Westinghouse will conduct a technical feasibility study on two AP1000 nuclear reactors at the Borssele Nuclear Power Station in the Netherlands in support of the Dutch government’s nuclear new-build strategy. The company signed a contract with the Dutch government to assess the deployment of the Generation III+ reactors at the only operational nuclear power plant in...
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Inspector General Presses Pentagon on Sustainment Plan for US Weapons in Ukraine
The Office of Inspector General within the Department of Defense has urged the agency to implement a sustainment plan for each of the weapon and air defense systems it provided to Ukraine. In support of Ukraine’s fight against Russian attacks, the United States has supplied the European country with Bradley, Stryker and Abrams armored weapon...
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Canada Acquires SkyRanger UAS Fleet From Teledyne FLIR to Support Ukraine Fight Against Russia
The government of Canada is set to donate SkyRanger R70 unmanned aerial systems to Ukraine. According to Teledyne FLIR Defense, Canada’s Department of National Defence will acquire 800 SkyRanger drones worth approximately $70 million to aid in the eastern European country’s fight against Russia. The R70 UAS is a multi-mission equipped with advanced thermal and daytime...
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US Sanctions Procurement Network for Facilitating Export of Restricted Items to Iran
The United States has sanctioned a procurement network for facilitating the export of restricted items to end users in Iran. According to the Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, the sanctions target three individuals and four entities linked with the transfer of U.S. technology to the Central Bank of Iran, which the...
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UN Experts Probe North Korea’s Alleged $3B Cyberattacks, Sanction Violations
A panel of experts from the United Nations said they are investigating 58 suspected cyberattacks by North Korea with an estimated value of $3 billion. The cyber operations were reportedly used to advance Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, according to the Associated Press, citing a summary of the UN panel’s report. The UN panel, which monitors...
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South Korea, Saudi Arabia To Collaborate on Weapons Development, Production
South Korea and Saudi Arabia have agreed to advance their defense cooperation, focusing on weapons development and production. The two sides finalized a memorandum of understanding during South Korean Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik’s visit to Riyadh for the World Defense Show. He met with Saudi Arabian Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman Al...
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US-UK Technical Report Offers Guidance Against ‘Living Off the Land’ Attacks
U.S. and U.K. cybersecurity experts have released a technical report offering guidance on defending against cyberattacks that use “living off the land” techniques. According to the National Security Agency, hostile Chinese and Russian actors often use LOTL as an intrusion method, where legitimate tools already installed on the target system are exploited to conduct malicious...
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US Report Confirms Houthis Used Iran-Supplied Missiles, UAVs in Mideast Attacks
The Houthis used Iran-provided missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles to carry out attacks across the Middle East, according to a Defense Intelligence Agency report. Published on Tuesday, the unclassified report titled “Iran: Enabling Houthi Attacks Across the Middle East,” compared and analyzed publicly available images of Iranian missiles and UAVs with those displayed and employed...
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US Names Hezbollah, Qods Force Financiers in Lebanon, Turkey
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has blocked the assets and stateside transactions of three companies and an individual based in Lebanon and Turkey for their association with Iranian and Hezbollah-affiliated terror groups. The entities generate funds from selling Iranian commodities, including sales to the Syrian government. Their revenues provide key opportunities for “hundreds of...
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UK, Canada Sign New Agreements to Promote Joint R&D Efforts on AI
The United Kingdom and Canada have struck new agreements to jointly conduct research and development on artificial intelligence and other technologies. Michelle Donelan, U.K. technology secretary, and Francois-Phillippe Champagne, Canada’s minister for innovation, science and industry, signed a dual set of agreements in Ottawa on Wednesday. The agreement follows a larger partnership on science and...