MBDA UK has signed a $4.9 billion agreement with Polish defense firm PGZ to build up Narew, Poland’s next-generation air defense program. The deal will support Poland’s plans to establish a powerful ground-based air defense system that can neutralize threats from cruise missiles and fighter jets, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. The defense...
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KBR Helps Develop Cognition Analytica Cyber Tool for Australian Defence Force
KBR is investing in the development of Achilles, a bespoke cyber terrain mapping tool from software developer Cognition Analytica, to improve the cyberworthiness of the Australian Defence Force. Cognition Analytica is a veteran-owned small business based in Brisbane. According to KBR, Achilles can be applied to major military operating systems for better cyberworthiness visibility. Cyberworthiness, like sea-...
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Netherlands Lends F-16s for Training Ukraine, Romania Pilots
The Netherlands has deployed five F-16 fighter jets to train pilots at the European F-16 Training Centre in Romania. The deployment is part of the Dutch government’s collaboration with the United States and Denmark to provide Ukraine with F-16 capabilities. Under the program, the EFTC will use the aircraft to give flight instructors a refresher course,...
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Rheinmetall Sets First Delivery of Multi Ammunition Softkill System to Australian Navy by Year-End
Rheinmetall Defence Australia has set a year-end delivery date for the Multi Ammunition Softkill System ordered by the Royal Australian Navy in May. The company said Monday that it is looking for Australia-based partners that specialize in electronics, electrics and artillery to manufacture components for MASS. According to Nathan Poyner, Rheinmetall Defence Australia managing director,...
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Zimperium to Offer Sovereign-Hosted Mobile Threat Defence Capability to Australian Government
Zimperium, a mobile security company, has conducted an IRAP assessment of its mobile threat defense platform at a sovereign Australian data center. The move is part of the company’s efforts to support the Australian government’s cybersecurity initiatives. IRAP, short for Information Security Registered Assessors Program, enables Zimperium to offer a sovereign-hosted MTD service, eliminating the need to...
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Australia’s Silentium Defence Completes Lockheed Martin’s 12-Month Mentorship Program
Australian tech company Silentium Defence has completed the Lockheed Martin Mentor Protégé Program, a project designed to help small innovative businesses advance their technical and operational capabilities. Lockheed Martin Australia confirmed that Silentium Defence finished the MPP, with LMA’s Office of Australian Industrial Participation sponsoring the company’s participation in the development program. Under the 12-month...
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NATO, US Suspend Obligations Under CFE Treaty After Russia Quits As Signatory
Nearly two years into its war with Ukraine, Russia has officially withdrawn from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. In response, NATO is suspending operations for the Cold War-era security pact. The CFE Treaty was ratified in 1990, a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and entered into force in 1992. The treaty...
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BAE Systems Partner With Australian SMEs to Support Hunter Class Frigate Program
BAE Systems Australia is working with small and medium enterprises to build local workforce capability to support the Hunter-class frigate program. As part of its commitment to develop Australian Industry Capability, the company is taking part in “Targeted Tasks” in which participating SMEs are assigned specific work scopes that enable knowledge transfer. The tasks may include large-scale...
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Comtech Secures Spectra Group Deal to Equip NATO, European Union Customers With BLOS Capabilities
Comtech has secured a $20 million deal from United Kingdom-based Spectra Group to provide NATO and European Union customers with the Compact Over-the-Horizon Transportable Terminal system. The agreement will deliver secure and resilient beyond-line-of-sight capabilities to military users, according to Comtech President and CEO Ken Peterman. The company’s Troposcatter Family of Systems will provide blended...
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Sopra Steria, Idemia to Develop Modern Fingerprint Management System for French Government
European tech companies Sopra Steria and Idemia will update the French government’s fingerprint database. The two companies secured the contract to redesign and install a fingerprint management system for France’s ministries of Justice and the Interior. The project is dubbed FAED 3 to replace the nation’s existing fingerprint database that has been in use since...