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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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...
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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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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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GE Vernova to Supply Electric Propulsion Systems for Singaporean Vessels
ST Engineering Marine, a Singaporean shipbuilder, has awarded GE Vernova’s power conversion business a contract to deliver Ship’s Electric Grid electric propulsion systems for the Singapore Navy’s six new multirole combat vessels over the next 10 years. The MRCVs will replace the navy’s existing Victory-class missile corvettes, which have been operating since 1989. ST Engineering...
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Rheinmetall Expands Portfolio to Autonomous Light Hybrid Vehicles With Dutch Startup Acquisition
German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall announced that its Dutch subsidiary, Rheinmetall Defence Nederland, has acquired the startup REEQ, a manufacturer of lightweight tactical vehicles, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition expands the Rheinmetall Vehicle System Division’s portfolio to hybrid technology, with the REEQ military vehicles’ fully electric drive train drawing power from a mobile...
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Italy Looks to Bolster Strategic Industrial Sectors, Promote Foreign Investment Programs
The Italian government is drafting measures to support the country’s strategic industrial sectors, including microelectronics, and promote foreign investment programs worth at least $1.1 billion, Reuters reported. Citing documents it obtained, the news agency said Italy plans to provide tax breaks of approximately $689 million for five years to support research and development efforts in...
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Analysts: Chips From Western Countries Found in Russian Military Equipment
New KSE Institute analysis revealed that Russian military equipment uses chips from Western countries, despite these nations implementing sanctions and export controls to cut Russia’s access to their semiconductors. According to a CNBC report, the Kyiv-based think tank identified over 1,000 foreign-made components in 58 Russian military weapons, vehicles and other equipment recovered in Ukraine...
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Former Air Vice Marshal: Technology Funding Is Top Challenge for UK Armed Forces
Funding the technology to maintain proper munitions stockpiles outlined in the UK Defence Command Paper 2023 is the biggest challenge facing the British armed forces, Gary Waterfall, retired Royal Air Force air vice marshal, told Defense News. Deterrence before enemy threats occur, also cited in the document, has to be available at the military’s moment...
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DSCA Opens Letters of Credit Option for US Allies
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has broadened third-party financing options under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program by allowing partner nations the use of letters of credit in their purchases. The new Bank Letter of Credit policy follows the Credit Assured Payment Schedules term of sale codified in January providing FMS partners with a standby...
