The French Space Agency has awarded Airbus a contract to build and design two microwave radiometers for the Atmosphere Observing System: Convective Core Observations through MicrOwave Derivatives in the trOpics mission. AOS, a component of NASA’s Earth System Observatory, is a collaborative project between the United States and partner organizations in Canada, Japan, Italy and...
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Axiom Space Preparing for International Astronaut Mission to ISS in October
Axiom Space will send three astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary to the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 4, which will be launched as early as October on board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry the crew — Shubhanshu Shukla, Slawosz Uznanski and Tibor Kapu with American biochemistry...
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Australia Raises Threat Level Amid Speedy Radicalization, Violence and Extremism Concerns
The Australian government has elevated its terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable” — the midpoint of the country’s five-tier scale — for the first time since November 2022. AP News reported that the action, recommended by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, stems from a change in climate that has increased the danger of...
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Spanish Army Awards Rheinmetall $223M Contract to Supply Modular Propellant Systems for Artillery Application
Rheinmetall has received a $223.3 million order from the Spanish Army for 500,000 modular propellant systems for 155 mm extended-range artillery ammunition. Under a framework agreement, the company is expected to complete the delivery of the systems for the M109 and SIAC howitzers by 2025. The deal includes an option for Spain to extend the...
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General Dynamics European Land Systems Appoints Debora Cappucci Burke as VP, General Counsel
Military vehicle manufacturer General Dynamics European Land Systems has named Debora Cappucci Burke as vice president and general counsel. Burke, who most recently held the same role at General Dynamics NASSCO, announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post. According to her LinkedIn profile, the executive will lead a 12-person department with 10 attorneys, providing legal...
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US, SKorea Test Common Unmanned Surface Vessel, Poniard Rockets at RIMPAC Multinational Exercise
The U.S. and South Korean navies performed a live-fire exercise on July 12 as part of the Rim of the Pacific multinational exercise to test the capabilities of a common unmanned surface vessel as a unit escort in high-level unmanned scenarios. The exercise also aimed at validating the capabilities of the Poniard weapon system as...
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Anduril, Sumisho Aero-Systems to Demonstrate AI-Powered Platform for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; David Goodrich Quoted
Anduril Industries has partnered with Sumisho Aero-Systems to demonstrate how the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force can use the U.S. defense technology company’s Lattice open software platform to enhance situational awareness and command and control capabilities. Lattice, powered by artificial intelligence, is designed to gather, analyze and filter data from various sensors and systems to provide...
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Accenture to Enhance Fiber, Mobile 5G Network Engineering Services With FiberMind Acquisition
Accenture has acquired Italian network services company Fibermind in a bid to enhance its fiber and mobile 5G network engineering services for customers. The acquisition was completed six weeks after Accenture announced its intent to buy Fibermind, which has over two decades of experience serving customers in the public and private sectors and established client...
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L3Harris Launches Australian Center of Excellence for Electronic Warfare Technology
L3Harris Technologies has opened its new Center of Excellence for Electronic Warfare in Queensland to design and manufacture EW technology for the Australian military. The facility will also support the development of L3Harris’ space, intelligence and cyber products and the delivery of T4 and T7 robots to the Australian Defence Force under the Land-154 program,...
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Netherlands Reaches Agreement With US to Procure Lockheed’s Extended Range Missiles
The United States has formalized an agreement with the Netherlands to procure the latest version of Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range for the Dutch military forces. According to Lockheed, the missile, developed in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, provides continued significant long-range precision engagement capabilities for air-to-ground missions. The weapon can...