International
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CyberObama Stresses China Cyber Agreement During Meeting With President Xi
President Obama highlighted the importance of full adherence to the U.S.-China cyber commitments during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday at a side meeting in Paris at the […]
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CyberPotomac Institute Releases Cyber Readiness Index 2.0
No country is currently cyber ready, according to a report released today by a public policy research institute examining the maturity and commitment to securing cyber infrastructure and services in […]
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InternationalSwitzerland Awards Elbit $200 Million Contract For Hermes 900 HFE Unmanned Aircraft
Elbit Systems [ESLT] was awarded a $200 million contract to provide Hermes 900 Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection […]
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Business/FinancialChemring Agrees To Acquire Countermeasures Assets From Esterline
Britain’s Chemring Group on Wednesday said it has agree to buy countermeasures assets from a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of Esterline Corp. [ESL] for $3.8 million plus a potential earnout provision […]
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InternationalU.S. Military Uninvolved in Strike Against Russian Fighter Jet
The U.S. military had no involvement in an incident that caused two Turkish F-16s to shoot down a Russian Su-24 fighter jet near the Turkish-Syrian border, the spokesman for the […]
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CyberBelgium Joins NATO Cyber Center
Belgium is set to join the NATO Cooperative Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) as a sponsoring nation, the alliance said Friday. A delegation from Belgium visited the center in Tallinn, […]
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InternationalDTRA Awards Parsons Task Orders For Border Security Projects In Lebanon And Georgia
The engineering services firm Parsons on Monday said it has received two competitive task orders from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to provide integrated border security solutions for the […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. Announces $18 Billion Increase Defense Spending Through 2020
The United Kingdom on Monday announced plans to spend nearly $270 billion on military modernization and procurement over the next five years, including expansion of its navy and air force […]
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ArmyAFRICOM Chief Sees Expanded Mission, Budget As ISIS Threat Spreads
A lasting defeat of the Islamic State terrorist organization must involve fighting its adherents in Africa as well as the main body of militants in Iraq and Syria, according to […]
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InternationalJapan Requests $1.2 Billion In Three RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs
The State Department approved a possible $1.2 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Japan for three RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and associated equipment, […]