Italy has placed a new order for 28 Centauro II 8×8 armored vehicles to complete the requirement set by the Italian Army. In a press release on Thursday, the Iveco-Oto Melara Consortium, a joint venture between Iveco Defence Vehicles and Leonardo, announced that it signed the contract for the new batch with Italy’s Secretariat of...
Cybersecurity company WISeKey subsidiary WISeSat.Space plans to develop a neutral European satellite constellation and collaborate with the Swiss Army on an internet of things project. The planned European constellation, which will harness WISeSat.Space’s capabilities in low-orbit satellites, will seek to enable the region’s data autonomy and security, as well as reduce reliance on non-European data services,...
L3Harris Technologies has announced the appointment of Tiziana Cotugno as head of L3Harris Europe. She will be based in Rome to oversee the L3Harris European advisory board composed of directors and regional business leaders. The company announced the opening of the new L3Harris office in the Italian capital as part of its European expansion to...
The number of novel malware used in cyberattacks has increased by as much as 40 percent per minute, according to a new report. The data is from Canadian cybersecurity solutions company BlackBerry, which published its latest Global Threat Intelligence Report to examine the cyberthreat landscape during the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The report revealed...
BAE Systems is looking to expand Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle production capabilities as it expects new orders from the United States and potential new customers. At Eurosatory 2024 in June, William “Bill” Sheehy, program director for AMPV at BAE Systems, told reporters that the company already plans to produce 220 AMPVs at its York factory annually....
L3Harris has secured two contracts to deliver and install its Integrated Platform Management System on new Royal Canadian Navy warships built under the Canadian Surface Combatant program. Irving Shipbuilding, which awarded the contracts, leads a consortium working on the shipbuilding project along with Lockheed Martin Canada. According to L3Harris, IPMS provides automation capabilities for monitoring...
Bell Textron Canada targets a 2026 delivery for the first modernized CH-146 Griffon of the Royal Canadian Air Force, pending military certification. The company is upgrading RCAF’s fleet of Bell 412EP variant helicopters under a $2.28 billion in-service support contract awarded in January to support the Griffon Limited Life Extension project through 2039. The first...
Defense leaders agree that collaboration and innovation are key factors that will influence the future of the battlefield. Speaking at a multi-stakeholder forum organized by the Defense Innovation Unit in collaboration with NATO, Poland and Ukraine, Liz Young McNally, deputy director of commercial operations at DIU, said the agency fosters innovation through collaborations with businesses...
Safran is negotiating to fully acquire Preligens, a geospatial company focused on artificial intelligence for defense and aerospace, for $236.2 million. Established in 2016, the Paris-based Preligens generated $30 million in sales in 2023. The company has about 220 employees, with 140 engineers assigned to research and development. Its product portfolio delivers high-end imagery, video...
The Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments on its proposed regulations addressing potential national security issues posed by U.S. investments in locations deemed countries of concern under an executive order on national security technologies and products. The Treasury issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in compliance with Executive Order 14105, under which the department...
