Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has won a $1.49 billion contract to supply Poland with four Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System squadrons. Both land- and sea-based platforms can launch the NSM fifth-generation strike missile, for delivery to or already in use in 12 countries. It was initially developed for the Norwegian Navy. The NSM...
Duesseldorf-based arms company Rheinmetall has started shipments of 35 mm ammunition for the German-made Gepard anti-aircraft tanks deployed in Ukraine, with 40,000 rounds expected to be delivered by the end of 2023. The Federal Ministry of Defence awarded the contract in mid-February, guaranteeing a supply of up to 300,000 rounds of ammunition for Ukrainian troops....
Poland’s Łukasiewicz Institute of Aviation has designed a new unmanned aerial vehicle dubbed HAASTA that is ideal for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, and photogrammetry, infrastructure monitoring and other civilian uses. The UAV is armed with a mounted 5.45mm machine gun to target and destroy smaller enemy drones, such as the Shahed-type loitering munition. Italian firm...
Security should be a core requirement in developing artificial intelligence capabilities, according to Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre in the U.K. Appearing as a keynote speaker at the recent Chatham House Cyber 2023 conference, Cameron called on developers to anticipate security risks and embed mitigating measures when designing AI tools, the...
The UK government has outlined its core objectives for the Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit, which will be held on Nov. 1 and 2 at Bletchley Park in England. The summit will gather select countries and various technology, academic and nonprofit groups to discuss the safe advancement of AI. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...
Zaun, a British company that provides perimeter fencing products to military and intelligence sites, has been hit by a ransomware attack. In a statement published on its website, Zaun said the LockBit ransomware group launched the attack through a computer running the Windows 7 operating system and software for a manufacturing machine, allowing LockBit to...
Sweden’s Ministry of Civil Defence has announced an additional function and possibly more funding for the Psychological Defence Agency created earlier this year to counter malicious foreign disinformation campaigns against the country. Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin told reporters on Aug. 29 that the government plans to add a $720,000 budget annually to the agency...
German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall delivered a Mission Master XT to the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment in August, its first customer delivery of the uncrewed ground vehicle. During field tests in Finland in March, the vehicle demonstrated Arctic mobility capabilities on icy rivers and steep, slippery banks in minus-30 degrees Celsius temperatures. According to Alain...
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has submitted a $52.9 billion budget request for the fiscal year 2024 that outlines the country’s military modernization objectives. The spending plan, which requires the Finance Ministry’s approval, details the Japanese Armed Forces’ wish to strengthen its warfare capabilities across several domains, Defense News reported. The shopping list includes the acquisition...
The United States is requiring Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia to secure licenses prior to exporting artificial intelligence chips to some countries in the Middle East. According to a Reuters article, Nvidia said in a regulatory filing that the new export rule would not have “immediate material impact” on its financial results. AMD does not...
