International
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Business/Financial
Shield AI, Sentient Partner On Maritime Radar For V-BAT UAS
Shield AI and its Australian partner Sentient Vision Systems on Monday said the two companies have signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of Sentient’s artificial intelligence-enabled wide area motion […]
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Space
Airbus and Northrop Grumman Ink MOU on SKYNET 6 Development
Airbus and Northrop Grumman [NOC] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop the United Kingdom’s future SKYNET 6 military satellite wideband communications system, Airbus said on Oct. 22. […]
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International
White House’s Aid Request For Israel, Ukraine Includes $50 Billion In Defense Industrial Base Investments
The Biden administration has detailed a new $106 billion emergency spending package with weapons aid for Israel and continued security assistance for Ukraine, of which $50 billion would be invested […]
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International
China’s Nuclear Warhead Buildup Exceeding Previous Projections, New DoD Report Says
The Pentagon estimates that China now has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, a hundred more than last year, and projects that Beijing will have over 1,000 such weapons by […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Joins New U.S.-U.K. Strategic Naval Charter
Leaders from the U.S. and U.K. naval services signed a new version of a strategic charter between the two countries this week, for the first time including the U.S. Marine […]
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Navy/USMC
Senators Seek Update On AUKUS Implementation
Several members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Biden this week asking for an update on the administration’s plan to implement the AUKUS agreement. The […]
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International
Northrop Grumman Nabs South Korean ALMDS Mine Detection Contract
Northrop Grumman said on Monday it won a contract from Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) to provide Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) parts and support for the engineering, manufacturing and […]
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Business/Financial
Czech Group Acquiring Vista Outdoor’s Ammo Business
Vista Outdoor, Inc. [VSTO] and the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) on Monday say that CSG has agreed to acquire Vista’s Sporting Products business for $1.9 billion, giving the Prague-based defense company […]
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International
Lockheed Martin Gets $380 Million Order For Eight Spanish MH-60R Seahawks
The Navy on Oct. 12 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $379.6 million order for eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for Spain. Spain plans to use these Seahawk helicopters to upgrade […]
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International
INDOPACOM Official Names Chinese Military Structure Limitations And Russian Debts To China
The director for intelligence (J2) for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) this week pointed out a weakness in China’s military readiness to potentially attack Taiwan and how Russia owes China now […]
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