Airbus Defence and Space has secured regulatory approval from New Delhi to manufacture C295 aircraft parts and subassemblies in India. The work will see Airbus collaborate with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd to locally produce the aircraft components. Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt, vice president of the C295 India Program at Airbus, said the certification awarded by India’s...
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UK to Boost Industry Partnerships to Accelerate Drone Development
The United Kingdom seeks to strengthen its partnership with the unmanned aerial system industry as part of its new strategy to provide its armed forces with drone capabilities in an accelerated manner. Under the U.K. Defence Drone Strategy, the British government will invest $5.71 billion over the next decade to speed up the experimentation, testing...
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Saudi Arabia Still Wants to Join UK-Italy-Japan Fighter Jet Program
Saudi Arabia wants to join the Global Combat Air Program, a multinational initiative to develop a new sixth-generation fighter jet, but local production remains the Middle Eastern nation’s top priority. Ahmad Al-Ohali, governor of the Saudi government’s general authority for military industries, told Breaking Defense at the World Defense Show that the kingdom is having...
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Lockheed Martin Explores Partnerships in Sweden’s Aerospace Industry
Lockheed Martin and tactical IT company MilDef Group of Helsingborg, Sweden, have agreed to explore an industrial partnership and boost Swedish aerospace capability. The U.S. defense contractor said the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to identify new collaborative opportunities as it offers its C-130J-30 Super Hercules for consideration to the Swedish Air Force....
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QinetiQ, UK Issue Open Source AI Tool to Accelerate Development Process
QinetiQ and the U.K Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have released an artificial intelligence tool as open source software to speed up its evolution. Giving the public access to Primary-level AI Training Environment, created under Dstl’s Autonomous Resilient Cyber Defence program, will allow the general developer community to participate in tweaking the software, QinetiQ said....
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Jacobs To Support Ireland’s Sustainable Transportation Development
Engineering services company Jacobs has secured a new contract from Ireland’s National Transport Authority to guide its development of accessible and sustainable transportation infrastructure across the country. Under the contract, Jacobs will advise the NTA and support local transport, urban centers and other area-based projects. It will also be involved in policy creation and other general...
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Rheinmetall to Produce Ammunition for Ukraine Under New Joint Venture
A Ukrainian company has signed a memorandum of agreement with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall to establish a joint venture that will produce and supply ammunition to Ukraine. Called Ukrainian Competence Center for Ammunition, the new company will manufacture a six-digit number of 155 mm caliber bullets annually in an artillery ammunition plant Rheinmetall will build...
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Lockheed, Rhea Group to Develop Secure Control System for Future UK Military Satellites
The U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support has awarded Lockheed Martin and Rhea Group $5 million contracts to provide a secure control system for the United Kingdom’s military satellites. The selected companies awarded under the MoD’s Project Beroe will help develop a software solution to capture and process onboard system data for satellite...
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Eric Freeman Takes Helm at Leidos UK and Europe
Science and technology company Leidos has announced the promotion of Eric Freeman to CEO for its operations in the United Kingdom and Europe. Formerly chief operating officer at Leidos UK and Europe, Freeman replaces Simon Fovargue, who retired at the end of 2023. Freeman’s new roles include managing Leidos UK’s internal organization and the operations...
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US General: Developing Space Asset Alliances Vital to Securing European Peace, Defense
The U.S. is committed to working with its allies to leverage space assets and capabilities to defend peace and security in Europe. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, deputy commander of U.S. European Command, wrote in an opinion piece on SpaceNews that services components such as the newly established US Space Forces Europe and Africa...