Commerce, California-based FDH Aero said it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the city of Sacheon in South Korea to jointly support the country’s space exploration goals established under the Korea AeroSpace Administration. Launched in May, the Sacheon-based KASA aims to accomplish moon and Mars landings in the next two decades and develop...
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Cybersecurity Advisory Warns of North Korean Espionage Campaign
The United States, the United Kingdom, and South Korea have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn against a North Korean cyber espionage campaign. According to the advisory, hacker groups known as Andariel, Onyx Sleet, DarkSeoul, Silent Chollima, and Stonefly/Clasiopa operate under Pyongyang’s intelligence agency, the Reconnaissance General Bureau. The threat actors primarily target defense,...
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Space Forces Indo-Pacific Command Names New Senior Enlisted Leader
The U.S. Space Forces–Indo-Pacific Command has named Chief Master Sgt. Jason Childers as senior enlisted leader of the command. The component command, established in 2022 to manage military space operations in the region, is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. Childers replaces CMSgt. Leomel Abueg, who is taking on a new role at...
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Collins Aerospace to Invest $250M in New Singapore Manufacturing Facility; Henry Brooks Quoted
Collins Aerospace will build a new $250 million manufacturing facility in Singapore. “This new facility will be a hub of innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technology to support aerospace components’ design, development and production,” Henry Brooks, president of Power & Controls at Collins Aerospace, said Wednesday. Construction of the new factory at Seletar Aerospace Park will begin...
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US Air Force to Send More F-16s to Osan Base to Form ‘Super Squadron’; Lt. Gen. David Iverson Quoted
The U.S. 7th Air Force in South Korea will deploy nine F-16 Fighting Falcons to Osan Air Base to test a “super squadron” concept. The aircraft, together with 150 aircrews and combat support personnel, will deploy from Kunsan Air Base, where the 8th Fighter Wing operates. The F-16s will bring the number of aircraft assigned to Osan’s...
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US Eyes Military Sustainment Centers in Five Indo-Pacific Allied Countries; Christopher Lowman Quoted
The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to start working with five Indo-Pacific allies on building military maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities under a regional framework that it plans to develop and launch across its overseas commands. Christopher Lowman, assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, said in a Pentagon briefing Thursday that the regional sustainment...
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Lockheed Martin Outlines F-16 Offset Program for Thai Air Force
Lockheed Martin has proposed to support Thailand in improving its manufacturing workforce and aerospace engineering capabilities should the country obtain the F-16 Block 70/72. Bangkok had detailed in March its procurement plans over the next decade, with the latest Lockheed iteration and Saab’s Gripen emerging as top contenders. On Monday, the defense contractor said it...
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New AI Cooperation Agreement Aims to Boost US-Singapore Defense Alliance
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Singapore Ministry of Defence have established a framework for technical collaboration on data analytics and artificial intelligence under a newly released statement of intent. The SOI — signed on Monday by Radha Iyengar Plumb, DOD’s chief digital and AI officer, and Brig. Gen. Yew Chee Leung, Singapore Ministry...
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Indopacom Chief Broaches Possibility of Nuclear-Powered Submarines in SKorea
The newly appointed commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said South Korea may acquire nuclear-powered submarines in the future amid increasing tension with neighboring North Korea. In an interview with South Korean reporters on Thursday, Adm. Samuel Paparo said the possibility of introducing SSNs in the region depends on the result of its operational analysis. “From...
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Northrop Grumman, Mitsubishi Electric Extend Collaboration With Mission Solutions MOU; Kenn Todorov Quoted
Northrop Grumman and Mitsubishi Electric are planning to jointly pursue industrial co-production opportunities for various strategic mission solutions in the United States and Japan. The cooperation, provided in a memorandum of understanding that Northrop announced on Wednesday, extends to partnership in logistics and sustainment of key military capabilities such as electronic warfare, radar, underwater sensors and...
