International
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Business/FinancialGeneral Atomics Acquires Swiss Opto-Electronics Company Synopta
General Atomics (GA) on Monday said it has acquired Synopta GmbH, a developer and supplier of opto-electronics instrumentation used in space and terrestrial applications, in a deal that complements GA’s […]
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CyberNATO Agrees To New Cyber Defense Policy, Defines Response To Activities Considered ‘Armed Attacks’
World leaders at the NATO summit in Brussels on Monday agreed to a new cyber defense policy, the first in seven years, which affirms the alliance’s position that certain adversarial […]
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InternationalPentagon Announces New $150 Military Aid Package With Ukraine
The Pentagon last Friday announced a new $150 million military aid package with Ukraine, which will include delivery of counter-artillery radars, counter-drone systems, secure communications equipment and electronic warfare capabilities. […]
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Unmanned SystemsInsitu Forms Partnership for Drone Operations in the Arctic
Insitu, a Boeing [BA] subsidiary, has formed a partnership with two Norwegian companies, Robot Aviation and Andøya Space, to build an unmanned aviation ecosystem made for the Arctic and High […]
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PentagonAustin Issues China Task Force Recommendations
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday issued a directive initiating Pentagon efforts to better address security challenges posed by China but the Defense Department offered few details. In February, […]
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InternationalU.S. European Command/NATO May Have 450 F-35s by 2030
The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and NATO may have 450 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters by 2030, and European countries and the United States are opening lines […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $3.5 Billion Sale Of Apache Helicopters To Australia
The State Department approved a potential $3.5 billion Foreign Military Sale of 29 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and associated equipment to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress […]
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Business/FinancialEaton Closes $2.8 Billion Deal For Cobham Mission Systems
Eaton [ETN] on Tuesday said it has completed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Cobham Mission Systems from the private equity firm Advent International, expanding its defense business and its offerings […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Completes Flight Test Integrating Sniper Pods On Kuwait Super Hornets
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the U.S. Navy completed the first flight integrating the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) with the Kuwait Air Force F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, the company said May […]
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Navy/USMCNATO Starts Steadfast Defender Exercise With First Deployment of UK Carrier
The NATO maritime live exercise (LIVEX) Steadfast Defender 2021 began off the coast of Portugal on May 20, featuring the first deployment of the United Kingdom’s newest aircraft carrier. The […]
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