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...
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...
US Approves Netherlands’ $305M Helicopter Training FMS
The Dutch government has secured the U.S. Department of State’s approval of its $305 million foreign military sale request for CH-47 and AH-64 helicopter training and related equipment. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the proposed sale will enable the Netherlands to maintain CH-47 and AH-64 training activities at Fort Cavazos in Texas. The...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Robert Roughsedge Joins Elbit Systems of America as Business Development VP
Elbit Systems of America has named Robert Roughsedge its new vice president of business development. Roughsedge, who announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post, joined the company after serving as a vice president at Leidos, where he led strategic captures. Before Leidos, he spent over six years as director of business development and strategy at...
SKorea’s $3.5B Plan to Buy Apache Helicopters Gets All-Clear From US State Department
The South Korean government has received U.S. approval over its plans to acquire 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters and related support services from Boeing and Lockheed Martin. The AH-64E, Boeing’s latest iteration of the Apache, incorporates a network-centric, fully integrated weapon system and improved sensors, software and weapon performance. According to a notification from the Defense...