The AUKUS trilateral security partnership, which involves the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, is now in its third year and is seeking collaboration with Canada, New Zealand and South Korea under its second pillar. Pillar 2 focuses on strengthening cooperation in critical technologies, including cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and hypersonics, to...
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US, Allies Agree to Strengthen Cooperation in the Arctic to Deter Russian Military Activities
Air force leaders from the United States, Sweden and Norway have highlighted the need to boost technology innovation, domain awareness and collaboration in the Arctic amid a Russian military buildup in the polar region. In a panel discussion during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Tuesday, U.S. Air Forces in Europe...
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Canada Seeking Potential Providers of Submarines to Replace RCN’s Victoria-Class Fleet
The Canadian government has issued a request for information to identify potential providers of up to 12 submarines that would replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s Victoria-class submarine fleet, which has been in service since 1990. Industry responses will be accepted until Nov. 18 and inform the procurement process for the new underwater craft in preparation...
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Kongsberg Expands Missile Production Capacity With New US Factory
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace plans to build a U.S. missile production facility in James City County, Virginia, following the Norwegian company’s establishment of a similar factory in Australia. The Pennsylvania facility will be equipped to assemble, upgrade and repair Naval Strike Missile and Joint Strike Missile. It was established on Kongsberg’s expectation that it could...
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Report: US Defense Department Needs to Enhance Acquisition-Related International Collaborations
Mitre, a research and development innovation partner to the U.S. and international organizations, has urged the Department of Defense to boost international collaboration in defense acquisitions, noting that the program offices responsible for developing new military systems generally do so in isolation from allies who would fight alongside American forces. In a newly published paper,...
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Telesat Satellite Constellation Project Secures $1.9B Funding From Canadian Government
The Canadian and Quebec governments have awarded Telesat $1.9 billion in total funding for its low Earth orbit broadband satellite constellation project, completing the financing for the planned global network, including satellites, space launch vehicles and ground stations. Under the funding agreements for the project, dubbed Telesat Lightspeed, the Canadian central government will invest $1.6...
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US State Department Authorizes Romania’s $7.2B F-35A Lightning II FMS Request
The U.S. Department of State has approved Romania’s request to buy 32 units of the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter conventional takeoff and landing aircraft variant and 33 Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines. The potential foreign military sale, worth $7.2 billion, also includes Identification Friend or Foe equipment; secure communications, precision navigation and cryptographic...
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Australia Extends KBR Service Contract at HMAS Stirling Naval Facility
The Australian Department of Defence’s Security and Estate Group and the Australian Submarine Agency have renewed the contract of global engineering, construction, and services company KBR to provide technical design services at the HMAS Stirling naval base south of Perth. The company said its work supports the base’s facilities and infrastructure programs for nuclear submarines...
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US Partners With Australia, UK to Address Disruptions to Critical Supply Chains
The United States has established a Supply Chain Resilience Cooperation Group with the United Kingdom and Australia to address threats to critical supply chains. The Department of Homeland Security partnered with the U.K.’s Department for Business and Trade and Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources to create the group, initially focusing on the telecommunications...
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Leonardo DRS Named Principal Contractor for Israel’s Potential $164M Heavy-Duty Tank Trailer Procurement
Leonardo DRS will be the principal contractor of a potential foreign military sale of heavy-duty tank trailers and related equipment to the Israeli government. The proposed deal, worth $164.6 million, has secured Department of State approval, allowing Israel to procure more HDTT units and equipment in addition to the previously approved FMS request for the...