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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Capgemini Report Bares E-Government Obstacles EU Users Face
Cross-border users of European Union government websites face various obstacles, such as language issues and fewer electronic identification options, according to Capgemini’s “eGovernment Benchmark 2023” report contracted by the European Commission. The annual report, which analyzes more than 15,000 EU government sites, showed that cross-border users have access to just 49 percent of the evaluated...
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Infleqtion Awarded Defense Slot in UK Quantum Catalyst Fund
Quantum information company Infleqtion said it has won a defense project award under Innovate UK‘s Quantum Contextual Artificial Intelligence for Long-range Correlations. The Austin, Texas-based company will partner with U.K. defense company QinetiQ in the Q-CALC data analysis project. The project, titled Quantum End-to-end Compilation for Combinatorial Optimisation, QECCO for short, is a three-year undertaking...
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United States, Close Allies Publish Guidance to Counter Russian Sanctions Evasion
The Export Enforcement Five, or E5, partnership that groups the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand has issued new guidance to counter Russia’s evasion of sanctions through the use of third countries. The document, available for download from the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security website, identifies 45 prioritized...
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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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Bulgaria Advances $1.3B Plan to Purchase Stryker Combat Vehicles From General Dynamics
The Bulgarian government has approved the planned purchase of Stryker combat vehicles from U.S. company General Dynamics Land Systems for approximately $1.3 billion. At a military event on Friday, Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said following ratification by the unicameral parliament, the contract with GDLS will take effect once the country makes its initial payment. He...
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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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Sweden Increases Defense Spending Amid Bid to Join NATO
Sweden seeks to boost its military spending to over $2.45 billion between 2023 and 2024, putting the nation on track to reach NATO’s required defense expenditure target of 2 percent of gross domestic product. The European government recently unveiled its defense bill, which identifies the nation’s spending priorities for the next couple of years. Of the...
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Leonardo Unveils Concept Model of Rotary-Wing UAS for UK MOD
Leonardo has unveiled a concept model of the Proteus rotary-wing unmanned aerial system it is developing for the U.K. Ministry of Defence under a $74 million contract awarded in July 2022. The drone, displayed at the recently concluded DSEI 2023 trade show, will still be improved, with Leonardo and the MOD’s procurement arm Defence Equipment...
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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...