The United States has listed the energy, health, and transportation and logistics industries and as critical sectors and semiconductors, aerospace components and nuclear energy materials as key goods for potential cooperation under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity supply chain agreement. Under the IPEF agreement, all parties committed to creating such a list to be...
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JAXA Taps Astroscale Japan for Phase 2 of Debris Removal Technology Demonstration
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has awarded orbital debris removal solutions provider Astroscale Japan a contract for Phase II of the Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration program. The two organizations began their collaboration with Phase I, where Astroscale’s ADRAS-J conducted a controlled fly-around observation of the debris. Under the new deal, the company will showcase...
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Voyager Space Joins Spaceport Nova Scotia’s Launch Infrastructure Development
Denver, Colorado-based Voyager Space will support the establishment of Spaceport Nova Scotia‘s launch support infrastructure as an owner-authorized representative. According to Maritime Launch Services, the developer of the spaceport in the east coast of Canada, it will tap the engineering, design and fabrication capabilities of Voyager’s Exploration Segment to establish the infrastructure. Jeffrey Manber, Voyager...
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US, Allies Publish Cyber Information Sheet on Best Practices for Event Logging
The United States and its allies have released a joint cybersecurity information sheet that provides best practices for event logging and threat detection in cloud services, enterprise networks, mobile devices and operational technology networks. The National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the cybersecurity centers in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New...
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BAE Subsidiary Bohemia Interactive Simulations Upgrades New Zealand’s Virtual Training System
The New Zealand Defence Force has awarded software company Bohemia Interactive Simulations a contract to upgrade its training simulation technology. Under the deal, BISim will deploy its VBS4 solution, a whole Earth virtual desktop training and simulation host that enables military services to create and run a wide range of military training scenarios. The VBS4...
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CACI Ltd Appoints CTO Joe Finucane as Vice President
CACI Ltd Chief Technology Officer Joe Finucane has taken on an additional role as vice president of the company, with its head office located in London. Finucane will perform his new responsibilities as vice president and his existing tasks as CTO, a role he has held since December 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile. Finucane,...
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UK Taps QinetiQ to Build Anti-Jamming Facility
The British government has awarded QinetiQ a contract to build a radio frequency anti-jamming test facility. The facility would be used to develop solutions that would help the armed forces operate in GPS-denied environments. “[The] cutting-edge test facility will help us eliminate vulnerabilities from our platforms, protect our national security and keep our armed forces...
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EU Approves $5.6B German Aid for European Microchip Manufacturing Facility
The European Commission, the European Union’s primary executive arm, has approved Germany’s plan to invest $5.6 billion in the European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s effort to build a microchip facility in Dresden. According to the EC, the large-scale manufacturing plant will produce high-performance chips based on 300 mm silicon wafers that improve performance while reducing total...
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NATO Agency Taps Planet Labs for Space-Based Surveillance Support
The NATO Communications and Information Agency has awarded Planet Labs a contract to access its SkySat satellite data. The San Francisco, California-based company will supply the data to the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space program supporting NATO missions. According to a Planet statement issued on Monday, the imagery that the company will provide will enable...
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Thales Orders More Naval Radars From Hensoldt for German Navy Frigates
Thales has ordered additional naval radars from Hensoldt for two more German Navy F126 frigates under a contract awarded in 2022. The initial contract requires TRS-4D radars for four Niedersachsen-class frigates and a radar segment for a test center. Markus Rothmaier, head of naval and ground radars at Hensoldt, said the company is already working...