Swedish defense firm Saab has expanded its collaboration with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency to include innovations in future underwater technologies. The two entities formalized the deal on Wednesday during the Sweden-Singapore Royal Business Forum, signing an expanded memorandum of understanding to develop solutions improving maritime security and resilience. The cooperation builds on a...
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Equinix to Expand Asia-Pacific Footprint With New Singapore Data Center
Equinix, a Redwood, California-based digital infrastructure company, is investing an initial $260 million to establish its sixth International Business Exchange data center in Singapore. Called SG6, the new IBX aims to support the delivery of digital infrastructure vital to the development artificial intelligence capabilities across industries in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region, Equinix said Tuesday....
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NNSA Completes Nuclear Nonproliferation-Related Project in Japan
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has completed the conversion of the Kyoto University Critical Assembly Core C from proliferation-sensitive highly enriched uranium to high-assay low enriched uranium fuel. Switching to HALEU fuel will enable KUCA’s Core C to perform advanced research and human resource development missions with a lower proliferation risk...
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Elbit Systems Secures $355M Order for Rocket Launchers, Drones
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has received an order worth $355 million from an unnamed European country to supply Precise and Universal Launching Systems rocket launchers and rockets and Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems. According to Elbit Systems President and CEO Bezhalel Machlis, the company’s advanced defense solutions will help enhance its customer’s operational efficiency...
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Canada Taps BlackBerry to Train Malaysia, SEA Cyber Professionals
Canada will work with software firm BlackBerry to train cyber professionals from Malaysia and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to improve their capabilities in defending against digital threats. Under the $2.8 million investment, the Ontario-based cybersecurity company will collaborate with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst to equip the ASEAN region’s...
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Curtiss-Wright, KAL to Demonstrate Open Systems Architecture Standard for Radar
U.S. aviation firm Curtiss-Wright has partnered with Korean Airlines Ltd to advance flight avionics systems for future unmanned aerial vehicles using Sensor Open Systems Architecture technical standards. The collaboration will see KAL’s Research & Development Group demonstrate how the technical standards can deliver advanced command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The...
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US, India Seek Satellite Tracking Solutions in New INDUS-X Challenge
The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit and India’s Innovations for Defence Excellence have launched the Dual Horizons: U.S.-India Satellite Tracking Challenge, seeking detection and tracking solutions for satellites in contested, low Earth orbit environments. In collaboration with the U.S. Space Force-Indo-Pacific and the Space Domain Awareness Tools, Application & Processing, DIU and IDEX are looking for...
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JSW of India to Invest in Manufacturing Facility for Shield AI’s VTOL Drone
JSW Defence, an Indian manufacturer of defense equipment, will invest around $90 million in the next two years to build a production facility for Shield AI’s vertical takeoff and landing drone, V-BAT, designed for reconnaissance, surveillance and intelligence missions. Shield AI entered into an agreement with JSW Defence to establish a global production hub in...
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UK Signs Deal With Singapore to Advance AI Research, Policy Development
The United Kingdom and Singapore are collaborating to advance artificial intelligence research and develop shared policies that enhance public trust in the emerging technology. Peter Kyle, the U.K.’s secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, signed an agreement with Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo in London on Wednesday formalizing the...
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Canada Orders TikTok Unit Closure, Cites National Security Concerns
Canada has ordered the winding up of TikTok Technology Canada Inc., a unit of Chinese IT company ByteDance that oversees the social media platform’s operations in the North American nation. Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne, who made the announcement on Wednesday, said the move aligns with the Investment Canada Act, which...