Representatives from the Five Eyes intelligence partnership have traveled to Palo Alto, California, to launch the first-ever Emerging Technology and Securing Innovation Security Summit. The aim of the summit, hosted by the FBI, was to provide an avenue for business leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials and academics to discuss trends and threats related to emerging technologies such...
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US Army Undersecretary Reviews Military Sales Process for Allies
The war in Ukraine has inspired U.S. Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo to review how the service processes Foreign Military Sales. Speaking at an Association of the U.S. Army conference panel, the official declared 2024 as the “year of Army security cooperation” and shared plans to speed up arms sales to allies. He said security cooperation involving...
Rheinmetall Defence Australia Selects OnTime Networks to Supply Phase 2 Boxer CRV Parts
Norway-based OnTime Networks will supply Ethernet managed switches to Rheinmetall Defence Australia to support the Phase 2 development of LAND 400 Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles. The company’s Cloudberry MIL CM-6200COMe Advanced Mission Management System is based on a modular open system architecture that allows the platform to be reconfigured for various aerospace and defense applications. Oyvind...
Oshkosh to Offer Manufacture 2030 GHG Monitoring Platform to Top Suppliers
In a bid to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions and reach its sustainability goals, Oshkosh has entered a strategic partnership with Manufacture 2030. Under the partnership, Oshkosh will offer the Manufacture 2030 platform to its top 300 suppliers. According to the Wisconsin-based vehicles and equipment company, an estimated 75 percent of its supply chain emissions are...
Multinational NATO Task Group Convenes for Series of Training
The seven ships of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 have convened to conduct combined training and operations in the Mediterranean over the past week. The multinational task group is comprised of the United Kingdom’s HMS Duncan, ESPS Méndez Núñez and ESPS Patiño from Spain, ITS Margottini of Italy, FS Surcouf of France, FGS Frankfurt Am Main...
Cybersecurity Leaders Urge Europe to Reconsider CRA Vulnerability Disclosure Requirement
Cybersecurity experts from Google, Trend Micro, i2Coalition and other companies, nonprofits and academic institutions around the world have published an open letter calling on policymakers from the European Commission to reconsider a portion of the Cyber Resilience Act. In 2022, the EC proposed the CRA to require technology manufacturers to take responsibility for a product’s...
Scan Global Logistics Set to Acquire Portuguese Defense and Government Logistics Company
Scan Global Logistics has signed an agreement to acquire Portugal-based company Freight & Logistics Solutions. The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions SGL has made in 2023. The multinational logistics provider recently acquired Sand Road Freight, ETS Transport & Logistics, ETS Fulfillment and Belglobe. FLS, founded in 2014, specializes in defense and government...
First Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning Aircraft for Poland’s Armed Forces Unveiled
Aerospace company Saab has unveiled its first airborne early warning system aircraft for Poland. The Saab 340 aircraft was presented to the customer at the Swedish airframer in Linkoping, southern Sweden, on Friday. Representatives from Sweden and Poland attended the ceremony. “We are honored to provide this important capability to Poland and proud to be quickly...
DCSA Holds Transfer of Ceremony as William Lietzau Steps Down as Director
William K. Lietzau has officially stepped down from his role as director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The DCSA held a transfer of authority ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Thursday to bid him farewell and welcome its new acting director, Daniel J. Lecce. Lietzau, a 2023 Wash100 winner,...
UK Forms Defense Organization Focused on Integration
The United Kingdom has a new entity to oversee defense integration across the government, with industry and international allies. UK Strategic Command introduced the Integration Design Authority at the recent Defence & Security Equipment International held in London. According to Lt. Gen. Tom Copinger-Symes, who heads StratCom, IDA is “an important outcome” of the military unit’s operating...