United States senators have introduced a legislation seeking suspension of weapon sales to Saudi Arabia over the death of a Saudi journalist at a consulate in Turkey and for its role in Yemen's devastating civil war. The Bill would also impose sanctions on anyone blocking humanitarian access in Yemen and anyone supporting Houthis in Yemen,
DJI and Check Point Researchers shared details of a potential vulnerability in the user identification process within DJIs online Forum that could have enabled an attacker to gain access to user's account. In a report submitted in accordance with DJI's Bug Bounty Program, Researchers discovered that DJI's platforms used a token to identify registered users across different aspects of the customer experience, making it a target for hackers looking for ways to access accounts
Raytheon has been awarded two contracts worth US$600 million from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to develop data automation, analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities for the NGA Janus program. The contracts go toward the Elevation Content and Precise Imagery programs, which are part of NGA's Janus initiative to give greater interchangeability between agency partners with access to NGA data and imagery
Russian Helicopters today signed a contract for delivery of 20 Ansat helicopters to the Chinese Association for Disaster & Emergency Rescue Medicine (CADERM) during Airshow China 2018. The helicopters are to provide primary medical care and emergency medical evacuation of patients and can be used in difficult terrain and in remote areas with hindered transport accessibility
Five major radar early warning systems for anti-missile operations, space attack and defense, joint theater operations, ocean warfare and global surveillance and combat were unveiled at the Airshow China 2018 today. The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) which developed the systems said that the radars will provide users with overall detection and perception solutions
Russia will grant Cuba a loan of $50 million to buy defence equipment such as armored vehicles and helicopters. Document approving the purchase are expected to be signed during the Cuban-Russian intergovernmental commission on trade and scientific-technical cooperation to be held in Havana tomorrow, Kommersant newspaper reported Saturday quoting unnamed Russian sources
Leonardo has completed series of successful test flights of its Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS) in Bulgaria. The flight campaign was to validate a package of upgrades that extends the endurance and operational range of the platform for overland and maritime missions
BAE Systems XTS Guard 5 cyber security software has demonstrated its ability to provide United States intelligence organizations with access to geospatial imagery and data from BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) Platform. The system ensures secure sharing between networks of various security classifications and sections
The Spanish Ministry of Defence and TAURUS Systems GmbH (TSG) signed a contract for an upgrade of the operational capability of the TAURUS KEPD 350 Weapon System used by the Spanish Air Force. The TAURUS KEPD 350 has been in the inventory of the Spanish Air force for 10 years
BAE Systems has signed a cooperative agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for Phase 1 of a technical effort to transition gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology developed by the US Air Force to its Advanced Microwave Products (AMP) Center. As part of the effort, BAE will transfer and further enhance the technology, and scale it to 6-inch wafers to slash per-chip costs and improve the accessibility of this defense-critical technology