Nishant Batra, Nokia’s chief strategy and technology officer, has been named a member of the advisory board of the Quad Investors Network composed of tech industry leaders and innovators in the United States, Japan, Australia and India. America’s Frontier Fund, a nonprofit deep-tech investment fund based in Arlington, Virginia, organized QUIN in May 2022 and...
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US Treasury Seeks to Enhance Foreign Investment Committee’s Compliance, Enforcement Powers
The Department of the Treasury has proposed boosting the authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which reviews foreign investment in U.S. businesses for national security concerns. In a proposed rulemaking notice released on Thursday, the department said the changes would help CFIUS accomplish its national security mission while supporting the...
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Viasat Establishes Innovation Center of Excellence in London; Jason Smith Quoted
Viasat has opened its international business headquarters in London nearly a year after it acquired British satellite operator Inmarsat. The Innovation Centre of Excellence, which houses Viasat’s UK Network Operations Centre and Satellite Control Centre, focuses on technology innovation and scaling execution to improve satellite, network and cybersecurity services for global customers in maritime, aviation...
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Japan to Build Pressurized Lunar Rover for NASA’s Artemis Missions
The United States will work with Japan to develop and launch a rover for crewed and uncrewed lunar exploration. On Tuesday, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Masahito Moriyama, Japan’s minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, signed an agreement to cooperate on efforts to expand their understanding of the moon. Under the agreement, Japan...
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Saudi Arabia Looks to Improve Surveillance Capability With $101M Proposed FMS
The United States has cleared a potential $101.1 million sale of multifunctional information distribution systems to Saudi Arabia. The Department of State approved Wednesday Riyadh’s latest request to purchase 50 MIDS-low volume terminal Block Upgrade 2 terminals and 100 MIDS-LVT BU2 retrofit kits. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the new order will be...
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US, Japan Universities to Advance Development of Responsible AI
The United States and Japan have announced a research partnership agreement to advance artificial intelligence capabilities. Top officials from the two countries sealed the AI teaming plan with a signing ceremony at the U.S. Department of Commerce Research Library in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. According to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the latest collaborative effort reflects...
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RTX, ProjectXYZ Named as Prime Contractors for US-Ukraine HAWK Deal
RTX and ProjectXYZ are the principal contractors for the potential $138 million sale of sustainment-related articles and services to Ukraine for the HAWK Phase III Missile System. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Department of State has approved Kyiv’s request to procure HAWK sustainment support. Requested products and services include engineering and integration...
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Canada to Boost Military Spending Under New Defense Policy
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair have released an updated defense policy that puts Ottawa on track to meet NATO’s goal of 2 percent military spending-to-GDP ratio, Canada’s Department of National Defence announced on Monday. The new policy, titled “Our North, Strong and Free,” aims for a defense spending of 1.76 percent...
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Japan Orders Multimillion-Dollar Unmanned Ground Vehicles From Rheinmetall Canada; Pietro Mazzei Quoted
Rheinmetall will manufacture autonomous unmanned ground vehicles for Japan. The German defense company recently secured a multimillion-dollar contract from the Japanese Ministry of Defence to deliver Mission Master SP UGVs by early 2025. Japanese company Marubeni Aerospace, the program’s prime contractor, will train under and collaborate with Rheinmetall on the UGVs’ delivery and support. The...
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Thales Australia to Integrate Sonar Tech Into Saildrone USV
Thales Australia has entered a partnership agreement to integrate its BlueSentry towed array sonar into Saildrone’s Surveyor uncrewed surface vehicle. The companies announced their partnership on the sidelines of Sea-Air-Space 2024 at National Harbor, Maryland, on Monday. According to Thales, the thin-line towed array provides enhanced surveillance and monitoring for open-ocean surveys and maritime domain...