The European consortium-made Eurofighter Typhoon and Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II are the “only two options” for the air superiority that Poland seeks over Russian warplanes, Tomasz Smura, director of the research office at the Warsaw-based Casimir Pulaski Foundation, told Defense News. Smura, a resident fellow at the foundation who specializes in military technologies and U.S....
Representatives from the Five Eyes intelligence partnership have traveled to Palo Alto, California, to launch the first-ever Emerging Technology and Securing Innovation Security Summit. The aim of the summit, hosted by the FBI, was to provide an avenue for business leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials and academics to discuss trends and threats related to emerging technologies such...
Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency will sign separate agreements with Microsoft and Google to help the country achieve its cyber defense and cybersecurity initiatives. Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies Heng Swee Keat disclosed the partnerships in his keynote at Singapore International Cyber Week on Tuesday. SICW 2023 runs from Oct. 16 to...
Turkish companies Nurol Makina and Otokar will supply 230 armored vehicles worth $211 million to the Estonian Defence Forces under contracts with the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments. A total of nine companies from six countries competed in the “technically complex” tender, Karmo Saar, category manager for air, sea and combat vehicles at ECDI. Nurol...
The United States has signed a Security of Supply Arrangement with Estonia, enabling quick industrial acquisitions for both countries to meet urgent defense needs, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Estonia is the 14th country that partnered with the United States under the bilateral, non-binding agreement, which is also designed to solve unforeseen defense capability...
The Ukrainian National Center for Cybersecurity Coordination and energy security developer IP3 are collaborating under the Collective Defense AI Fusion Center, a unified platform for Ukraine and its allies to ward off cyberattacks, particularly on energy installations. Supported by the Ukraine Energy Security Fund, CDAIC is an offshoot of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decree No. 695...
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress about a potential $74.6 million sale of tactical missiles and related elements to Japan. The purchase, which the State Department has approved, calls for the delivery of up to 63 RIM-116E Rolling Airframe Missiles Block 2B tactical missiles, as well as training equipment, operator manuals and...
Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Id., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., are set to introduce the Protect Our Bases Act of 2023 in the Senate to ensure a broader and tighter scrutiny of foreigners’ land purchases near U.S. military sites and other security-sensitive areas. The measure seeks to amend Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950...
Saab will provide upgrades and support services to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration’s fleet of JAS 39 Gripen C/D. The FMV placed an order for continued operation and capability enhancements for the fighter aircraft under a newly awarded contract valued at $51.9 million. Lars Tossman, head of Saab’s Aeronautics business unit, said the development ensures that Gripen...
Elbit Systems Sweden AB will manage the rollout of the LSS Mark tactical command support system as part of the Swedish Army’s digitalization. The company will serve as the LSS Mark integration partner for the Swedish Army over a 10-year period under an approximately $170 million contract. Under the deal, the Elbit Systems subsidiary will be in charge...
