South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas toured HII’s Virginia operations on Friday to support the AUKUS trilateral partnership of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Malinauskas visited the U.S. company’s Newport News Shipbuilding site to advance his government’s deal with HII to prepare South Australia for big shipbuilding projects under AUKUS. A memorandum of...
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Report: Six US Tech Companies Part of NATO’s Initial Accelerator Program
The first cohort of NATO’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic includes six U.S. tech companies, a senior official of the security alliance confirmed. Citing unpublished NATO documents it obtained, DefenseScoop reported that the six are among the 44 companies selected for the effort. Four of the U.S. companies were selected for DIANA’s undersea...
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US, Allies Release Joint Guidance for Procuring Secure, Verifiable Tech
The cybersecurity agencies of New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have published a joint guidance to help organizations procure secure-by-design technologies. According to the document “Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies,” a purchaser should assess a product and its manufacturer before buying to ensure it is within an organization’s risk tolerance....
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US, Sweden Agree to Closely Cooperate on Addressing Cyber Challenges
The United States and Sweden have agreed to closely cooperate on matters related to cyberthreats. Tobias Billstrom, Swedish minister of foreign affairs, said following a bilateral dialogue in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that collaborating with the U.S. on cyber and digital issues contributes to a safer Sweden and complements the country’s membership with the European...
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Hensoldt to Supply Radars for British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ships; Peter Dillon Quoted
Germany-based defense contractor Hensoldt announced that its U.K. unit has booked task orders to provide sensors for three new Fleet Solid Support ships that the Team Resolute consortium is building for the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The Navantia UK-led consortium is developing the vessels under a $2 billion contract disclosed in January. Hensoldt UK will...
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US, UAE Sign Technological Security Agreement at Annual Military Dialogue
The United States and the United Arab Emirates have vowed to boost cooperation on technology security under the Cooperative Technology Security Program Execution Plan. The program mandates the U.S. Defense Technology Security Administration’s International Cooperation Directorate to guide other nations’ defense and security sectors in safeguarding critical local and U.S.-origin military technologies. DTSA Director Michael...
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Boeing, Australian Researchers Conduct ISS Tests on 3D Mapping
The International Space Station National Laboratory is sponsoring a joint project between aerospace company Boeing and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the Australian government’s scientific research agency, to test a new 3D method for mapping remote environments. The lab said the collaboration, called the Multi-Resolution Scanner project, will use one of the free-flying...
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US Army Seeks Tech to Modernize FMS Case Management
The U.S. Army has tasked two industry partners to develop prototypes that would improve foreign military sales processes. The Foreign Military Sales-Army Case Execution System product office under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems recently kicked off a competitive prototype phase wherein selected vendors will create and demonstrate their proposed technologies to support the FMS community...
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Iveda Secures Third Supply Contract With Taiwanese Government Customer
An unnamed Taiwanese government agency has signed a contract for the supply of artificial intelligence-powered technology from Iveda, its third deal with the Mesa, Arizona-based cloud-based AI company in recent years. In its announcement on Monday, the company said the deal is worth $3.2 million and follows two orders for different technology applications, which were...
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European Commission Signs Agreement With European Space Agency to Cooperate on Actions Addressing Critical Global Challenges
The European Commission is joining forces with the European Space Agency to address global challenges with innovative technologies. Timo Pesonen, director-general for defense industry and space, for the EC and Josef Aschbacher, director general of the ESA, signed a collaboration agreement to combine resources and competence to enhance the European capacity to protect critical infrastructure,...