International
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Cyber
U.S., Allies Blame China For Maligned Cyber Activities, Included Targeting Defense Sector
The U.S. and an “unprecedented group of allies” blamed China on Monday for the massive Microsoft [MSFT] Exchange Server hack as well as an ongoing pattern of malicious cyber efforts that have […]
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International
UK Plans to Incorporate Squadrons of “Swarming Drones” to Foil Adversary Air Defenses
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) plans to incorporate squadrons of “swarming drones” to help foil enemy air defenses. Last year, the RAF gave its No. 216 Squadron the […]
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Army
Biden Taps SAIC Exec For Army Under Secretary, Jeff Flake For Turkey Ambassador
President Biden has nominated Gabe Camarillo, a current senior vice president at Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC], to serve as the Army’s next under secretary. Camarillo previously served as the […]
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Cyber
US Response To Russian-Based Ransomware Attacks Forthcoming, Administration Official Says
President Joe Biden said last Friday that there will be consequences for ransomware attacks against U.S. businesses and infrastructure coming from criminal groups inside Russia and a senior administration official […]
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International
Norway And Germany Jointly Buying Submarines And Naval Strike Missiles
Norway and Germany announced an agreement on July 8 to jointly procure new submarines and Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs), seeking lower costs and allowing for longer term cooperation between both […]
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International
UK MoD Awards Boeing P-8 Support And Training Contract
Boeing [BA] on Thursday said its defense business in the United Kingdom received a five-year, $321.6 million contract from the Ministry of Defence to provide the Royal Air Force with […]
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International
UK Boosting Destroyer Missiles With $690 Million In Upgrades
The United Kingdom awarded MBDA and Eurosam $690 million in multiyear contracts to increase the Royal Navy’s Daring-class Type 45 destroyers missile capacity by 50 percent, the government announced July […]
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International
Lockheed Martin Nabs $1.8 Billion Award For More F-35 Logistics Support
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a not-to-exceed $1.8 billion undefinitized contract action (UCA) on June 30 to procure recurring logistics services for delivered F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. […]
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Army
State Department Okays $445 Million Sale Of Heavy Tactical Vehicles To Kuwait
The State Department approved a potential $445 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 517 Heavy Tactical Vehicles to Kuwait. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the possible […]
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Homeland Security
US, UK Expose Ongoing Russian Global Cyber Campaign
Russia’s military intelligence is carrying out a two-year-old cyber campaign that is largely targeted against government and private sector entities in the U.S. and Europe, including military organizations and defense […]