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...
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Space Systems Command To Discuss Supply Chain Challenges, Opportunities With International Industry Partners
Space Systems Command will discuss supply chain challenges and opportunities with its international industry partners during a “reverse industry day” event on Oct. 25 and 26, SSC spokesperson Edgard Nava told C4ISRNET. The consultation’s focus will be on developing an allied approach for a resilient global supply chain for space, with attendees including representatives from...
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QinetiQ, KBR Team Up for Test and Evaluation Services for Australian Defense
QinetiQ and KBR have signed a new partnership agreement to collaborate on delivering test and evaluation services to the Australian Defence Force. Under the teaming agreement, the two companies will build their T&Es by sharing skills and expertise from their global and local experience. In a statement, QinetiQ Australia Advisory Services Managing Director Paul Angelatos...
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US To Provide $2B Direct Loan for Poland’s Defense Modernization Program
The United States has announced a $2 billion direct loan agreement to advance Poland’s defense modernization efforts. The Foreign Military Financing loan will support the country’s upgrade plans for its military forces, according to the Department of State. The deal will also bolster NATO’s defense and deterrence in Europe’s eastern flank, the department said, adding...
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RAF Wing Commander Completes Course to Qualify as E-7 Wedgetail Operator
The Royal Air Force’s Wing Commander Sarah McDonnell recently completed a qualifying course in Australia to operate the E-7 Wedgetail. Administered by the Royal Australian Air Force and Boeing Australia under the RAF’s E-7 Wedgetail AEW1 Programme, the course provided class-based instruction and simulator training to McDonnell and allowed her to fly Australia’s E-7A. The...
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AUKUS Partnership Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are making significant progress in artificial intelligence and autonomy under Pillar 2 of the AUKUS security partnership, according to Tanya Monro, Australia’s chief defense scientist. Media coverage has focused chiefly on Pillar 1 of AUKUS, which involves providing Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, but Pillar 2 activities are...
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US Reaffirms Security Cooperation With Central Asia Allies
The United States, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz Republic reaffirmed their shared commitment to maintaining peace and sovereignty in Central Asia. Leaders of all six nations held the inaugural C5+1 Presidential Summit Tuesday on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. During the meeting, the C5+1...
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Australia’s F-35A Jet Fighters Debut at Joint Air Combat Exercise Series With Indonesia
The Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters participated in the Australia-Indonesia air combat Exercise Elang AUSINDO 23 for the first time from Sept. 18 to 23. According to the Australian Ministry of Defence, six F-35A fighters were assigned to the exercise based in Manado, North Sulawesi. The training joins 150 RAAF...
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UK-Israel MOU to Fund Joint Science and Technology Research Projects
The U.K. government said Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel on science and technology research projects with potential access to a $2.1 million fund. The science ministers from both sides met in London for the MOU signing in Whitehall, according to a press statement from the Department for Science, Innovation...
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NATO Conducts Twin Exercises on Use of Maritime Unmanned Systems in Military Operations
NATO is conducting two exercises in Portugal’s Troia Peninsula to train participants on integrating new maritime technologies into joint military operations and operating autonomous underwater vehicles. The Dynamic Messenger 23 drills commenced training activities on Monday under the joint leadership of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation in the United States and Allied Maritime Command in the...