Boeing has secured a $450.5 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide command and control capabilities to the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program. The sole source acquisition contract calls for Boeing’s delivery of radars, self-protection solutions and mission computers, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday. The company will work...
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UK to Join US-Bahrain Security Framework
The United Kingdom will join the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement, a security framework between the United States and Bahrain. According to a Breaking Defense report, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani confirmed the news during the Manama Dialogue on Friday. The U.S. Department of State described the framework, signed in September...
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US, Bahrain Collaborate to Ensure Safe Maritime Navigation in Middle East
The United States and Bahrain are collaborating on the Geospatial Acceleration Initiative to improve navigation for their maritime forces in the Middle East. The cooperation will see the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and several Bahraini organizations generate and share hydrographic, aeronautical and topographic geospatial foundation data, ensuring freedom of navigation in the region’s waters. The White...
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NATO Official: New Cyber Center to Combine Alliance’s Threat Response Capabilities
NATO is set to launch a new cyber center based in Mons, Belgium, to enhance the military alliance’s response to cyber threats. “This center will allow us to better combine the way in which we are monitoring the threat, the way we are controlling the attack surface of the enterprise [and] the way we are...
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RTX to Provide Netherlands With $807M Worth of AMRAAM Units
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential sale of AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles to the Netherlands, valued at up to $807 million. Amsterdam plans to acquire 226 AIM-120D3 AMRAAMs, five guidance sections with precision positioning and an integrated test vehicle. Additional items include control sections, support equipment and spare parts, encryption...
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DOD Official: US-Canada Pilot Achieves ICAM Link With Potential for NATO Use
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of the Chief Information Officer and its Canadian counterpart have initiated a joint pilot program that achieved a federated identity, credential and access management, or ICAM, connection between their armed forces. Leslie Beavers, acting CIO at DOD, told DefenseScoop that the program will build momentum from the initial U.S.-Canadian...
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New NATO Digital Foundry Project to Seek Industry Collaboration
The NATO Communications and Information Agency will organize the NATO Digital Foundry project to open opportunities for collaboration on new technologies with industry, nonprofits and other alliance stakeholders. According to Antonio Calderon, NCIA chief technology officer, the project is an offshoot of the agency’s first technology strategy for NATO to acquire innovative digital capabilities for...
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Japan Picks GA-ASI’s SeaGuardian for Maritime Defense Drone Program
Japan has chosen General Atomics’ SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle program. The decision follows a trial period known as the Medium-Altitude, Long Endurance RPA System Trial Operations Project, during which the defense force used the SeaGuardian for various tests, including evaluating its potential to replace...
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Sweden, US Special Forces Seek to Improve Collaboration
The United States and Sweden have agreed to improve cooperation between their special forces. Officials from both nations affirmed their commitment with a statement of intent signed on Tuesday. While no further details were disclosed, Christopher P. Maier, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, shared that the document signifies both...
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US OKs $65M Sale of Tactical Comms Support Services to Taiwan
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential foreign military sale worth $65 million for extended support services related to Taiwan’s tactical communications network. The possible sale involves follow-on support services for Improved Mobile Subscriber Equipment and Experimental Force systems, which the the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States had...