The Royal Australian Navy fired its first Standard Missile 6 on Saturday during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. The acquisition is part of an initiative to improve Australia’s lethality and long-range strike capability. The SM-6 was fired from the HMAS Sydney during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. After the activity, the missile will be deployed across the...
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Beam Global Delivers EV Charger Canopies to British Forces Cyprus
British Forces Cyprus has received solar charging kits for electric vehicles from Beam Global, allowing it to maximize the Mediterranean country’s natural resources. Under the deal, Beam Global delivered 10 EV ARC systems for installation and an accompanying trailer to move the chargers across the military base. The EV charging solution generates and stores clean...
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AUKUS to Develop AI-Enabled Solution to Improve Target Detection, Decision-Making Process
The trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States continued to advance the development of resilient and autonomous artificial intelligence technology through a new round of testing during Project Convergence Capstone Four. The U.S. Army-hosted project, a two-phase multinational experiment held in Austin, Texas, in February and March, was designed to...
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U.S., Israel Award Grant for Quantum Computing Collaboration
California-based quantum software firm BlueQubit and Israeli hardware developer Quantum Art have secured a $2.2 million grant from the U.S.-Israel BIRD Foundation to advance quantum computing technology. Under a partnership, the two companies will seek to develop and optimize quantum machine learning algorithms and quantum processor configurations over the next two years to accelerate advancements...
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Turkey Develops ‘Steel Dome’ to Rival Israeli Air Defense System
Turkey said it now has an artificial intelligence-powered. network-centric air defense system to protect the country from regional threats. The system, dubbed “Steel Dome,” was developed by defense electronics manufacturer Aselsan, Roketsan, Sage and Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corp. under the coordination of the Defense Industry Agency, or SSB. According to an SSB announcement, the...
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Elbit Secures $130M Iron Fist Active Protection Systems Order From BAE Systems Hägglunds
BAE Systems Hägglunds has placed a $130 million order for Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist active protection systems for installation on a European country’s CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. According to Elbit, the Iron Fist APS is an advanced “hard kill” system designed to provide armored platforms with 360-degree self-defense capabilities against the latest battlefield threats —...
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Northrop Wins New Contract Under Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability Program
Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from Space Systems Command to build the U.S. base of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability project for tracking satellites and debris in geosynchronous orbits. Under the AUKUS trilateral partnership, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia agreed to host and operate a DARC site to enable allied...
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AWS Highlights Generative AI Innovation at Public Sector Symposium
Innovations spurred by generative artificial intelligence took center stage at Amazon Web Services’ Worldwide Public Sector Symposium. At the event in Canberra, Donna Hutchison, executive lead of the Australian Epilepsy Project, highlighted how AWS and generative AI are aiding the development of a platform that integrates multimodal datasets to revolutionize neurological care in Australia. Meanwhile,...
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US, Australia Test DAGR Capabilities to Improve Resiliency
The United States and Australia are testing the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver’s capability to operate in complex situations. To improve the DAGR’s resiliency, experts from the Joint Navigation Warfare and the Australian Joint Positioning, Navigation and Timing Directorate have joined forces to better understand the technology’s requirements. The information gained from the effort will support...
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Northrop Grumman Taps Genohco for Hardware Support to South Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Project; Janice Zilch Quoted
Northrop Grumman is securing from defense and aerospace communications company Genohco the hardware components for South Korea’s mine countermeasures helicopter program. The hardware supply, set through a recently signed memorandum of understanding between the two companies, supports Northrop’s 2023 contract with Korea Aerospace Industries to deliver airborne laser mine detection systems to South Korea’s KMCH...