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Americas Northrop Grumman has inked a $244-million deal with the US Space Force (USSF) to build advanced relay ground stations in the US and UK to expand the coverage of critical missile warning and tracking satellites. The ground stations will support the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) program, which seeks to establish satellite constellations that detect and track missile launches and potential attacks. The US Army has taken delivery of its fourth CH-47F Chinook Block II heavy-lift helicopter from Boeing as part of a contract signed in 2021. The deal, which ordered nine aircraft, is part of the army’s goal to modernize its airborne transport capabilities for evolving mission requirements. Middle East & Africa A senior Hamas official said Tuesday the group was no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel’s “hunger war” against Gaza. “There is no sense in engaging in talks or considering new ceasefire proposals as long as the hunger war and extermination war continue in the Gaza Strip,” Basem Naim told AFP. Europe The Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic is moving forward with plans to acquire a package of NATO-standard communications equipment from American defense contractor L3Harris Technologies. The potential […]

The French Air and Space Force (AAE) conducted the Pégase Grand Nord 25 exercise on NATO's eastern flank from 22 to 30 April. The operation, which aimed to demonstrate France's ability to deploy rapidly, far and autonomously, while strengthening cooperation [...]

French cybersecurity specialist Seclab, a provider of solutions to protect the most critical infrastructure, is setting its sights on the [...]

London - Former Atos vice-president connects British tech, Elon Musk and SerbiaThe former vice-president of French electronics group Atos, Kulveer [...]

There will be changes to several of France's defence missions in the Indo-Pacific region in the coming months. As we [...]

The administrative court in western French city Nantes on 9 April rejected Moroccan national Younes Belfellah's bid to overturn the [...]

The French ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Nicolas Niemtchinow, previously head of strategy at the French DGSE external intelligence [...]

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Americas Huntington Ingalls Industries – Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, has received an $81.2 million contract modification from the USNavy. This funding continues previous work to support and maintain several types of Navy ships, including amphibious transport docks (LPD 17), amphibious assault ships (LHD 1 and LHA 6), dock landing ships (LSD 41 and 49), and an amphibious command ship (LCC 19). Most of the work (75%) will take place in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Additional technical support will be provided in Norfolk, Virginia (24%), with very small portions in San Diego, California, and Sasebo, Japan. The project is expected to be completed by May 2026. No money is being paid upfront, and the contract was awarded through a competitive process by the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC. Bollinger Shipyards has received approval to begin full production of the US Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC). This initiative replaces the force’s aging icebreaker ships operational since the 70s with new vessels, all of which are to cover maritime security and logistics support across the Arctic, Antarctic, and similar domains. Middle East & Africa The US Army has deployed its Avenger air defense system to the African continent for the first time, joining […]

On Donald Trump's 100th day in office, the US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, highlighted some key aspects of her record so far. In particular, she emphasised the role intelligence agencies' have played in combating illegal immigration and [...]

During a tour of the Philippines in mid-April, US Senators, the Democrat Chris Coons and Republicans Pete Ricketts and Ted [...]

Jacques Langlade de Montgros, head of the French DRM military intelligence agency, should be arriving in Kyiv soon. Some last [...]

Her role was made official on 23 April by the British government's transparency body, the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments [...]

The European Union (EU) body responsible for selecting its security providers abroad, the European External Action Service (EEAS), is under [...]

Ukraine's SBU counter-intelligence has identified a network of people working for Moscow suspected of playing a key role in preparing [...]

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Americas The US Air Force has begun ground testing for two unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) developed under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. The air force revealed that the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A test vehicles are currently undergoing tests for their propulsion systems, avionics, autonomy integration and ground control interfaces to prepare the systems for flight testing later this year. All tests are currently taking place at the Beale Air Force Base in California, hosted by the CCA Aircraft Readiness Unit. The aircraft will be flown minimally and maintained at a flight-ready status. Textron Systems has hit a major milestone with its XM204 top attack munition, successfully completing first article testing with the US Army. The evaluation took place at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, where the munition underwent a series of trials to assess its target engagement and self-destruct capabilities. Middle East & Africa Iraq has received two H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters from Airbus as part of a 14-helicopter deal signed last year. The helicopters were delivered to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in Baghdad and are scheduled to be handed over to the Iraqi Air Force within the month. Both aircraft are set to enter service in June. The next […]

The President of the Vatican Bank Jean Baptiste de Franssu has surpassed a statutory time limit on his role by nearly a year, with no explanation or formal decision communicated by the IOR, contravening reforms introduced by the late pope [...]