Brazilian electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft manufacturer Eve Air Mobility has selected Embraer-CAE Training Services to lead training initiatives related to its concept eVTOL aircraft. The aircraft will be offered as part of the Eve TechCare all-in-one service portfolio. The Embraer-CAE joint venture will deliver a training program for pilots, maintenance professionals and ground...
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Disarmament Organizations List Benefits, Concerns Over Access to AI, Other Emerging Technologies
Representatives of United Nations-adjacent disarmament agencies have highlighted the benefits of and concerns over the accessibility of artificial intelligence, unmanned systems and other emerging technologies. On the sidelines of a recent meeting of the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee, Hong Li of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons highlighted how large language...
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Nokia to Spearhead Efforts to Explore Possible 6G Use Cases
The European Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking has tapped Finnish telecommunications solutions provider Nokia to lead the SUSTAIN-6G lighthouse project, a European Commission-funded initiative to identify ways 6G could provide a better future. Under the deal, the Espoo, Finland-based firm will lead a group of innovators to explore potential uses of the next-generation telecom...
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Joint US-South Korea Science and Technology Partnership to Help AUKUS Pillar 2
South Korea and the United States are forming a new vice-minister-level joint defense science and technology executive committee to advance emerging technologies and prepare the East Asian nation for participation in Pillar 2 of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership. South Korean Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun announced the proposed committee while he was in...
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Australia Taps Thales, Lockheed Martin to Enhance Local Defense Manufacturing Capabilities
The Australian government is collaborating with Thales and Lockheed Martin to boost domestic defense solutions manufacturing. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence announced that the Albanese government has tapped Thales to build, establish and commission a 155-millimeter M795 artillery ammunition facility in the country. The factory, to be built at the Benalla Munitions Facility, is...
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RTX to Deliver Air-to-Air Missiles Under Denmark’s Proposed FMS Deal
U.S. aerospace and defense contractor RTX could provide Denmark with AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related logistics and program support to Denmark under a possible $744 million foreign military sales program deal. Copenhagen’s request, which was recently approved by the U.S. Department of State, aims to acquire up to 203 AIM-120D-3 missiles, up...
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UK Royal Navy Unveils Planned Upgrades for Cornwall Military Base
The United Kingdom’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation is updating several 820 Naval Air Squadron facilities at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, England. The $129 million deal, awarded on behalf of the Royal Navy to Kier Construction, with Mott MacDonald acting as technical services provider, will cover the refurbishment of the squadron’s hangars and other...
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Embraer, Czech Republic Sign Deal for New Transport Aircraft
Brazilian aerospace solutions manufacturer Embraer will deliver two C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft to the Czech Republic. On Friday, the Czech Ministry of Defense signed a contract for the Embraer NATO-standard systems, part of an effort to modernize the capabilities of the nation’s air force. Under the deal, the Brazilian multinational will also deliver comprehensive...
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Ukraine Receives Additional Rheinmetall Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has delivered over 20 additional Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, enhancing the eastern European nation’s defense capabilities amid a conflict with Russia. The latest turnover brings the total number of Kyiv’s systems to about 200. The delivery, coursed through the so-called ring exchanges, includes Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles fitted...
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US, Australia Participate in Bilateral Operations in Strait of Malacca
The U.S. and Australian navies participated in bilateral operations in the Strait of Malacca from Sunday to Wednesday, aiming to ensure a free, open Indo-Pacific. The four-day drills saw the U.S. Navy’s USS Dewey Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Stuart Anzac-class frigate engage in several exercises, including formation sailing, maritime communications...