U.S.-based HII and Australia’s Babcock Australasia are working with top universities to establish the AUKUS Workforce Alliance to develop the workforce needed to strengthen the Australian defense industry. The AWA, which counts the University of Adelaide, Curtin University and the University of NSW as academe partners, will combine knowledge, skills and experience from Australia, the...
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Australian Workers Undertake Placement at UK Nuclear Reactor Manufacturing Plant
Richard Marles, deputy prime minister of Australia, visited Australian personnel working alongside their British counterparts at a Rolls Royce nuclear reactor manufacturing site in Derby, England. During his visit, Marles toured the facility and observed the fabrication of the first nuclear propulsion plant components of the SSN-AUKUS submarine trilaterally developed by Australia, the United Kingdom and the...
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Eight Countries Join Canada’s 10th Counter-Explosive Exercise
Eight allied nations joined Exercise Ardent Defender, a counter-explosive training at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, from Oct. 20 to Nov. 2. According to a Canadian government press release, about 180 Canadian Armed Forces participants and some 150 military representatives from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the United...
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Australia Equips Papua New Guinea Defence Force With PAC 750 Aircraft
Australia has delivered two new PAC 750 aircraft to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. The handover, held in Port Moresby on Thursday, fulfilled an agreement that the two counties signed in March. The deal supports PNGDF’s efforts to modernize its air transport capability for domestic and regional operations. According to the Australian Defence Force,...
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DTC, Silentium to Develop Air Defense Solution With No Electromagnetic Signature
Domo Tactical Communications, a MIMO mesh provider based in Virginia, is working with Silentium Defence of Australia to develop an air defense radar system that can detect surface and airborne targets. The two companies will combine their technologies to produce a solution with no electromagnetic signature. Dave Huisenga, executive vice president and general manager for...
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UK Government Launches Engineering Biology for Defense Competition
The United Kingdom’s Defence and Security Accelerator, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of Defense, is seeking engineering biology technologies that can address defense and security-related challenges. On Tuesday, the organization launched Themed Competition: Engineering Biology for Defence and Security Phase 2. It is now accepting proposals for innovations that apply engineering biology...
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White House Facilitates Policy Discussions in Global Meeting to Combat Ransomware Attacks
The White House hosted the third meeting of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative in Washington, D.C., where delegates discussed new projects and policies to combat evolving cyberthreats. The 2023 edition of the CRI gathered 50 members, comprising 48 countries and two representatives from the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization. During the two-day...
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Polish Armed Forces Receive Initial Delivery of AW149 Helicopters From Leonardo
Leonardo DRS handed two AW149 helicopters to the Polish Land Forces during a ceremony at the 25th Air Cavalry Brigade in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland, on Monday. It is the Italian defense company’s initial delivery since the contract’s announcement in July 2022. According to Leonardo, the agreement with the Polish Ministry of Defence includes logistics, training...
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US Hosts Radiological, Nuclear Training for Slovenian Armed Forces, Civilian Agencies
Personnel from the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration have conducted training on how to respond to radiological emergencies with a United States ally in Europe. In Kranj, Slovenia, over 25 participants, including members of the Slovenian Armed Forces and Criminal Police Directorate, took part in the International Radiological and Nuclear Training for Emergency Response course. ...
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Anduril Industries Lands MoD Contract to Mature Force Protection Technology
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Anduril Industries a $20.6 million contract to advance the development of force protection technology for the Royal Air Force and the Strategic Command on Permanent Joint Operating Bases. Under the agreement, the company will work on Phase 3 of the MoD and Strategic Command’s Programme TALOS, which seeks...