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Japan to Tighten Foreign Investment Rule for Defence, Nuclear Firms

October 4, 2019 @ 08:56 AM

The Japanese government plans to tighten rules for foreign firms investing in Japanese companies in sectors impacting national security such as defence, aerospace and nuclear energy. Foreign exchange laws will be revised to require foreign investors to seek prior approval before obtaining a 1 percent or higher stake in such a company, lowering the threshold from the current 10 percent, the Mainichi reported quoting unnamed government sources
US Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Cincinnati

October 3, 2019 @ 04:02 AM

The US Navy will commission its new Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) on October 5, Saturday. “The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), during a 10 a
Hackers Target Airbus via Subcontractors for Engine Data

September 28, 2019 @ 08:02 AM

Hackers seeking data on Airbus Engines for the A400M and A350 aircraft have intruded Airbuss computer networks via some of its subcontractors. An AFP report quoting unnamed security sources suggests that the industrial espionage activity is controlled from China
Kongsberg Unveils Vanguard Naval Vessel

September 27, 2019 @ 07:39 AM

Kongsberg unveiled a new naval ship design called Vanguard on Thursday. The boat can be used for both military and civilian operations, such as Search & Rescue, Harbor and Assets Protection, Subsea Survey, Exercising Authority and Sovereignty, Anti-Access/Area-Denial, Anti-Submarine Warfare and Mine Clearance, and Detection and Disposal
New US DoD Cybersecurity Standards to Impact Defence Manufacturing

September 26, 2019 @ 09:20 AM

The United States DoD has revealed plans for a set of contractor cybersecurity standards that are scheduled to be implemented by January 2020, called the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Currently, companies supplying products and services to the US DOD must meet 110 security requirements or risk losing contract awards and new regulations are unlikely to be more lenient
Russia to commence “Sovereign Internet” Project from November

September 26, 2019 @ 08:44 AM

A national internet access system to isolate Russia, in case of attacks or denial of international access due to sanctions, will come into test mode from November. The countrys federal communications censorship agency, Roskomnadzor has already set up a center for monitoring and controlling general communications, and has begun installing corresponding equipment to kick-start the project starting November 1
Boeing, Australia to Collaborate on AI for Military Drones

September 25, 2019 @ 06:53 AM

Boeing is partnering with Australian government research group, Defence Cooperative Research Centre (DCRC), to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create smart military drones for global forces. Embedding machine learning techniques on-board will help unmanned systems better understand and react to threat environments
Construction of US Army’s first Maneuver Support Vessel Commences

September 24, 2019 @ 09:15 AM

A keel-laying ceremony to build the first of the US Armys 13 ordered new class of watercraft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light), was held last week, by shipbuilder Vigor Industrial. The company has been awarded a 10-year contract to construct up to 36 of the new boats
Pentagon Awards Iridium $738.5M for Services in Low Earth Orbit Constellation

September 16, 2019 @ 11:44 AM

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a $738
UK To Combat S-400-Type Systems Using Artificial Intelligence

September 13, 2019 @ 10:05 AM

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is reportedly mulling over the idea of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to break “missile bubbles” of S-400-type air defense systems that prevent any access to, or occupation of a tactically significant area, by an adversary. “Threat from missile systems such as the Russian S-400s requires a response

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