Norway-based OnTime Networks will supply Ethernet managed switches to Rheinmetall Defence Australia to support the Phase 2 development of LAND 400 Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles. The company’s Cloudberry MIL CM-6200COMe Advanced Mission Management System is based on a modular open system architecture that allows the platform to be reconfigured for various aerospace and defense applications. Oyvind...
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BlackBerry Books Multiyear Deal to Provide Canada With Advanced IT Services
BlackBerry Ltd has signed a multiyear agreement with Shared Services Canada to provide secure and reliable IT services for the Canadian government. According to BlackBerry Executive Chairman and CEO John Chen, the deal will expand the company’s existing collaboration with Canada. The organization has served as the federal government’s trusted technology partner for nearly four...
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Ultra I&C to Integrate TrellisWare Waveform Into New Orion Radios for Secure Military Communications
Ultra Intelligence & Communications will integrate TrellisWare’s TSM waveform into the latest Orion line-of-sight family of radios under a strategic partnership to secure military communications on the battlefield. Orion Gen 6 multichannel, multi-waveform tactical radio systems can be used for land, aerial and naval applications, according to the Ultra I&C website. The products offer artificial...
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Boeing Broadens Brazilian Footprint With New Engineering and Technology Center in Sao Paulo
Boeing has opened its latest engineering and technology center in Sao Jose dos Campos in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, the aerospace company announced on Tuesday. The facility is its 15th engineering site worldwide tasked with developing advanced technology for aerospace innovation. The new center expands Boeing’s footprint in Brazil, where it already employs...
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MOU to Bolster NATO Allies’ Joint Purchases of Air Defense Equipment
Ten NATO defense ministers signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to further develop the European Sky Shield Initiative. The initiative, launched in 2022 and spearheaded by Germany, enables the joint procurement of air and missile defense systems through efficient and cost-effective, interoperable, off-the-shelf solutions. The ESSI “shows the value of allies stepping up to...
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CGI Expands in Florida Growth Market With Acquisition of Momentum Consulting
CGI announced on Wednesday that it has acquired information technology firm Momentum Consulting. Miami-based Momentum, which provides digital transformation, data analytics and managed services, adds to CGI’s Florida business presence, which already includes the cities of Melbourne, Orange Park and Tampa. Tim Hurlebaus, president of U.S. commercial and state government operations at CGI, noted that the two...
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UK’s Treasury Chief Secretary Seeks to Improve Public Sector’s AI Use
U.K. Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen me with academic and business leaders on Wednesday to discuss improvement areas for the public sector’s safe and secure use of artificial intelligence. He pointed out that Britain placed in the top third in the United Nations’s Government AI Readiness Index 2022, but its public sector only...
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Airbus Breaks Ground on New Maintenance Facility for German Air Force A400M In-Service Support Contract
Airbus has started building a new A400M maintenance facility in Germany’s Wunstorf Air Base, an offshoot of the company securing an in-service support contract renewal for the German Air Force’s transport aircraft. The renewal, announced in July, extends for seven and a half years the A400M maintenance work that Airbus secured in December 2014. The...
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South Korea Orders Honeywell T55 Engines for Its New CH-47F Chinooks
South Korea is securing 41 T55-GA-714A Honeywell engines to support the country’s acquisition of new Boeing CH-47F helicopters to replace the Republic of Korea Air Force’s older CH-47D aircraft, Honeywell said Monday. The U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales office is managing the order and supply of the T55 engines designed for powering heavy-lift helicopters. The...
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Sweden Drafts New Aid Package for Ukraine; Looks Into Combat Aircraft as Possible Support
Sweden has asked the Swedish Armed Forces to study and report on the conditions for a planned shipment of JAS 39 Gripen combat planes to Ukraine. The order to assess the issue of sending spare fighter jets to Ukraine follows Sweden’s announcement of its 14th military aid package, worth $155 million, to the war-torn country....