The United States and Japan have announced a research partnership agreement to advance artificial intelligence capabilities. Top officials from the two countries sealed the AI teaming plan with a signing ceremony at the U.S. Department of Commerce Research Library in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. According to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the latest collaborative effort reflects...
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Japan Orders Multimillion-Dollar Unmanned Ground Vehicles From Rheinmetall Canada; Pietro Mazzei Quoted
Rheinmetall will manufacture autonomous unmanned ground vehicles for Japan. The German defense company recently secured a multimillion-dollar contract from the Japanese Ministry of Defence to deliver Mission Master SP UGVs by early 2025. Japanese company Marubeni Aerospace, the program’s prime contractor, will train under and collaborate with Rheinmetall on the UGVs’ delivery and support. The...
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Accenture Expands Business in Japan With Acquisition of System Integrator Climb
Accenture has announced a deal to acquire Climb, a Japanese company that provides system integration, IT infrastructure management and operations services. The acquisition will enable Accenture to use Climb’s expertise to support Japan-based companies’ digital transformation efforts and allow Climb’s local experts to strengthen Japan’s information communication technology sector, Accenture said. According to Atsushi Egawa,...
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Italy’s Fincantieri Prepares for Opportunities in Undersea Market Growth; Pierroberto Folgiero Quoted
Italian ship manufacturer Fincantieri is preparing for the anticipated growth of the undersea market over the coming years, according to company CEO Pierroberto Folgiero. In an interview with Breaking Defense, Folgiero predicted that the market would be worth up to $400 billion by 2030. “Underwater will be what was space 40 years ago,” the CEO...
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Canberra Bares Three Defense Science Appointments to Support Warfighting Capabilities
The Australian Department of Defence has announced the appointment of Emily Hilder as head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator, a new government agency formed in May 2023 to transition game-changing concepts into capabilities that provide a warfighting advantage to the Australian Defence Force. The department said Hilder brings 20 years of industry and academic...
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Lockheed Martin Conducts Spy-7 Radar Live Track Test for Japan’s Aegis-Equipped Ships
Lockheed Martin detected space objects using its AN/Spy-7(v)1 radar for Aegis system-equipped vessels during the technology’s first live track demonstration. From the company’s facility in Moorestown, New Jersey, the solid-state radar transmitted data to Amazon Web Services for processing. “The Spy-7 radar product line uses technology from the long-range discrimination radar program to enhance overall strength against evolving threats,” said Chandra...
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US, 4 Other Countries to Lead Work on Global Military AI Guardrails
The United States, Canada, Portugal, Bahrain and Austria will spearhead a one-year program to seek new safety standards for military use of artificial intelligence and automated systems. Breaking Defense reported that the countries were chosen during the inaugural plenary meeting of delegates from 46 out of the 53 countries that endorsed the U.S. Political Declaration...
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US, Japan Conduct Joint Exercise on Shipboard Cruise Missile Operations
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Self-Defense Force have conducted tomahawk land attack missile training aboard the USS McCampbell destroyer and a naval facility in Yokosuka, Japan. The Surface Combat Systems Training Command hosted the JSDF for the four-day exercise that trained Japanese naval officers to coordinate shipboard cruise missile operations. The event provided a...
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Raytheon Secures Contract to Upgrade Taiwan’s Decade-Old Missile, Aircraft Surveillance Radar
Raytheon Technologies has secured a contract to update Taiwan’s surveillance radar. A spokesperson for the U.S. Air Force told Breaking Defense that the upgrade will enhance the air surveillance capability of the decade-old technology. The Taiwan early warning radar was built in 2013 to allow Taipei to monitor its airspace and detect incoming ballistic and cruise missiles or...
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BlackBerry Seeks to Grow Asia-Pacific Footprint With Malaysian Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Debut; John Giamatteo Quoted
BlackBerry has announced the inauguration of its Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Kuala Lumpur to support Malaysia and Indo-Pacific countries in strengthening their cyberthreat response. The CCoE, which officially opened on Tuesday, is the Canadian software company’s first such facility in Asia Pacific and will provide training under the new BlackBerry Cybersecurity Curriculum. The curriculum...