Byron Bright, president of KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions unit, says Australia needs to invest more in technological innovation for its defense and security, especially amid rising global tensions. In an opinion piece in The Australian published Tuesday, Bright, a 2025 Wash100 awardee, stressed the need for the country to quickly adopt new technologies and build...
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QinetiQ Partners With Muru on Australia’s Defense Aviation Safety Services
Global defense and security company QinetiQ has partnered with Muru Management Consulting to work on a contract award valued about $30 million for strategic support services to Australia’s Defence Aviation Safety Authority. According to QinetiQ, the contract calls for the partners’ pooled efforts to help boost the Australian defense sector’s aviation safety through policy and...
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New Zealand Taps CAE for C-130J Aircrew Training
CAE, a Montreal-based simulation technology company, has received a contract from the New Zealand Defence Force to provide management, engineering, and maintenance services to the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s C-130J weapon systems trainer. The training activities under the Simulator Through Life Support contract will occur at the RNZAF No. 40 Squadron facilities in Auckland,...
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Teledyne FLIR Defense to Equip Saudi Customer With Next-Gen Mobile Surveillance Solution
Teledyne FLIR Defense has received a $7.8 million contract from Saudi Arabia’s Middle East Task Company to deliver a lightweight vehicle surveillance system to a military customer in the country. The award also covers mission support equipment and training support. FLIR Defense’s LVSS platform is a next-generation surveillance solution designed to keep military bases, infrastructure...
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UK Cyber Agency Issues Guidance for Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre has released new guidance to help organizations prepare for the security risks posed by future quantum computers. The guidance highlights the importance of post-quantum cryptography, a new type of encryption designed to protect sensitive data from future quantum computer attacks. The NCSC recommends a three-phased approach to PQC...
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Frequentis to Deliver Multidomain Communication System for Australia’s Battle Management Tool
Frequentis business C4i has received a contract from Lockheed Martin Australia to deliver multi-domain communication systems for the Australian Defence Force’s next-generation AIR6500 Joint Air Battle Management System. Throughout the contract’s eight-month performance period, the two companies will work to produce a sovereign voice communication system with a human-machine interface that could connect to Joint...
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US Green-Lights Saudi Arabia’s Purchase of Laser-Guided Weapons
The U.S. Department of State has approved Saudi Arabia’s proposed $100 million acquisition of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems II All-Up-Round and associated logistics and program support. The potential sale covers the delivery of 2,000 of the laser-guided precision rockets and several non-major defense equipment items, including spare parts, support equipment and training support. BAE...
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Thales, Naval Group to Equip Upcoming Dutch Submarines With Sonar Suite
Thales, a multinational aerospace and defense company based in France, has signed an agreement with Naval Group to supply a comprehensive sonar suite for installation on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s upcoming Orka-class submarines. The sonar suite will feature several high-performance acoustic sensors, including an intercept array, an underwater voice communication system, and bow, flank and...
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EDGE-CMN Joint Venture to Build Small, Midsize Vessels
Advanced technology and defense firm EDGE Group, based in the United Arab Emirates, and French shipbuilder CMN NAVAL are set to form a joint venture to produce high-value small to mid-size naval vessels, such as corvettes, offshore patrol vehicles, and high-speed interceptors. The business arrangement, AD NAVAL, will be based in Abu Dhabi. According to EDGE,...
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Singapore, Anduril Partner to Explore Future of Manned-Unmanned Warfare
Anduril Industries has teamed up with Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency and the Republic of Singapore Air Force to explore how manned and unmanned systems can work together on the battlefield. Announced at the Singapore Defence Technology Summit 2025, the partnership will focus on how mixed teams of human soldiers and robotic systems can...