International
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International
Lockheed Martin, Israel’s Rafael To Offer SPICE 250 Guided Bomb To U.S. Military
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday it has expanded its teaming agreement with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to include jointly manufacturing and marketing Rafael’s Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) […]
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International
Boeing Delivers KC-46A to Japan, Has Delivered 48 to U.S. Air Force
Boeing [BA] said on Oct. 31 that it has accomplished its first foreign delivery of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). “The Japan KC-46A is […]
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International
Biden Says U.S. Was ‘Clumsy’ In Rollout Of New Security Pact That Sunk French Submarine Deal
President Biden on Friday said the White House was “clumsy” in its rollout of a new trilateral security partnership with the U.K. and Australia that frustrated France over its loss […]
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International
U.K. Defense Chief Sees Pace, Industrial Capacity As Key Challenges To Australia’s Pursuit Of Nuke-Powered Submarines
The U.K.’s top military official said Tuesday he believes pace and industrial capacity are the two largest challenges to address in assisting Australia’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines over the next […]
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International
CNO: U.S. Cannot Outspend China, Must Use Allies To Counter
While visiting India last week, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said the U.S. must work with allies and partners to counter China’s growing military capabilities because it cannot […]
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Cyber
Countries Agree To Continue Cooperating To Combat Ransomware
International participants in a White House-led virtual meeting held this week to strengthen global cooperation in preventing and responding to ransomware agreed on the need to continue efforts to improve […]
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Army
Pacific Army General Argues For Presence
The commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific on Tuesday argued for the importance of his service and command in the Indo-Pacific theater. Referring to China, Gen. Charles Flynn called […]
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Navy/USMC
U.S. And Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Jointly in 7th Fleet
U.S., U.K., and Japanese naval groups operated jointly in the Philippine Sea on Oct. 3, the U.S. Navy said on Friday. The integrated at-sea operations had over 15,000 sailors cooperate […]
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Business/Financial
Commercial Competition In GEOINT Accelerating, And Not Just With U.S. Companies, NGA Official Says
ST LOUIS –Competition in commercial remote sensing reached an inflection point in 2016 in the number of satellites on orbit, a number that doubled in 2017, and another milestone will […]
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International
New Submarine Pact With Australia, U.K. To Help With Growing China Threat, Hicks Says
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Friday said the new trilateral security partnership formed by the U.S., U.K. and Australia, which includes assisting Australia’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines, will specifically […]