Ultra Intelligence & Communications has introduced its Archer family of troposcatter beyond-line-of-sight communication systems for the global defense market. The company said Archer has demonstrated the capability of sustained communications beyond 185 kilometers and meets the U.S. Army’s standards for a secure communication platform. Chris Bishop, Ultra I&C chief growth officer and a Potomac Officers...
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BlackBerry Seeks to Grow Asia-Pacific Footprint With Malaysian Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Debut; John Giamatteo Quoted
BlackBerry has announced the inauguration of its Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Kuala Lumpur to support Malaysia and Indo-Pacific countries in strengthening their cyberthreat response. The CCoE, which officially opened on Tuesday, is the Canadian software company’s first such facility in Asia Pacific and will provide training under the new BlackBerry Cybersecurity Curriculum. The curriculum...
Ultra I&C’s New Cyber Centre of Excellence to Support UK CyberFirst Program; Richard Dingley Quoted
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has expanded its operations in the United Kingdom with the opening of a flagship facility in Maidenhead. The Cyber Centre of Excellence facility will provide jobs for 250 engineers and support the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberFirst program designed to encourage talented students to build a careers in the cybersecurity...
Carahsoft to Expand Public Sector Access to Blackberry’s Cyber Solutions
BlackBerry has entered into a distribution partnership with Carahsoft to increase public sector access to its cybersecurity solutions portfolio. Brandi Hiebert, the sales director leading the BlackBerry team at Carahsoft, said the collaboration reflects a joint commitment to provide organizations with tools to combat cyberthreats. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will offer BlackBerry products to state...
QinetiQ Demos New Uncrewed Aerial Targets in New Mexico Tests
QinetiQ has completed flight tests on the first two uncrewed aerial targets it is developing for the U.S. Department of Defense under the High Energy Laser Measurement Rattler program and a company-funded research and development project. The Rattler Supersonic Target tests were conducted at the White Sands Missile Range’s High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility...
QinetiQ US Appoints Andrew DelFavero as Capture Management VP
QinetiQ US has named Andrew DelFavero as vice president for capture management. DelFavero, who brings over two decades of business development, capture strategy and project management experience, announced the appointment on social media. According to his LinkedIn profile, DelFavero joined QinetiQ US after nearly two years of serving as Peraton’s senior director of business development....
Nokia, STL to Develop Advanced Connectivity Solutions for Enterprise Customers
Nokia will work with India’s Sterlite Technologies Ltd to develop and deploy advanced enterprise connectivity solutions. According to Vinish Bawa, head of enterprise and webscale business in India at Nokia, the collaborative effort will redefine enterprise connectivity in India. “This partnership with STL is aligned with our commitment to accelerate digital transformation across industries and...
Sweden to Deliver Four Additional Saab Gripen Aircraft to Hungary
The Hungarian Air Force will expand its existing fleet of 14 Saab Gripen aircraft with the addition of four Gripen C fighters under an amended contract with Sweden’s defense procurement agency, FMV. The initial contract signing in December 2001 enabled the Hungarian government to lease 12 JAS 39C single-seat fighters and two twin-seat JAS 39D...
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....
Nokia Network Products Pass Buy America Rules, June Deliveries Seen
Finnish technology company Nokia announced that its U.S.-made fiber optic broadband network electronics and optical modules have passed the final Department of Commerce Buy America guidelines. The company said on Friday that compliance with the guidelines developed by the department’s National Telecommunications Information and Administration will enable full Nokia support to U.S. states’ launch of...