The Romanian government has signed a letter of offer and acceptance to formalize its plan to acquire 32 Lockheed Martin fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft through a Foreign Military Sales agreement with the United States. According to Lockheed, the F-35s will be integrated with the Romanian Air Force’s F-16 squadrons. Romania hosts the European F-16...
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US, Australia Publish Updated BianLian Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory
U.S. and Australian agencies have updated a joint advisory on the tactics, techniques and procedures that the BianLian ransomware uses, informing organizations about new methods malicious actors employ to compromise critical infrastructure systems. The additional TTPs were discovered through industry threat intelligence and investigations by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the...
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Amentum to Evaluate Netherlands’ Nuclear Power Expansion
The Dutch government has chosen Amentum to assess potential options for increasing its nuclear power capacity. This aligns with the Netherlands’ goal of constructing two new pressurized water reactors by 2035 to reduce carbon emissions and enhance energy security. The reactors could generate up to 1,650 megawatts of electricity, making up approximately 13 percent of...
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Equinix to Expand Asia-Pacific Footprint With New Singapore Data Center
Equinix, a Redwood, California-based digital infrastructure company, is investing an initial $260 million to establish its sixth International Business Exchange data center in Singapore. Called SG6, the new IBX aims to support the delivery of digital infrastructure vital to the development artificial intelligence capabilities across industries in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region, Equinix said Tuesday....
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Report: Australia Faces Growing Cybersecurity Challenges
Australia continues to face a growing number of cybersecurity threats from state-sponsored hackers and criminal groups who are targeting government operations, critical infrastructure and businesses. According to the latest Annual Cyber Threat Report of the Australian Signals Directorate, while the number of reported cyberattacks has not changed much, the damage and costs they cause are worsening,...
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ICEYE Heads Consortium to Help Develop Finland’s Advanced Space Capabilities
Finland’s Ministry of Defence has tapped satellite manufacturer and operator ICEYE to lead a consortium to support its development of advanced space and joint intelligence capabilities, including military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies. The consortium will work with Lockheed Martin under the industrial participation program of the ministry’s F-35 program, a collaboration that is part of...
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NNSA Completes Nuclear Nonproliferation-Related Project in Japan
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has completed the conversion of the Kyoto University Critical Assembly Core C from proliferation-sensitive highly enriched uranium to high-assay low enriched uranium fuel. Switching to HALEU fuel will enable KUCA’s Core C to perform advanced research and human resource development missions with a lower proliferation risk...
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Lithuania, Sweden Launch Subsea Telecommunications Cable Cut Probe
Lithuania and Sweden are investigating a damaged undersea telecommunications cable between the countries in the Baltic Sea. Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasciunas suspects that the incident, which occurred on Sunday, was an act of sabotage of critical infrastructure essential to national security. According to his office, a thorough investigation is necessary amid the...
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Elbit Systems Secures $355M Order for Rocket Launchers, Drones
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has received an order worth $355 million from an unnamed European country to supply Precise and Universal Launching Systems rocket launchers and rockets and Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems. According to Elbit Systems President and CEO Bezhalel Machlis, the company’s advanced defense solutions will help enhance its customer’s operational efficiency...
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North Macedonian Defense Chief Named NATO Deputy Secretary General
North Macedonia’s Radmila Shekerinska is set to join NATO as deputy secretary general before the end of 2024, succeeding Mircea Geoana of Romania. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the appointment in a statement Tuesday. Shekerinska brings years of international relations and diplomacy experience. She was North Macedonia’s defense minister from 2017 to 2022. The...