The joint operations commands of Australia and New Zealand have swapped their top officials with New Zealand Defence Force Maj. Gen. Hugh McAslan appointed the Australian Defence Force's deputy chief of joint operations. Australian Army Brig. Michael Bassingthwaighte started a deputy commander role at Joint Forces New Zealand in July. The Australian government said Tuesday that the high-level exchange aligns with an effort to further deepen relations between the two defense forces. According to Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Justin Jones, Australia's chief of joint operations, McAslan's appointment is a continuation of over a century of close military collaboration both regionally and globally.
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UK Joins Indo-Pacific Military Exercises to Support Regional Security, Stability
The British Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Royal Marines participated in recent multinational Indo-Pacific military exercises as part of U.K. support for the region’s security and stability. The U.K. government said it sent forces to operate alongside close to 30 international allies in their deployments, which included participation in Exercise Predators Run held from...
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Helsing Poised to Boost AI Defense R&D With $490M New Funding
Helsing, a Munich-based defense company focused on creating artificial intelligence-based military solutions and components, has secured over $490 million from a Series C financing round it initiated to raise funds for product research and development. U.S.-based venture capital firm General Catalyst led the funding round, with Elad Gil, Accel, Saab, Lightspeed, Plural and Greenoaks as...
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US Military Bases in Europe Raise Security Alert Amid Potential Threats; Sabrina Singh Quoted
Security risks at several forthcoming major events in Europe, such as the Paris Olympics and the European football championship, have prompted the U.S. military bases in the region to raise their alert level, Sabrina Singh, the Department of Defense’s deputy press secretary, announced at a Pentagon briefing Monday. Singh did not specify the new alert...
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European USV Minesweeping Project Enters Third Phase, Targets 2026 Demo in Norway
Work has started on the European Defence Agency’s Modular Lightweight Minesweeping Next Generation project’s third phase to further advance the technology readiness level of systems under development and demonstrate their use in an operational environment. The project seeks to develop and deploy smaller unmanned surface vehicles as lightweight minesweepers operating in a formation or as a...
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Rheinmetall Secures Potential $3.8B German Military Truck Procurement; Armin Papperger Quoted.
Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has signed a framework contract with Rheinmetall to supply the German armed forces with up to 6,500 military trucks valued at a potential $3.8 billion. The German Parliament’s budget committee approved the procurement’s funding on June 26. The contract, which Rheinmetall described as a “record...
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Under-Construction Canadian Warships Designated as River-Class Destroyers; Bill Blair Quoted
Irving Shipbuilding has started construction on the production test module for the new fleet of Canadian Surface Combatants, which according to a Canadian government announcement will be known as River-class destroyers. The PTM will enable testing and streamlining of the shipbuilding processes to gear up the project for full-rate production starting in 2025, according to...
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UK Selects Sharon Nesmith as New Defence Staff Vice Chief
U.K. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the appointment of Gen. Sharon Nesmith as vice chief of the defense staff and aide-de-camp to the British king. Nesmith, currently serving as the British Army’s deputy chief of the general staff, will take on the role from Gen. Gwyn Jenkins beginning in June. She held other leadership...
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Axient Opens Dutch Subsidiary’s New International Office in Netherlands’ Innovation Center
Axient has established a new subsidiary and opened a new office in the Netherlands to better serve its customers in Europe. On Thursday, company executives celebrated the milestone with Dutch government leaders and industry representatives. The American defense technology provider first announced its Dutch subsidiary, Axient Systems, in April. It marks the first time the company...
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Report: Six US Tech Companies Part of NATO’s Initial Accelerator Program
The first cohort of NATO’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic includes six U.S. tech companies, a senior official of the security alliance confirmed. Citing unpublished NATO documents it obtained, DefenseScoop reported that the six are among the 44 companies selected for the effort. Four of the U.S. companies were selected for DIANA’s undersea...