Anduril Industries has teamed up with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency and the Republic of Singapore Air Force to explore how manned and unmanned systems can work together on the battlefield. Announced at the Singapore Defence Technology Summit 2025, the partnership will focus on how mixed teams of human soldiers and robotic systems can...
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Singapore Armed Forces Taps Oracle for Digital Modernization
The Singapore Armed Forces’ Digital and Intelligence Service will gain access to the Oracle Cloud Isolated Region under an agreement between Oracle and the Defence Science and Technology Agency. In a statement announcing the agreement on Tuesday, Oracle said using the Oracle facility’s secure environment will enable the modernization of SAF’s digital capabilities, including the...
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Oracle Launches AI Center of Excellence in Singapore
Oracle has established an artificial intelligence center of excellence in Singapore to accelerate AI adoption and innovation across Southeast Asia. Part of the Oracle Solution Center, the Oracle AI Centre of Excellence seeks to bring together stakeholders to help organizations leverage advancements in AI. The company said the new facility will provide a digital and...
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US, Japan Conduct First Fast Reactor Fuel Safety Test in Decades
The Idaho National Laboratory has conducted the first safety test on high-burnup fast reactor fuel in over two decades. The test, performed at INL’s Transient Reactor Test facility, is part of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency to advance fast reactor fuel development. According to DOE, the...
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US Approves Proposed Support Equipment, Services for Japan’s Hypermissile
The U.S. Department of State has approved Japan’s potential $200 million acquisition of Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles Capability Support and related equipment. The planned Foreign Military Sale transaction covers hardware and support services to assist the East Asian nation’s HVGP capability, including test preparation and transportation support. If the deal goes through, Tokyo will gain...
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Singapore Boosts Defense Budget, Plans Major Acquisitions
Singapore has raised its defense budget for fiscal year 2025 by 12.4 percent to $17.5 billion. According to a Defense News report, while this adjustment addresses project delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen stated that future growth will be moderated to keep defense spending within 3 percent of the island...
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SandboxAQ Extends Support as UN AI Hub Founding Member
The United Nations International Computing Centre has accepted artificial intelligence-powered solutions provider SandboxAQ as a founding member of the AI Hub, a primary AI solutions provider and resource center for the U.N. system and international partners. The AI Hub will act as a center of excellence, gathering experts to assist the intergovernmental organization in using...
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ICT Trade Group: India Must Work With Industry for Workable Data Privacy Rules
India needs to work closely with industry to make the implementation of the government’s Digital Personal Data Protection rules more workable and aligned with best practices, according to the Washington-based trade group Information Technology Industry Council. ITI, which advocates for the information and communications technology industry, has some of the world’s leading innovation companies as...
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US B-52 Bombers Conduct Joint Weapons Drop Exercise in Turkey
Two US B-52H Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Royal Air Force Fairford have completed a combined Bomber Task Force mission in Turkey. Called Spartan Sword, the Thursday mission involved Turkish F-16s escorting the bombers before they conducted inert weapons drops with Turkish Joint Terminal Attack Controllers 150 miles northwest of...
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US Approves $2.7B Emergency Arms Sales to Israel
The U.S. Department of State has approved two separate emergency foreign military sales to Israel, totaling an estimated $2.7 billion in munitions, guidance kits and related support. The larger sale, valued at $2.04 billion, includes over 35,000 MK 84 or BLU-117 general-purpose bomb bodies and 4,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads. It also encompasses spare parts, transportation support, engineering...