BAE Systems Hägglunds has placed a $130 million order for Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist active protection systems for installation on a European country’s CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. According to Elbit, the Iron Fist APS is an advanced “hard kill” system designed to provide armored platforms with 360-degree self-defense capabilities against the latest battlefield threats —...
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Northrop Wins New Contract Under Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability Program
Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from Space Systems Command to build the U.S. base of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability project for tracking satellites and debris in geosynchronous orbits. Under the AUKUS trilateral partnership, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia agreed to host and operate a DARC site to enable allied...
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AWS Highlights Generative AI Innovation at Public Sector Symposium
Innovations spurred by generative artificial intelligence took center stage at Amazon Web Services’ Worldwide Public Sector Symposium. At the event in Canberra, Donna Hutchison, executive lead of the Australian Epilepsy Project, highlighted how AWS and generative AI are aiding the development of a platform that integrates multimodal datasets to revolutionize neurological care in Australia. Meanwhile,...
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US, Australia Test DAGR Capabilities to Improve Resiliency
The United States and Australia are testing the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver’s capability to operate in complex situations. To improve the DAGR’s resiliency, experts from the Joint Navigation Warfare and the Australian Joint Positioning, Navigation and Timing Directorate have joined forces to better understand the technology’s requirements. The information gained from the effort will support...
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Northrop Grumman Taps Genohco for Hardware Support to South Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Project; Janice Zilch Quoted
Northrop Grumman is securing from defense and aerospace communications company Genohco the hardware components for South Korea’s mine countermeasures helicopter program. The hardware supply, set through a recently signed memorandum of understanding between the two companies, supports Northrop’s 2023 contract with Korea Aerospace Industries to deliver airborne laser mine detection systems to South Korea’s KMCH...
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Australian Defense Minister Confident of AUKUS Progress Despite Concerns
Richard Marles, Australian deputy prime minister and defense minister, has acknowledged challenges in Australia’s trilateral partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom but remains optimistic about its progress. One of the issues Marles raised in an interview with Breaking Defense was the delay in the production of Virginia-class submarines, which represents the...
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US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand Pledge to Deepen Scientific Collaboration
The top science advisers of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have agreed to enhance collaboration on science and technology. In a joint statement, past Wash100 winner Arati Prabhakar, Office of Science and Technology Policy director at the White House, together with Angela McLean, chief scientific adviser to the U.K....
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Raytheon Secures $478M Patriot GEM-T Missile Contract, Replenishing European Stock Donated to Ukraine
NATO Support and Procurement Agency has tapped Raytheon to deliver Patriot guidance enhanced missiles to Germany under a $478 million contract award, replenishing the stock donated to Ukraine. Preferred by the U.S. armed forces and other governments due to its significant capabilities, the Patriot GEM-T can address tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and enemy drones...
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Oracle Expands Mideast Footprint, Opens New Public Cloud Region in Riyadh
Oracle has launched a second public cloud region in Saudi Arabia, part of the company’s $1.5 billion investment to help advance the kingdom’s cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence-based economy. The Austin, Texas-based cloud services provider, which already operates a public cloud region in Jeddah, added the new center in Riyadh, with plans to set up...
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US Offers $450M Grant to Help SK hynix Build Memory Packaging Fab in Indiana
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Korean chipmaker SK hynix have reached a preliminary agreement of up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives to support the company’s construction of an advanced packaging and research plant in Indiana. The new building at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette will house a production line capable...