The Tawazun Council, the United Arab Emirates’ defense and security acquisitions authority, has agreed with RTX subsidiary Raytheon to produce the Raytheon Coyote with counter-unmanned aircraft system capability in the UAE. Al Romaithi, Tawazun Council defense and security industry affairs sector chief, and Fahad Al Mheiri, Raytheon Emirates managing director, were the signatories to the...
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Safe Pro Expands Patent Claim for AI-Based Drone Imaging for Mine Detection
Safe Pro Group has filed a patent claim with the World Intellectual Property Organization covering 47 jurisdictions for its Safe Pro Object Threat Detection technology platform. The company said Monday that the WIPO filing seeks international expansion on the first patent the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded to SPOTD. The Aventura, Florida-based drone imagery processing company...
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DZYNE Technologies Expands Oregon Facility, Introduces New Counter-UAS Amid Growing Demand
Airborne and ground-based autonomous defense solutions manufacturer DZYNE Technologies has expanded the manufacturing capability of its facility in Portland, Oregon, amid growing demand among civil and military customers for counter-unmanned aerial systems. “To keep pace with surging demand, we have had to significantly increase production and personnel across engineering, production and business development,” said DZYNE...
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Accenture Acquires TalentSprint to Boost LearnVantage Capabilities
Accenture has acquired India-based TalentSprint to expand the capabilities of LearnVantage, its technology learning and training business. The IT giant said the acquisition from NSE Academy supports LearnVantage’s mission to build future-ready talent pipelines for enterprises and governments. Established in 2009 and based in Hyderabad, TalentSprint delivers learning programs in artificial intelligence, chip design, cybersecurity,...
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IBM Partners With ESA on Earth Observation Model TerraMind
IBM Research Europe has partnered with the European Space Agency to develop TerraMind, a new Earth observation model accessible on IBM’s open-source library Hugging Face. Through pretraining on TerraMesh geospatial data, the artificial intelligence-based model combines insights from nine classes of Earth observation data, providing an intuitive knowledge of the planet Earth, IBM said Tuesday....
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Space ISAC, French Space Command Partner for Enhanced Space Security
The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center has signed a memorandum of understanding with France to enhance global collaboration and threat intelligence sharing across the space sector. Maj. Gen. Philippe Adam, commander of the French Space Command; Erin Miller, executive director of Space ISAC; and Samuel Sanders Visner, chair of the Space ISAC board of...
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China Sends J-10C Fighter Jets in First Military Drill With Egypt
China has deployed J-10C fighter jets and Y-20 transport aircraft in its first-ever joint military exercise with Egypt. The two countries’ air forces are scheduled to hold the event, dubbed “Eagles of Civilization 2025,” from mid-April to early May over Egyptian airspace, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. In a separate report, the Egyptian news website Ahram...
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S&K Federal Services Secures US Contract to Support Royal Saudi Air Force Bases
S&K Federal Services has won a base operations support contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Royal Saudi Air Force. According to the company, work on the contract, awarded by USAF’s F-15 International Programs Division through the Foreign Military Sales program, began on Feb. 26. Under the deal, S&K Federal Services is the prime...
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BlackBerry Critical Event Management Solution Gains FedRAMP Status
BlackBerry’s AtHoc critical event management product has gained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program High Authorization status, continuing the Canadian software company’s mission of extending solutions to government customers to enable data security and operational resilience. Ramon Pinero, general manager of BlackBerry AtHoc, said FedRAMP High Authorization marks a significant milestone for the company’s aim...
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AeroVironment to Supply Italy With JUMP 20 VTOL Drones for ISR Operations
U.S. multidomain autonomous systems company AeroVironment has secured a five-year, $46.6 million contract from Italy’s Ministry of Defence to deliver JUMP 20 vertical takeoff and landing medium uncrewed aircraft systems, The UAS will replace the nation’s fleet of Shadow tactical drones. The deal also covers the acquisition of engineering services, initial sustainment and on-site technical...