Textron Aviation’s Australian operations at the Jandakot airport in Perth and Essendon Fields in Melbourne are moving to larger and upgraded facilities to expand the company’s market reach. Brad White, Textron Aviation’s senior vice president for global parts and distribution, said the expansion will enable faster and more timely customer support. “With more than 1,400...
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$435M Order Jumpstarts New Maestral Shipbuilding Partnership; Pierroberto Folgiero Quoted
Abu Dhabi-based defense and technology company Edge Group and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri have signed an agreement to form a shipbuilding joint venture called Maestral, which has already booked a contract from the United Arab Emirates Coast Guard. The order, worth $435 million, calls for the delivery of 10 offshore patrol vessels. Edge, which holds a...
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Eurodrone Project Advances to Critical Design Review With Preliminary Check Completed
The Eurodrone program, seeking to deliver the first unmanned aerial system for non-segregated airspace flight, is advancing to its critical design review, following the completion of the project’s preliminary design check. The completed initial review included technical assessments and evaluations, including wind tunnel testing and checks on digital twin technological capabilities. According to Airbus Defence...
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Report: Six US Tech Companies Part of NATO’s Initial Accelerator Program
The first cohort of NATO’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic includes six U.S. tech companies, a senior official of the security alliance confirmed. Citing unpublished NATO documents it obtained, DefenseScoop reported that the six are among the 44 companies selected for the effort. Four of the U.S. companies were selected for DIANA’s undersea...
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MBDA Secures Deal to Support Europe’s $152M Hypersonic Interceptor Program
MBDA has signed an agreement with the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation to provide research and development support for the $152 million Hypersonic Defense Interceptor System program. The deal launches a three-year concept phase to explore and create an effective counter-hypersonic and anti-ballistic concept to address emerging and complex threats. Under the agreement, MBDA will...
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Israeli-Made Heron UAV for Luftwaffe Takes First Flight in Germany
An unmanned aerial vehicle developed and produced in Israel and designed with Germany’s military requirements in mind took its maiden flight in German air space on Wednesday, with senior officials of the German Armed Forces present. Airbus, one of the contractors for the German Heron TP drone, said the remotely powered aircraft system was developed...
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Elbit Systems Books New Order for C4I Platform Installation in European Artillery Unit
Israeli defense company Elbit Systems announced that a European country has ordered its Artillery Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence solution. Under the C4I purchase order, Elbit will provide digital fires capabilities to the unnamed buyer’s 155 mm howitzer battalions through the integration of the company’s artillery suite featuring the Torch-X Fires solution and E-Lynx...
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US Army Partnership to Boost Canada’s Ammunition Production Capacity
The U.S. Army has inked an agreement with the Canadian Commercial Corporation to expand Canada’s domestic ammunition production capacity. Under the undefinitized contract action, the military branch will work with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Canada to ramp up the manufacture of 155 mm artillery rounds. CCC, Canada’s government-to-government contracting agency, said the joint...
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Carahsoft to Deliver Qmulos Risk Management Automation Solutions to Canada; Matt Coose Quoted
Carahsoft will offer Qmulos compliance, security and risk management automation solutions to the Canadian government as part of an expanded partnership. Qmulos products and services include the Q-Compliance platform, which analyzes data to identify compliance gaps and security weaknesses, and the Q-Audit platform for insider threat management. Both applications are powered by Splunk and are...
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Charles Fielden to Head QinetiQ’s Intelligence, Cyber and Information Advantage Business; Shawn Purvis Quoted
QinetiQ US has appointed Charles Fielden as executive vice president and general manager of the McLean, Virginia-based defense solutions company’s intelligence, cyber and information advantage department. Shawn Purvis, QinetiQ president and CEO and a Potomac Officers Club member and Wash 100 winner, said Fielden brings in more than 25 years of experience as an Intelligence...