New York-based Comtech Telecommunications has announced its subsidiary’s entry into Canada’s Accelerated Growth Service program, where qualified businesses can secure financing and export assistance from the government. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada selected Comtech Canada to join the program for high-growth companies, Comtech said. AGS also provides Comtech Canada with access to a team...
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Jacobs To Support Ireland’s Sustainable Transportation Development
Engineering services company Jacobs has secured a new contract from Ireland’s National Transport Authority to guide its development of accessible and sustainable transportation infrastructure across the country. Under the contract, Jacobs will advise the NTA and support local transport, urban centers and other area-based projects. It will also be involved in policy creation and other general...
US-UK Technical Report Offers Guidance Against ‘Living Off the Land’ Attacks
U.S. and U.K. cybersecurity experts have released a technical report offering guidance on defending against cyberattacks that use “living off the land” techniques. According to the National Security Agency, hostile Chinese and Russian actors often use LOTL as an intrusion method, where legitimate tools already installed on the target system are exploited to conduct malicious...
UK Bares $57M Stimulus for Quantum Computing Development
The British government has created the Quantum Catalyst Fund with a total of $56.8 million allocation to develop the U.K. quantum computing industry and tap the sector’s contribution toward the country’s transformation into a quantum-enabled economy by 2033. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said the funding opportunities include projects on quantum tech-based brain...
Canberra Awards Black Hawk Helicopter Maintenance Contract to Lockheed Martin Australia
Lockheed Martin Australia has secured a $222 million contract to provide lifetime sustainment services to the new UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters of the Australian Army. According to Lockheed Martin, the United States accelerated the delivery of the first three Black Hawks, which were delivered only six months after the Australian Department of Defence confirmed...
Lawmakers Urge UK MoD to Address Recruitment, Retention Crisis
The U.K. House of Commons defense committee has released a report urging the Ministry of Defence to swiftly address the recruitment and retention crisis in the British Armed Forces’ regulars and reservists. Titled “Ready for War?” the report pointed out that the Armed Forces, whenever asked to deploy, consistently overstretch, negatively impacting fighter retention and...
Combat Simulations Test AUKUS Robotic Vehicles’ Warfare Capabilities
AUKUS defense solutions scientists subjected the military alliance’s autonomous vehicles to a range of simulated attacks during the Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in a Contested Environment test. The Department of Defense said the testing, held at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia in fall 2023, complemented the work on AUKUS artificial intelligence-powered drones...
BAE Systems Grows UAS Business With Malloy Aeronautics Purchase
BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics, a Berkshire, U.K.-based manufacturer of all-electric, heavy-lift drones for civilian and military users. Malloy’s drone variations have interchangeable capabilities, offering flexibility, cost-reduction and more secure operations than traditional UAS, BAE said. The company sees the purchase further accelerating Malloy’s drone development to meet global customers’ advanced technology requirements. FalconWorks, the...
UK Awards Thales $2.3B Contract to Boost Royal Navy’s Readiness
French electronic defense contractor Thales has secured a $2.3 billion, 15-year contract to keep the British Royal Navy’s fleet at sea longer. The company said the new Maritime Sensor Enhancement Team contract, which started Jan. 1, responds to the rising need to boost the availability of RN ships and submarines amid growing uncertainties in the...
L3Harris, Edge Open Abu Dhabi Service Center for Wescam MX Sensor
L3Harris Technologies said it has opened a new Wescam Authorized Service Center in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates technology company Edge Group. The center will support users of the company’s Wescam MX reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition sensor system, such as the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and other military units...