The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. a $25.4 million sole-source, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide the U.K. Royal Air Force with logistics support for MQ-9A unmanned aerial vehicles and a ground control station. Work includes deploying a field service representative and conducting repairs and technical support tasks...
Teledyne FLIR Defense has received a $31 million contract from Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to deliver the Cerberus XL mobile counter-unmanned aerial system for Ukraine’s use. Under the agreement, Teledyne will also provide software, spares and training support for the counter-UAS solution. In a statement, JihFen Lei, executive vice president and general manager of...
The online security bills U.S. lawmakers are trying to legislate are “misguided” and designed to break encryption protecting personal privacy, according to cyber policy experts Tarah Wheeler and Geoffrey Cain. Wheeler, a Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow for global cyber policy, and Cain, a senior fellow in the tech policy think tank Foundation for...
The Australian Department of Defence has selected Lockheed Martin as its strategic partner to develop advanced military defense capabilities under the AIR6500 Phase 1 program. In a statement, three-time Wash100 recipient Stephanie Hill, executive vice president at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, said the partnership will enable the Australian Defence Force to use information...
Israel’s new spy aircraft is now ready to undergo flight testing, to be facilitated by the Israeli Air Force and Israel Aerospace Industries, following the completion of intelligence systems integration, i24NEWS reported. The Oron aircraft is a Gulfstream G550 business jet equipped with sensors and data collection equipment to serve as an intelligence plane for...
The Defense Intelligence Agency has updated its “Iranian UAVs in Ukraine: A Visual Comparison” report to include new findings and images that counter Iran’s claims that its unnamed aerial vehicles were not deployed in Ukraine. The additional images include parts of the Iran-made Shahed-131 UAVs used by Russia against Ukrainian targets in 2022 and Shahed-131...
Microsoft has tracked down a China-linked hacking operation called Flax Typhoon that appears to target Taiwan-based organizations for long-term access to their networks. In a blog post, the tech giant said the activity used vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications to access the networks. Based on Microsoft’s observations, the threat actors linger on breached systems....
Ukrainian pilots are expected to begin flight training on the F-16 fighter jets in October to strengthen Ukraine’s long-term security needs and its defenses against Russian invasion. The U.S. Air Force’s 162nd Wing will facilitate the exercises at Morris Air National Guard Base in Arizona. Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson,...
Fortinet Australia said it will provide teachers with free training about cybersecurity through its Security Awareness and Training service program. In a statement, Nicole Quinn, head of government affairs for Asia Pacific at Fortinet, said the program will be localized and customized to suit administrators and teachers of Australian schools. The plan is to deliver...
Varley Rafael Australia, a joint venture between The Varley Group and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, will supply the Australian Defence Force with a fifth-generation portable, electro-optical anti-tank guided missile called Spike LR2 under a contract with the Australian government, according to a report from the Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems said the weapon...
