Spain is purchasing Airbus C295 aircraft for maritime patrol and surveillance. The Spanish Ministry of Defence placed an order valued at about $1.86 billion for a fleet of 16 C295 in the Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft configuration. The maritime patrol version of the new aircraft is capable of conducting anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare, and...
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GDMS Lands $1.3B Deals to Support Canadian Army’s Modernization Efforts
General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada has received four contracts worth around $1.3 billion to support the Canadian Army’s modernization efforts. Under the four agreements finalized with the Canadian government, GDMS-Canada will provide digital services for the Army’s Land Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance system. Awarded as part of the Land Command Support System...
AECOM to Provide Automation Services for UK Public Health Agencies
AECOM has secured a framework agreement with the United Kingdom’s National Health Service to deliver intelligent automation services to public sector organizations across the country. The deal was finalized through NHS Shared Business Services, which serves as a procurement vehicle for all public health sector organizations in the U.K. Under the agreement, the consulting firm...
BlueHalo Signs Deal to Equip Netherlands With Advanced Stinger Trainer System
BlueHalo has secured a $30 million contract to provide the Netherlands with an advanced Stinger trainer system. The Virginia-based company signed the deal with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense Materiel and IT Command at Lieutenant General Best Barracks in Vredepeel. Under the agreement, the organization will develop and deliver the required AST, an immersive Man-Portable...
Canada Acquires MQ-9B SkyGuardian ISR Aircraft Fleet From General Atomics
Canada has purchased MQ-9B SkyGuardian aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Quebec recently signed a contract with GA-ASI for the acquisition of a fleet of next-generation remotely piloted aircraft systems and associated certified ground control stations. SkyGuardian is capable of conducting persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, including law enforcement, defensive counter air, airborne early...
Treasury Sanctions Entities for Export of US-Made UAV Components to Iran
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is imposing sanctions on companies and individuals based in the Middle East and East Asia for the export of American and foreign-made components to support Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle production. In a notice published Tuesday, OFAC named Iran-based Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, Mehdi Dehghani Mohammadabadi...
DASA-Backed Company Flare Bright Brings Machine Learning-Powered Digital Twin Software for Drones to US, Spain
Flare Bright, a machine learning digital twin company based in the United Kingdom, has secured contracts from defense organizations globally, bringing its technology from Spain to the United States. In 2021, the small business received initial funding from the U.K. Defense and Security Agency to explore the feasibility of true autonomy in drones. DASA followed...
US Approves Proposed $59M Sale of Tactical Missiles to Japan
The Department of State has approved a proposed $59 million foreign military sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles to Japan. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Tokyo wants to purchase 44 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block IIs and 29 AIM-9X Sidewinder captive air training missiles. The deal also involves providing Japan with missile containers,...
Jacobs Books Three-Year Contract to Support France’s Nuclear Power Reactor Development
Jacobs Solutions has received a contract to support a French startup project to develop an innovative nuclear power reactor. Under the three-year agreement, the U.S.-based company will deliver the necessary services to ensure that Naarea can safely advance its XAMR nuclear micro-generator technology. According to Jacobs, it will provide nuclear safety and engineering support for...
L3Harris Works With Voyis, Wavefront Systems to Deliver Enhanced AUV Capabilities
L3Harris Technologies has collaborated with Voyis Imaging and Wavefront Systems to enhance the capabilities of autonomous underwater vehicles that will be delivered to the naval forces of a NATO member state. Under the partnership, L3Harris integrated a combined payload of the Voyis Recon LS and the Wavefront Solstice 3000 multiple-aperture sonar into its Iver4 900...