Ultra Intelligence & Communications has deployed its ADSI tactical command and control system to a NATO network assessment event in support of the U.S. Marine Corps. The company is under a cooperative research and development agreement with Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, through which Ultra I&C used the ADSI solution to connect joint and...
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Canada Names First Woman Defense Staff Chief
The Canadian Armed Forces has named Gen. Jennie Carignan as chief of defense staff, succeeding Gen. Wayne Eyre. She took command of the post at a Thursday ceremony, with dignitaries including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General and CAF Commander in Chief Mary Simon looking on. According to National Defence Minister Bill Blair, CAF...
GE Aerospace Completes Assessment of Powerplant Options for Future NATO Helicopter
GE Aerospace has completed an initial study supporting the development of NATO’s next generation of rotorcraft capability. The company said the effort, conducted with its Italian partner Avio Aero, analyzed powerplant solutions for the envisioned helicopter, such as advanced gas turbines, hybrid electric systems, hydrogen fuel cells, and hydrogen combustion engines. The partnership also explored...
Canadian Armed Forces Orders 90 Light Tactical Vehicles From GM Defense; Steve duMont Quoted
The Canadian Armed Forces has awarded GM Defense Canada a $25.96 million contract to procure 90 light tactical vehicles to support the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Multinational Battlegroup in Latvia. The order could increase to up to 108 units if the CAF exercises an option to purchase more LTVs. Under the contract, the GM Defense...
Report: US Must Prioritize FMS From NATO Members to Secure Regional Security
A report by RAND suggested that the United States adopt a framework systematically prioritizing NATO members’ foreign military sale cases to align with defense security goals in Europe. Apart from taking on the proposed framework, the report made additional recommendations to the United States Army Europe and Africa to improve regional security, including: Ensuring USAREUR-AF...
Embraer Seals Deal to Provide Netherlands, Austria With Nine C-390 Millennium
Embraer has secured a contract with the Dutch Ministry of Defense to deliver nine C-390 Millennium aircraft. The joint purchase agreement will supply five C-390s for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and four aircraft for the Austrian Air Force. The aerospace company said the procurement will improve the European countries’ ability to rapidly move personnel...
US, UK Extend Air, Space Security Partnership; Gen. David Allvin Quoted
The United States and the United Kingdom have signed a joint statement declaring their continued commitment to protecting air and space security. Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force and Wash100 awardee, signed the “Shared Vision Statement on Combined and Space Power in the 21st Century” with Air Chief Marshal...
Slovakia Air Force Base Gets New Aircraft Arresting System for F-16s
The U.S. Air Force 435th Air Ground Operations Wing worked with the Slovak Air Force to install a new Barrier Arresting Kit-12 system at the Malacky Air Base for the fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons operated by U.S. Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa. Martin Vojtasovic, the Slovakian state defense secretary, said the strategic introduction of...
Croatia Buys More Black Hawks Through US Security Assistance Program
Lockheed Martin said Croatia has acquired eight more UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. The order follows an earlier purchase of six units of the Sikorsky-built aircraft, bringing Croatia’s fleet of the twin-engine platform to 12. The agreement will also provide the Croatian Army with aircraft, organizational equipment, spare and...
US Forms ICE Pact With Canada, Finland on Polar Icebreaker Production
The United States, Canada and Finland have announced a new partnership focused on producing polar icebreakers and workforce development in the shipbuilding industry. The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort Pact, unveiled on the sidelines of a three-day NATO summit in Washington D.C., comes as the U.S. Coast Guard builds new heavy icebreakers to ensure access to the...