The French Space Agency has awarded Airbus a contract to build and design two microwave radiometers for the Atmosphere Observing System: Convective Core Observations through MicrOwave Derivatives in the trOpics mission. AOS, a component of NASA’s Earth System Observatory, is a collaborative project between the United States and partner organizations in Canada, Japan, Italy and...
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Axiom Space Preparing for International Astronaut Mission to ISS in October
Axiom Space will send three astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary to the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 4, which will be launched as early as October on board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry the crew — Shubhanshu Shukla, Slawosz Uznanski and Tibor Kapu with American biochemistry...
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Poland Secures Offset Commitments to Sustain GE-Powered Apache Guardian Helicopters
GE Aerospace has offered Poland with training support as part of the Ministry of National Defence’s upcoming contract to acquire 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters. Under an offset deal, GE said it will work with two local entities — Military Aviation Works and the Military University of Technology — to equip the local workforce...
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Capgemini to Support UK Defense and Security Executive Agency’s Digital Transformation
The United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has tapped Capgemini to support its digital transformation. Under a three-year contract worth about $168 million, the French information technology services and consulting firm will help advance Dstl’s high-impact science and technology capabilities with a focus on end user, application and data management. Matt Howell, head of...
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Spanish Army Awards Rheinmetall $223M Contract to Supply Modular Propellant Systems for Artillery Application
Rheinmetall has received a $223.3 million order from the Spanish Army for 500,000 modular propellant systems for 155 mm extended-range artillery ammunition. Under a framework agreement, the company is expected to complete the delivery of the systems for the M109 and SIAC howitzers by 2025. The deal includes an option for Spain to extend the...
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General Dynamics European Land Systems Appoints Debora Cappucci Burke as VP, General Counsel
Military vehicle manufacturer General Dynamics European Land Systems has named Debora Cappucci Burke as vice president and general counsel. Burke, who most recently held the same role at General Dynamics NASSCO, announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post. According to her LinkedIn profile, the executive will lead a 12-person department with 10 attorneys, providing legal...
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EU Members, Norway Propose Regulations for Common Defense Procurement Initiative
The European Commission has received proposals to improve defense solution acquisitions through a program established under the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act. On Friday, the commission announced that 12 submissions from member states and Norway after it called for proposals to regulate the EDIRPA Work Program. The entries focused on three areas:...
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QinetiQ Wins $307M Aerial Training Services Contract With Bundeswehr; Steve Wadey Quoted
U.K. defense technology company QinetiQ will provide the German Armed Forces with aerial training services under a 10-year contract valued at $307 million, with a two-year extension option. QinetiQ said the procurement from the Bundeswehr, which covers Germany’s Air Force, Army, Navy and Special Forces, is the largest and longest service contract for the company’s...
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US OKs Slovakia’s Possible $600M Purchase of AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters
Slovakia is set to purchase 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the United States to strengthen its defense capabilities and address current and future threats. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the Department of State has approved the possible foreign military sale to the Slovakian government. Apart from the AH-1Z Viper helicopters, the proposal also...
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Accenture to Enhance Fiber, Mobile 5G Network Engineering Services With FiberMind Acquisition
Accenture has acquired Italian network services company Fibermind in a bid to enhance its fiber and mobile 5G network engineering services for customers. The acquisition was completed six weeks after Accenture announced its intent to buy Fibermind, which has over two decades of experience serving customers in the public and private sectors and established client...