey Lam as Group COO
ST Engineering has appointed Jeffrey Lam as group chief operating officer. As group COO, Lam will enhance operational and cost efficiencies, ensure workplace safety and promote synergistic collaboration in the company. Lam will perform the responsibilities associated with his new role in addition to the existing work he has been doing as president of the...
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US Army Awards HAWK Depot-Level Diagnostic, Repair Services Contract to Sielman
The U.S. Army has awarded Sielman a $49.94 million contract modification to provide depot-level diagnostic and repair services for the Homing All the Way Killer Missile System and subassemblies in support of foreign military sales customers. According to a sole source award notice posted on SAM .gov, the contract work will be performed in two...
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US to Revoke Licenses for Firearm Exports to High-Risk Countries; Gina Raimondo Quoted
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security will cancel all existing licenses for firearms exports to nongovernment end users in countries identified by the Department of State as high-risk destinations. The move is part of changes to the agency’s licensing policy for exports of firearms, ammunition and related components, which are expected...
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US Treasury Sanctions Iran-Affiliated Company Supplying Drones to Russia
Sahara Thunder, a company identified as a front for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, faces sanctions in the United States for facilitating the design, development, manufacture and sale of drones in support of Russia’s war in Europe. According to the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Russian government...