British Forces Cyprus has received solar charging kits for electric vehicles from Beam Global, allowing it to maximize the Mediterranean country’s natural resources. Under the deal, Beam Global delivered 10 EV ARC systems for installation and an accompanying trailer to move the chargers across the military base. The EV charging solution generates and stores clean...
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US Approves Potential $19B Sale of F-15 Jets, Upgrades to Israel
The U.S. Department of State has authorized the potential sale of F-15 fighter jets and related equipment to Israel for an estimated $18.82 billion. Israel requested 50 new F-15IA aircraft and “mid-life modification kits” to upgrade its 25 existing F-15Is to F-15I+s. The package also includes engines, radars, missiles and other military equipment, with deliveries expected...
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Dataminr Executive: NATO Needs to Embrace AI, Interoperability Amid Growing Cyberattacks
NATO needs to embrace greater interoperability and artificial intelligence-enabled solutions to improve its cyber defense capabilities amid growing threats in the region, according to Dana Barnes, president of government at AI firm Dataminr. In a blog post on the Dataminr website, Barnes, a Wash100 winner, wrote that despite NATO’s initiatives to respond to cyberattacks and...
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U.S., Israel Award Grant for Quantum Computing Collaboration
California-based quantum software firm BlueQubit and Israeli hardware developer Quantum Art have secured a $2.2 million grant from the U.S.-Israel BIRD Foundation to advance quantum computing technology. Under a partnership, the two companies will seek to develop and optimize quantum machine learning algorithms and quantum processor configurations over the next two years to accelerate advancements...
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Norway Gets Green Light for $580M HIMARS Purchase
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential $580 million arms package for Norway. Norway’s request includes 16 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, 15 M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead pods, 15 M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary high explosive pods and 100 M57 Army Tactical Missile System pods. Lockheed...
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Turkey Develops ‘Steel Dome’ to Rival Israeli Air Defense System
Turkey said it now has an artificial intelligence-powered. network-centric air defense system to protect the country from regional threats. The system, dubbed “Steel Dome,” was developed by defense electronics manufacturer Aselsan, Roketsan, Sage and Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corp. under the coordination of the Defense Industry Agency, or SSB. According to an SSB announcement, 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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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...
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Airbus Secures CNES Radiometer Development Contract for International Climate Satellite Mission
The French Space Agency has awarded Airbus a contract to build and design two microwave radiometers for the Atmosphere Observing System: Convective Core Observations through MicrOwave Derivatives in the trOpics mission. AOS, a component of NASA’s Earth System Observatory, is a collaborative project between the United States and partner organizations in Canada, Japan, Italy and...