Ultra Intelligence & Communications demonstrated its Air Defense System Integrator’s key capabilities during CWIX in Poland, an annual NATO event designed to improve interoperability. ADSI, a command and control solution for the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept, offers users seamless interoperability and improved mission effectiveness. Its benefits include cloud and tactical edge flexibility,...
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Poland OKs Apache Helicopter Acquisition Under $10B US Foreign Military Sales Deal
The Polish government has signed a letter of offer and acceptance formalizing its intent to acquire 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters under the United States’s Foreign Military Sales program. According to Bloomberg, the $10 billion agreement is a major military purchase by Warsaw. Vince Logsdon, vice president of international business development at Boeing, said...
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Canada Building New Quick Reaction Alert Facility to Support NORAD Operations
A new $120 million quick reaction alert facility under construction at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville will house a new fleet of flight-ready CF-35A fighter jets to enhance support for North American Aerospace Defense Command operations. NORAD, a joint organization between the United States and Canada, conducts aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning missions to...
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US Approves Potential $19B Sale of F-15 Jets, Upgrades to Israel
The U.S. Department of State has authorized the potential sale of F-15 fighter jets and related equipment to Israel for an estimated $18.82 billion. Israel requested 50 new F-15IA aircraft and “mid-life modification kits” to upgrade its 25 existing F-15Is to F-15I+s. The package also includes engines, radars, missiles and other military equipment, with deliveries expected...
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Dataminr Executive: NATO Needs to Embrace AI, Interoperability Amid Growing Cyberattacks
NATO needs to embrace greater interoperability and artificial intelligence-enabled solutions to improve its cyber defense capabilities amid growing threats in the region, according to Dana Barnes, president of government at AI firm Dataminr. In a blog post on the Dataminr website, Barnes, a Wash100 winner, wrote that despite NATO’s initiatives to respond to cyberattacks and...
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New Zealand, Australia Test Combat Readiness, Interoperability in Exercise Diamond Run Joint Military Drills
New Zealand and Australian forces are participating in Exercise Diamond Run, a large-scale joint warfighting exercise in Queensland. According to the New Zealand Defence Force, over 2,000 personnel from the New Zealand Army’s 1st Brigade and the Australian Army’s 7th Brigade are involved in the three-week training event to enhance interoperability between the two nations....
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Royal Australian Navy Completes First SM-6 Firing
The Royal Australian Navy fired its first Standard Missile 6 on Saturday during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. The acquisition is part of an initiative to improve Australia’s lethality and long-range strike capability. The SM-6 was fired from the HMAS Sydney during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. After the activity, the missile will be deployed across the...
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US Army Demos Allied Interoperability in NATO’s Paladin Strike Military Drills
The U.S. Army deployed its 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to the Paladin Strike field exercise in Latvia from Aug. 5 to 8 to demonstrate coordinated land combat tactics with NATO allies. Warfighters from Canada, Latvia, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom also participated in the exercise...
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First of Five C-130J Super Hercules to New Zealand
New Zealand has received the first of five C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifters from Lockheed Martin. The C-130Js, purchased through a Foreign Military Sale agreement with the U.S. Air Force to replace the New Zealand Defence Force’s C-130H planes, will be operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No. 40 Squadron at RNZAF Base...
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Norway Gets Green Light for $580M HIMARS Purchase
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential $580 million arms package for Norway. Norway’s request includes 16 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, 15 M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead pods, 15 M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary high explosive pods and 100 M57 Army Tactical Missile System pods. Lockheed...