The United States and Australia are testing the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver’s capability to operate in complex situations. To improve the DAGR’s resiliency, experts from the Joint Navigation Warfare and the Australian Joint Positioning, Navigation and Timing Directorate have joined forces to better understand the technology’s requirements. The information gained from the effort will support...
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Northrop Grumman Taps Genohco for Hardware Support to South Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Project; Janice Zilch Quoted
Northrop Grumman is securing from defense and aerospace communications company Genohco the hardware components for South Korea’s mine countermeasures helicopter program. The hardware supply, set through a recently signed memorandum of understanding between the two companies, supports Northrop’s 2023 contract with Korea Aerospace Industries to deliver airborne laser mine detection systems to South Korea’s KMCH...
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Raytheon Secures $478M Patriot GEM-T Missile Contract, Replenishing European Stock Donated to Ukraine
NATO Support and Procurement Agency has tapped Raytheon to deliver Patriot guidance enhanced missiles to Germany under a $478 million contract award, replenishing the stock donated to Ukraine. Preferred by the U.S. armed forces and other governments due to its significant capabilities, the Patriot GEM-T can address tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and enemy drones...
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US Offers $450M Grant to Help SK hynix Build Memory Packaging Fab in Indiana
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Korean chipmaker SK hynix have reached a preliminary agreement of up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives to support the company’s construction of an advanced packaging and research plant in Indiana. The new building at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette will house a production line capable...
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NATO Science for Peace and Security Program Funds Study to Reroute Undersea Internet to Space
NATO has launched a $2.5 million, two-year project to develop a resilient internet infrastructure to ensure the flow of information should undersea fiber communications be disrupted. Under the initiative, partially funded by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security program, the alliance aims to produce a hybrid network for internet services using underground sea cables and...
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Italian Navy Adds Fourth Vessel in Purchase Contract With Fincantieri-Leonardo Joint Venture
The Italian Navy has notified Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture of Fincantieri and Leonardo, that it is exercising its option for a fourth offshore patrol vessel under a shipbuilding contract initiated in July 2023. The additional order under the military branch’s next-generation OPV program is worth about $258 million, including related logistical support. The...
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Australia Raises Threat Level Amid Speedy Radicalization, Violence and Extremism Concerns
The Australian government has elevated its terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable” — the midpoint of the country’s five-tier scale — for the first time since November 2022. AP News reported that the action, recommended by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, stems from a change in climate that has increased the danger of...
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Canada, US Advance Negotiations on Space Launch Technology Safety; François-Philippe Champagne Quoted
Canada has concluded substantive negotiations on the Technology Safeguards Agreement with the United States, which will benefit the local commercial space launch industry. In bilateral talks, the two nations made significant advancements in the legalities and technicalities to be integrated into the TSA. Once signed, the agreement would provide Canadian companies access to U.S. space...
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Australia Receives Seventh Austal Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat; Paddy Gregg Quoted
The Royal Australian Navy has received its seventh of 10 new evolved Cape-class patrol boats from Austal Australia. In a press release on Friday, Austal CEO Paddy Gregg said ADV Cape Solander is one of two deliveries expected for the Australian government in 2024. Canberra expanded its order in February, exercising an option on a...
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US Extends $500M Package to Aid Philippine Military’s Maritime Modernization; Lloyd Austin Quoted
The United States said a $500 million package under the Foreign Military Financing program is in the works to aid the Philippines in advancing its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for maritime domain awareness. Defense Secretarty Lloyd Austin was in Manila alongside State Secretary Antony Blinken in late July to announce the measure. According to Philippine...