Northrop Grumman has received a contract to install its Mk44 Bushmaster chain guns on the Australian Army’s Hanwha Redback infantry fighting vehicles. Under the deal, the U.S.-based company will produce 129 units of MK44. Northrop said it will work closely with Hanwha Defense Australia to integrate the chain guns into the IFVs. According to Jennifer...
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MDA Space to Support Canada in International Astronomy Project; Mike Greenley Quoted
The National Research Council of Canada has selected Ontario-based technology solutions provider MDA Space to supply the radio telescope data processor for the international space exploration and astronomy project called Square Kilometre Array Observatory, in which Canada is a new member. SKAO will emerge as the world’s largest radio astronomy observatory once completed and with capabilities comparable...
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Kongsberg Signs $141M USAF Deal to Deliver F-35 Joint Strike Missiles
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a $141 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to supply Joint Strike Missiles for the service’s F-35A fighters. Under the agreement, the Norwegian company will produce the air-to-air missiles and supply USAF with all up rounds, containers and test equipment. In a statement, Kongsberg confirmed the deal, noting...
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US Marines, UAE Soldiers Share Advanced Military Tactics in Bilateral Exercise
The U.S. Marine Corps has completed a training exercise with an elite military unit from the United Arab Emirates at Camp Pendleton, California. The four-week event saw USMC’s 1st Marine Division work with the UAE Presidential Guard soldiers to build rapport between the participating forces. The troops performed land navigation and infiltration maneuvers, activities that...
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IBM, Rapidus Extend Semiconductor Partnership to Chiplet Packaging Tech; Dario Gil Quoted
Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus and multinational technology firm IBM are expanding their partnership on developing lower-cost, high-performing 2-nanometer semiconductors to include packaging technology for the chiplets. The companies said their expanded collaboration calls for IBM to provide packaging technology to Rapidus for joint efforts on further innovation. The initial partnership agreement, announced in December 2022, calls...
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Treasury Department Designates Iranian Entities, Executive Involved in Drone Parts Procurement; Brian Nelson Quoted
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned four Iranian entities and an executive for enabling the production of components for Iran‘s unmanned aerial vehicle program. Brian Nelson, undersecretary of the treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, said the restrictive measures, including blocking of assets, aim to “disrupt Iran’s production and...
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Canada Deploying Three Warships in Indo-Pacific
Canada will deploy navy ships in the Indo-Pacific to promote peace and stability in the region. Minister of National Defence Bill Blair, who announced the Canadian government’s decision at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, noted that Ottawa’s naval presence in the region will support a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. “This Canadian naval deployment demonstrates that...
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Calian Joins Forc3 to Support Canadian Combat Vehicle Training Program; Pietro Mazzei Quoted
Forc3, a consortium led by Rheinmetall Canada, is advancing its goal of seeking opportunities from the Canadian Army’s Land Vehicle Crew Training System program, with training solution provider Calian joining as a new partner. The LVCTS program is scheduled for implementation in 2025-2026, with funding of between $183 million and $365 million, according to the...
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Japan Eyes Open Bidding for Glide Phase Missile Interceptor Contractor
Japan is planning a public offering for the rocket motors and propulsion components it is tasked to work on under a joint missile defense production program with the United States. Kazuya Yonekura, the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s director of guided weapons project management division, told Defense News that the contract for Japan’s task in the...
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Ultra I&C Participates at NATO Network Assessment Event to Support Marine Corps CJADC2 Effort
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has deployed its ADSI tactical command and control system to a NATO network assessment event in support of the U.S. Marine Corps. The company is under a cooperative research and development agreement with Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, through which Ultra I&C used the ADSI solution to connect joint and...